Brendan Mullins Honored by Silver Waves Media

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University associate head coach Brendan Mullins has been named to the 2026 Silver Waves Media Most Impactful/Influential Mid-Major Assistant Coaches list, the organization announced Monday.
 
Mullins, in his first season as a member of head coach Evan Bradds' staff, has nearly two decades of coaching experience and is a fixture within the Missouri Valley Conference.
 
Silver Waves Media lists have become the college coaching industry standard for excellence.
 
Bradds, associate head coach Brian Ayers, and assistant coach Marcus Belcher have been honored on previous Silver Waves Media lists.
 
Other coaches on the 2026 list include Ali Ton (UC Irvine), Matt Lottich (Grand Canyon), R-Jay Barsh (Gonzaga), and Zak Boisvert (Saint Louis).
 
A complete list can be found at silverwavesmedia.com.

Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture for the last two decades, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 21 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (behind Gonzaga and Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 16 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga and Kansas) and 19 or more games in 21 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and San Diego State). Belmont, Houston, and Louisville are the only three NCAA Division I programs to win men's basketball conference championships in three different leagues over the last two decades. Belmont is among select programs with two or more first-round selections in the NBA Draft over the last six years (Ben Sheppard, Dylan Windler). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 20 Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of its existence.