Bruiser Flint

James "Bruiser" Flint (born 1965) is an American men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Flint is a 1987 graduate of Saint Joseph's University. While attending St. Joe's, Flint was a member of the school's varsity basketball team. Flint was named to the all-Atlantic 10 team as a senior, and was inducted into the St. Joe's athletic hall of fame in 1988. In 1987, Flint became an assistant coach a... more

James "Bruiser" Flint (born 1965) is an American men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Flint is a 1987 graduate of Saint Joseph's University. While attending St. Joe's, Flint was a member of the school's varsity basketball team. Flint was named to the all-Atlantic 10 team as a senior, and was inducted into the St. Joe's athletic hall of fame in 1988. In 1987, Flint became an assistant coach at Coppin State University. Two years later, Flint became an assistant coach under John Calipari at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (or UMass). Flint became the school's 17th head coach in 1996. While coach of the Minutemen, Flint compiled a career record of 86-72, including a 52-28 in-conference record. He resigned from UMass after the 2000-01 season. Flint became the head coach at Drexel on April 5, 2001. He has been named Colonial Athletic Association coach of the year three times (2002, 2004, 2009). The Drexel Dragons have made four... less