West Virginia Wesleyan College Athletics

Brett Vincent is an accomplished collegiate basketball coach and former NCAA Division I standout with more than three decades of coaching experience and a distinguished record of rebuilding basketball programs. A native of Shinnston, West Virginia, Vincent has earned a reputation for developing student-athletes, establishing winning cultures, and transforming struggling programs into conference contenders. His coaching career spans men's and women's collegiate basketball and boys high school basketball, reflecting his ability to build competitive teams across multiple levels of the game. 

Since being named head women's basketball coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2021, Vincent has engineered one of the Mountain East Conference's most notable program turnarounds. Under his leadership, the Bobcats progressed from 10 wins in 2023–24 to 19 victories in 2024–25, continuing their ascent in 2025–26 by securing the No. 2 seed in the Mountain East Conference Tournament. Wesleyan posted an 18–6 overall record and a 15–5 conference mark at the time postseason honors were announced, earning Vincent 2026 Mountain East Conference Coach of the Year recognition. The program's resurgence further reinforces Vincent's career-long reputation for elevating struggling teams to new levels of success. 

Vincent's emphasis on player development has produced exceptional individual and team accomplishments. Sydney Baird earned MEC Freshman of the Year honors in 2023–24 and led NCAA Division II nationally in free-throw percentage in both 2023–24 and 2024–25, and earned All-MEC First Team honors. Emma Witt earned her fourth All-MEC selection in 2025–26, while Kilah Dandridge was named MEC Freshman of the Year and earned All-MEC First Team honors. Ana Young received Second Team All-MEC honors and ranked third nationally in NCAA Division II in three-point field-goal percentage. Under Vincent's leadership, the 2025–26 Bobcats led NCAA Division II nationally in team field-goal percentage, shooting an impressive 50.4 percent from the floor, underscoring the offensive efficiency and player development that have become hallmarks of his coaching philosophy. 

Vincent began his collegiate head coaching career at Alderson Broaddus College, where, at just 28 years old, he became the youngest head men's basketball coach across all NCAA divisions. Over five seasons, he compiled an outstanding 92–49 record (.652 winning percentage), establishing himself as a successful young leader in collegiate basketball. 

He subsequently took over the boys basketball program at Lewis County High School, inheriting a team that had managed just two victories over the previous three seasons. Under Vincent's leadership, the Minutemen experienced a significant turnaround, earning postseason victories in each of his three seasons. He later joined the men's basketball coaching staff at Fairmont State University, serving in several capacities, including assistant coach, associate head coach, and interim head coach. During his tenure, the Falcons earned a berth in the 2009 NCAA Division II Tournament.
In 2012, Vincent was named head men's basketball coach at Chowan University, inheriting a struggling program coming off a five-win season. Over the next nine years, he guided the Hawks through a significant resurgence, becoming the winningest men's basketball coach in the school's four-year institutional history. His teams established numerous program milestones, highlighted by 19 victories in 2015–16 and 18 wins in 2016–17. His success at Chowan further solidified his reputation as an accomplished program builder, known for strong recruiting, player development, and establishing a foundation for sustained success. 

Vincent's basketball accomplishments began as a standout player at Lincoln High School and South Harrison High School, where he earned two First Team All-State selections and was named the 1986 Morgantown Touchdown Club Player of the Year. As a senior, he averaged an extraordinary 35.6 points per game, leading West Virginia and ranking fourth nationally in scoring. He continued his playing career at West Virginia University, Robert Morris University, and Marshall University, participating in three NCAA Tournaments and one National Invitation Tournament. At Marshall, Vincent established a career three-point shooting percentage of 43.6 percent, a school record he continues to hold today. 

Basketball excellence runs deep in the Vincent family. His father, Don Vincent, served as co-captain of West Virginia University's nationally No. 1-ranked 1957–58 team. Vincent earned his bachelor's degree in sport management from Marshall University and a master's degree in education from Salem-Teikyo University. He has one son, Cole.