Four Decades of Impact

Clint Bryant is an experienced leader, former basketball coach, and Athletic Director Emeritus at Augusta University. 

Clint joined the Augusta University staff as Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach in 1988. He earned Big South Coach of the Year honors in 1991 before retiring from coaching in 1997. During his 34-year tenure, Bryant oversaw program additions and facility upgrades and was named the Division II Athletic Director of the Year in 2007. Augusta’s 13-sport athletics program achieved unprecedented success and had numerous teams qualify for NCAA Regional competition. Men’s golf won back-to-back Division I NCAA national championships in 2010 and 2011, and Broc Everett won the men’s individual golf championship in 2018. In his final season, the Augusta volleyball team reached the Division II NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in school history and the men’s basketball team was the runner-up in the Division II NCAA national championship game. He emphasized student success on and off the court and saw over 1100 athletes graduate in his time. His athletes have gone on to have professional careers in medicine, business, and law as well as the NBA, MLB, PGA and LPGA. His coaches and administrative staff have pursued opportunities at Division I programs, athletic conferences, and the NCAA. At the time of his retirement in June 2022, he was the longest tenured athletic director in the country. The court at Augusta University is named in his honor. 

Over the course of his career, he’s been an advocate, trusted advisor, and career partner for coaches and athletic administrators at all levels across the country. He was a founding member of the Black Coaches Association and Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA). 

Prior to his time in Augusta, Bryant was the Associate Head Coach for the men’s basketball team at the University of Miami (1981-1984)  and Assistant Coach at Clemson University (1977-1981). He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Belmont Abbey College and a Master’s from Clemson University. In addition to being selected to the NCAA’s Division II 40th anniversary team for his standout playing career, he was inducted to the Belmont Abbey Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.