Mike Brandt is entering his first season as the Penn State Berks Head Women's Basketball Coach in 2025-26.
Brandt brings over 30 years of coaching experience and over 500 collegiate career wins as a head coach to the women's basketball program. During his coach career, Brandt has spent time at SMU, University of South Carolina Aiken, Minot State, and Northeastern Junior College.
Brandt was incredibly successful at USC Aiken and is the program's all-time career wins leader with a record of 254-166 and leading the Pacers to the NCAA tournament five times, including three straight appearances from 2011-2013. He guided the Pacers to a program-record 27 wins in 2010-11 and again in 2011-12, winning the Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship in 2012. The Pacers No. 1 regional ranking enabled them to host the program's first ever NCAA Regional Championship. USC Aiken was consistently ranked in the top 25, being ranked as high as #3 in the NCAA Division II national rankings during his tenure. Brandt was on a number of WBCA Committees including the All-America Committee and the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 Committee.
After his time at USC Aiken, Brandt spent three seasons at SMU as the Associate Head Coach of the Women's Basketball Team. During his tenure, SMU made the 2017 NIT Tournament. The Mustangs had five players earn AAC All-Conference honors during Brandt's coaching tenure.
Brandt's first collegiate coaching job was at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo. He was named NJCAA District G Coach of the Year in 2002 after leading his team to the Region IX championship. Brandt guided his team to at least 20 wins eight times, including six consecutive seasons, and broke the program's single season wins mark five times. Brandt is also the all-time wins leader at Northeastern, finishing with a 253-129 mark. During his time at Northeastern, he coached five NJCAA All-Americans, 52 academic award winners and numerous all-region players.
Brandt earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Sterling College and a Master in Education from Southwestern College.
