Harris-Stowe State University

Brion (BREE-ON) Dunlap was announced as the Head Men's Basketball Coach as Harris-Stowe State University in August of 2016. He has accumulated an overall record of  81-46 in his four seasons at the helm and has won three AMC Men's Basketball Tournament Championships.

In Dunlap’s first season, he led the Hornets to a 19 win season and finished American Midwest Conference play in a tie for 3^rd place. In the AMC tournament, the Hornets went 3-0 on the road and won their first AMC Tournament Championship. The victory also earned the Hornets their first trip to the NAIA Tournament. The 2016-2017 team also recorded six wins against opponents that were ranked in the Top 25 or had been receiving votes, including an 88-83 win versus #3 Columbia College. The Hornets ranked 6^th nationally in Field Goal Percentage Defense (40.2%) as well as 7^th nationally in 3-point Field Goal Percentage Defense (30.4%). Jalen Fletcher was named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention as well as Second Team All-Conference. Craig Davila Jr. was named Third Team All-Conference. Julian Clarkson, Michael Gregg, Jalen Fletcher, Dwane Miner, Malik Wineglass, Craig Davila Jr., DeVontae Williams, and Jamaal Hinton all received AMC All-Academic honors.

During his second season as Head Coach, Dunlap coached one of the most competitive teams in HSSU history. The 2017-2018 Hornets finished the season 23-11, securing 19 American Midwest Conference wins, tying them for 1^st. The Hornets defeated five Top 25 opponents. For the 2nd straight year, the Hornets won the AMC Tournament Championship with a 95-71 win at home over Williams Baptist College (University) and received their second automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament in two years.

The Hornets finished 2017-2018 in the top 10 nationally in Blocks Per Game, Offensive Rebounds per Game, Total Rebound Offense, and Total Blocks in which they finished #1 nationally. The team also ranked 11^th nationally in Total 3-point Field Goals Made and had a season high of 20 threes in a game. Dunlap coached Deandre Clark to be named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention as well as First Team All-Conference and Newcomer of the Year. Dwane Miner was named Third Team All-Conference and Altez Davis was named to the All-AMC Defensive Team.

After going 16-13 in the 2018-19 season and missing the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in three seasons, Dunlap had his team ready to play in his fourth season. The team went 23-9 on the season and placed third in the AMC with a conference record of 15-7. They rolled through the AMC Men's Basketball Championship winning the three games by an average of 22.3 points per game to clinch their third championship in four seasons. This was the third time in school history the Hornets qualified for the NAIA National Championships as they earned a six seed in the tournament before it wa cancelled due to COVID-19. The team ranked 24th in the final poll of the season which is the highest ranking to end a season in school history. The team finsihed the year ranked 5th in the NAIA in total rebounds per game (44.281), 11th in the NAIA in total steals (258), 12th in the NAIA in total scoring offense (2,754), and 27th in field goal percentage (0.470). For their efforts throughout the season, Duane Clark Jr. was named Second team All-AMC and Nick McKenzie was named an Honorable mention. In addition, Deshawn Munson was named AMC Player of the Year (1st in school history), AMC Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-AMC, and to the AMC All-Defensive Team. Maruice Smith and Wesley Anderson Jr. were named Academic All-Conference.

Following the conclusion of the 2019-20 season, Deshawn Munson was named an NAIA First Team All-American making him the first to earn All-American honors in program history. Munson finsihed the season leading the NAIA in total assists (250), assists per game (8.065), points per game (28.484), steals per game (3.032), total steals (94), and total scoring (883). He also ranked second in total rebounds (353), total rebounds per game (11.387), and defensive rebounds per game (8.387) while finishing in the top 10 in field goal percentage (0.603).

Coach Dunlap came to Harris-Stowe after spending one season as an assistant at Winston-Salem State University.  Prior to WSSU he spent five seasons as an assistant coach at the College of the Holy Cross.  He helped the Crusaders to an overall record of 34-30 the last two seasons. In the 2013-14 season, Holy Cross finished with a 20-14 record, which was their first 20-win season since 2006-2007. Holy Cross also placed third in the Patriot League with a 12-6 record in conference and received a bid to post season play to compete in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Holy Cross' 68-65 victory over Ivy League Brown in the first round of the 2014 CIT was the institution's first win in a national postseason tournament since 2004-2005.

Dunlap came to Holy Cross with his professional mentor Milan Brown after holding the same position under Brown at Mount St. Mary's University for seven years. During his final three seasons at Mount St. Mary's, Dunlap helped lead the Mountaineers to an overall record of 54-44 and a 35-19 mark in the Northeast Conference. Mount St. Mary's also saw postseason action twice in the seven years, reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2008 and the College Insider Tournament in 2009. In 2008, the Mountaineers won the Northeast Conference Tournament title and posted the first NCAA Division I Tournament victory in school history, with a 69-60 win over Coppin State in the opening round.

Before heading to the collegiate ranks, Dunlap served as the head coach at Forest Park High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. He was the first head coach in the history of the program at Forest Park, which opened as a new school in 2000. Preceding Forest Park, Dunlap spent two years as an assistant coach at Woodbridge (Va.) High School. He was also selected as the head coach for the 2003 NOVA Hoops Classic, and served as the head coach of the Prince William Pacers AAU team in 2002-2003.

Dunlap is a 1998 graduate of Old Dominion University with a bachelor's degree in human services counseling. He was a four-year starter for the Monarchs under head coach Jeff Capel, leading ODU to two NCAA Tournament appearances and two Colonial Athletic Association titles. Dunlap was named to the CAA All-Rookie team in 1995 and the CAA All-Tournament team in 1997, also earning Chevrolet Player of the Game honors following Old Dominion's 59-55 loss to New Mexico in the first round of the 1997 NCAA Tournament. Dunlap still ranks second all-time in the CAA and third all-time at Old Dominion with 680 career assists.

Coach Dunlap resides in St. Louis with his wife Kellie Dunlap and their three children Brooklynn, Alexa and Anton.

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Harris-Stowe Men’s Basketball Accomplishments Since 2016-2017:

• Three-Time AMC Tournament Champions (2017/2018/2020)
• 2 First Team All-AMC selction
• 3 Second Team All-AMC selections
• 3 Third Team All-AMC Selections
• 3 All-Defensive All-Conference recipeints
• 13 AMC Academic All-Conference recipients
• 1 NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete
• 2018 AMC Newcomer of the Year (Deandre Clark)
• 3 NAIA All-American Honorable Mention recipients
• 2020 AMC Player of the Year (Deshawn Munson)
• 2020 AMC Newcomer of the Year (Deshawn Munson)
• 1 NAIA First Team All-American (Deshawn Munson)