Brant Minor is in his second year as an assistant coach with the Pacific University men's basketball program.
Minor in his first season on the sideline with the Boxers helped the team post a 7-18 record and 4-12 in Northwest Conference play, with the program seeing their first ever NWC "Freshman of the Year" as Nick Drynan earned the honors.
Away from Pacific, Minor has established Max Hoops (
MaxHoops.com) which runs camps, clinics and showcases around the country. In the summer of 2018, Minor hosted “The Exclusive” a fifty team NCAA certified tournament in Las Vegas. Plus, he has been involved in basketball camps throughout the country including Duke, Gonzaga, Oregon, and Tennessee, in addition to camps throughout the Northwest. “Having the opportunity to work with two of the top coaches of all time in Pat Summit & Coach K, has been an amazing experience," Minor said. "I have seen firsthand the passion and pride they both bring to coaching.”
Prior to joining the Pacific staff, he was assistant coach at Southern Oregon University for five years. He helped lead the Raiders to an ever-increasing win totals in each of his seasons in Ashland. Minor played a key role in the recruitment of 2010-2011 "Cascade Conference Newcomer of the Year" Jordan Highland, who was a first team all CCC performer and also received NAIA All-America recognition. He also helped lured to Southern Oregon, two other standouts - David Sturner, the 2012-2013 CCC newcomer of the year and a four time All-American selection, Eric Thompson.
Before Southern Oregon University, he worked with the women's program at the University of Portland’s women's basketball team and men's team at Warner Pacific. He was involved in the coaching and management of the Oregon Stars, a traveling AAU basketball team that competed nationally. The Oregon Stars gave high school players the opportunity to compete against some of the top talent in the country. Then, he later helped start The Southern Oregon Showcase, a fall basketball league in Grants Pass. By 2011, the league boasted over 70 participants, each provided with the opportunity to play against high level competition in the months leading up to the high school season.
As a student-athlete, Minor played two years of NCAA Division I basketball at the University of Portland after a being a three-time all-conference selection at Grants Pass high school where he also earned all-league honors in soccer.
Minor was also active in the nationally recognized Center for Entrepreneurship. Minor’s business plan for his basketball camps received first place at the University of Portland’s Legacy Challenge Business Plan Competition.
Minor received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Southern Oregon University in 2014, and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Portland from the Pamplin School of Business. He currently resides in King City with his wife Nicole and daughter, Maggie.
