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+====== James "Bruiser" Flint ======
+  * **Head Coach**
+  * **Seasons:** [[season_1996-97|1996-97]], [[season_1997-98|1997-98]], [[season_1998-99|1998-99]], [[season_1999-2000|1999-2000]], [[season_2000-01|2000-01]]
+  * **Associate Head Coach**
+  * **Seasons:** [[season_1995-96|1995-96]]
+  * **Assistant Coach**
+  * **Seasons:** [[season_1989-90|1989-90]] through [[season_1994-95|1994-95]]
+  * **Birthdate:** July 23, 1965
+===== Coaching - at UMass =====
+==== Head Coach, 1996-2001 ====
+{{ :flint_roster_photo_2000-01.jpg?nolink&|Roster photo 2000-01}}
+  * [[http://umasshoops.com/news/2000-01/bruiser_leaves03132001.htm|Resigned under pressure]] after the 2000-01 season.
+  * Fastest coach in UMass history to 30 and 40 wins (in 49 and 63 chances respectively)
+  * NABC District 1 Co-Coach of the Year (1998)
+  * [[news19960608_flint_promoted_head_coach|Promoted to Head Coach on 6/8/1996]] after [[calipari_john|John Calipari]] left for the NBA.
+==== Head Coaching Record ====
+^Season^Overall^Win %^Conf^Win %^Place^[[championships|Post-Season]]^
+|[[season_1996-97|1996-97]]|19-14|.576|11-5|.688|3rd (East)|NCAA First Round((Round of 64))|
+|[[season_1997-98|1997-98]]|21-11|.656|12-4|.750|3rd (East)|NCAA First Round((Round of 64))|
+|[[season_1998-99|1998-99]]|14-16|.467|9-7|.563|3rd (East)| |
+|[[season_1999-2000|1999-2000]]|17-16|.515|9-7|.563|3rd)|NIT First Round((Round of 32))|
+|[[season_2000-01|2000-01]]|15-15|.500|11-5|.688|4th| |
+|Totals|86-72|.544|52-28|.650| | |
+Flint went 7-3 against his alma mater [[opponent_saint_josephs_pa|St. Joseph's]].\\
+Flint went 1-1 against [[lappas_steve|Steve Lappas]] as coach of [[opponent_villanova|Villanova]].  Lappas went on to replace Flint as the next coach at UMass in 2001.\\
+Flint went 1-0 against [[opponent_drexel|Drexel]], where he would go on to coach after leaving UMass.
+==== Associate Head Coach, 1995-96 ====
+  * Succeeded Bill Bayno, who left to become the Head Coach at UNLV.
+==== Assistant Coach, 1989-95 ====
+[[http://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/bruiser_flint/news/collegian_visit20061017.htm|The Collegian does a "Where Are They Now" about Bruiser]] (10/17/2006)\\
+[[http://umasshoops.com/news/2000-01/bruiser_maroon_white_profile12212000.htm|Just Like Father, Just Like Son]] (12/21/2000)\\
+[[http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/flint_bruiser00.html|Official roster page from UMass Athletics]]\\
+[[http://umasshoops.com/roster/bruiser_flint/pics/thumbs.htm|Picture gallery]]
+===== Coaching - elsewhere =====
+==== Drexel (Head Coach, 2001-16) ====
+  * Let go by Drexel in 2016.((http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2016/3/7/drexel-and-mens-basketball-head-coach-bruiser-flint-part-ways.aspx))
+  * Had a 245-217 record as their head coach.
+  * Was the CAA Coach of the Year four times during his tenure.  ([[http://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/bruiser_flint/news/caa_coach_of_year2003-04.htm|2004 news release]])
+  * Had a winning conference record in 12 of his 15 seasons.
+  * [[http://www.berkshireeagle.com/localsports/ci_19896545|Flint not surprised by UMass success]] (2/5/2012)
+  * [[http://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/bruiser_flint/news/thriving_at_drexel20070110.htm|Flint thriving, happy guiding the Dragons]] (1/10/2007)
+  * [[http://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/bruiser_flint/news/thrilled_to_be_in_philly01262002.htm|Flint thrilled to be in Philadelphia]](1/26/2002)
+  * [[http://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/bruiser_flint/news/flint_home_at_drexel01142002.htm|No secret: Flint at home at Drexel]] (1/14/2002)
+  * [[http://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/bruiser_flint/news/hired_at_drexel04052001.htm|Hired at Drexel]] soon after leaving UMass in 2001.
+Flint went 0-1 against UMass, a [[game20120320_drexel|72-70 loss in the 2012 NIT]].
+==== Coppin State (Assistant Coach, 1987-89) ====
+===== Playing Career =====
+==== St. Joseph's Hawks (#14, 1983-87) ====
+=== Career accomplishments ===
+  * Ranked 8th at SJU all time in career assists (402).((Record thru the 2014-15 season))
+  * Led the team twice in free throw percentage (79.2% as a senior, 76.0% as a sophomore).
+  * Elected into SJU Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998.
+  * Hawks were 81-40 (.669) in his four seasons.
+  * Hawks went 5-3 against UMass during Bruiser's years as a player.
+=== Senior season (1986-87) ===
+  * Led the A-10 in assists, averaging 6.1 per game.
+  * His 171 assists led the team, and are 9th-most in a season in Hawks history.((Record thru the 2014-15 season))
+  * Second on team, and ninth in the A-10 in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game.
+  * A-10 Second Team selection.
+  * Won an A-10 Co-Player of the Week award.
+  * Led the team in 3-point shots made (55), free throw percentage (.792), steals (60), and minutes played (1,058).
+=== Junior season (1985-86) ===
+  * 7th on the team in scoring at 4.1 ppg.
+  * Hawks won both the A-10 Regular Season and Tournament Championships.
+  * Advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Second Round((Round of 32)).
+  * Final season record was 26-6.
+=== Sophomore season (1984-85) ===
+  * Led the team in free throw percentage (.760).
+  * 4th on the team in scoring at 7.4 ppg.
+  * Hawks finished the season at 19-12 and advanced to the [[wp>1985_National_Invitation_Tournament|NIT's]] Round of 16.
+=== Freshman season (1983-84) ===
+  * 7th on the team in scoring at 3.7 ppg.
+  * Hawks finished the season at 20-9 and made the [[wp>1984_National_Invitation_Tournament|NIT]].
+===== External Links =====
+  * [[https://twitter.com/bruflint14|Twitter: @bruflint14]]
+  * [[wp>Bruiser_Flint|Wikipedia: Bruiser Flint]]
+{{tag>"Bruiser Flint" "Coaches" "Born in 1965" "Drexel"}}

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