Brett Comer Explained

Brett Comer
Current Title:Assistant coach
Current Team:Stetson
Current Conference:ASUN
Birth Date:May 9, 1992
Player Years1:2011–2015
Player Team1:Florida Gulf Coast
Coach Years1:2015–2017
Coach Team1:IUP (assistant)
Coach Years2:2017–2019
Coach Team2:Dayton (graduate assistant)
Coach Years3:2019–2022
Coach Team3:Dayton (director of player development)
Coach Years4:2022–present
Coach Team4:Stetson (assistant)
Awards:As player:
  • 2× First-team All-ASUN (2014, 2015)

Brett Comer (born May 9, 1992) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach at Stetson and played for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles during their "Dunk City" NCAA tournament run.[1] [2] [3]

Playing career

Comer is from Florida and went to Winter Park High School, where the basketball team won two state championships during his career.[4]

As a freshman, Comer was the point guard for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles during their "Dunk City" NCAA tournament success. He played with Chase Fieler and Sherwood Brown. "Dunk City," Comer and his teammates were called "the biggest story in sports" for the week of the NCAA tournament.[5]

After winning the 2013 Atlantic Sun championship, the team went on a run in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In the Round of 64, the Eagles defeated the #2 seed Georgetown 78–68. It was only the seventh time that a 15th seed had defeated a 2nd seed, and the second-highest margin of victory for one.[6] Two days later in the Round of 32, the Eagles defeated the #7 seed San Diego State 81–71, becoming the first time a 15th seed had ever advanced to the Sweet 16.[7] Their run ended there in a 62–50 loss to third seeded Florida.[8]

Comer played a total of four seasons at FGCU from 2011 to 2015. He was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team in 2013–14 and 2014–15.

After college, Comer signed with the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA D-League but was cut after training camp. He declined international offers and retired from playing basketball in 2016.[9] [10]

Coaching career

Comer joined Anthony Grant's staff at Dayton in 2017 as a graduate assistant after serving as a volunteer assistant at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.[11] He was promoted to Director of Player Development in 2019.[9] On July 16, 2022, he was hired as an assistant coach at Stetson.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BracketRacket: Craft's shot, Sadler and Dunk City. ESPN.com. AP. 25 March 2013.
  2. Web site: Norlander. Matt. Florida GIF Coast Vol. II: The most enjoyable team wins another . CBSSports.com. 25 March 2013.
  3. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2015-03-06/vivacity-dunk-city The Vivacity of Dunk City
  4. Web site: Brett Comer – 2014–15 – Men's Basketball.
  5. Grantland, Life After Dunk City, Jorder Ritter Conn, Feb. 19, 2014.
  6. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=330810046
  7. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=330830021
  8. News: Prisbell . Eric . FGCU runs out of magic, as Florida chomps Cinderella run short . December 4, 2020 . . March 30, 2013.
  9. https://daytonflyers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/brett-comer/3863 Dayton Sports bio
  10. The News-Press, "FGCU's Brett Comer happy with end of competitive basketball", June 1, 2016.
  11. Dayton Daily News "Dayton grad assistant helping mold young guards", Nov. 1, 2017
  12. News: Hatters Bolster Basketball Staff With Addition of Brett Comer. Stetson University Athletics. January 16, 2023. en.