Brian McCants - Men's Golf Coach - Xavier University Athletics

Brian McCants

Title:
Head Coach

Brian McCants joined Xavier as head coach of the men's golf program in July of 2016. He resigned as head coach in April of 2021.

McCants' highest BIG EAST Championship finish was fifth during the 2017 season, his first with the program. He also coached All-BIG EAST performer Garrett Wood.

Wood won the 2019 BIG EAST Championship Individual Title and advanced to the NCAA Louisville Regional, becoming the eighth player in program history to advance to the NCAA Tournament as an individual.

McCants joined the Musketeers from Indiana University, where he spent four seasons as an assistant coach. Prior to his time at IU, McCants was an assistant at Kansas University for a year.

McCants also has previous head coaching experience at Newberry College, where he spent six seasons at the helm.

While at IU, McCants helped the Hoosiers to four tournament championships and an appearance in the NCAA Regional.

During his sole season at Kansas, the Jayhawks posted three top-five tournament finishes, including a win at the Hawkeye/Great River Entertainment Invitational.

As head coach at Newberry College, McCants guided the Wolves to three South Atlantic Conference Championships and earned the South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year honor in four consecutive years.

McCants' first head coaching role came at Division II Newberry College, where he spent seven seasons and served as head coach for the final six. During that time, he guided Newberry to the NCAA Division II National Championship quarterfinals in 2011, making Newberry College the first South Atlantic Conference team in history to qualify for the NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championship twice – they also accomplished the feat in 2008.

McCants also coached the first South Atlantic Conference Golfer of the Year in program history in 2011 and three-straight SAC Freshman of the Year winners from 2008 to 2010. Prior to Newberry, McCants was the head men's golf coach at St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, N.C.

McCants is a 1994 graduate of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich. He has a degree in business administration.

McCants comes to Cincinnati along with his wife, Lauren, and 14-month-old son, Charlie.