Jamal Brunt

[SaveSUHoops]

Very happy to see Gerry's staff coming together! These two names alone are definitely an upgrade

 

[Trueblue25]

Brunt is a defensive specialist from Baltimore.

Wasnt penn state’s defense horrendous?

 

[Cusefan0307]

Wasnt penn state’s defense horrendous?

PSU is horrendous. Check out Miami and VCU’s defenses when he was on those staffs.

 

[Sherman20]

Wasnt penn state’s defense horrendous?

Mike Rhodes, the PSU coach, is a very good defensive coach. Remember when he was at VCU and shut us down in one of the early season MTEs with the Boeheim brothers. The problem down there is that they can’t get good players.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Cusefan69]

Daly and Brunt confirmed

 

[Franz69]

Wasnt penn state’s defense horrendous?

"Brunt has been tasked with leading the team’s defense in his time at Penn State. The Nittany Lions struggled defensively this past season with limited personnel, but had defenses in the top third of the country, according to KenPom, in Brunt’s first two seasons on staff."

https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-basketball/article315276268.html

 

[JeffCuse]

I like the addition of Brunt. Good mix of his guys and some others will do just fine.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

PSU was bad defensively this season, but top-80 in defensive efficiency 2024 and 2025. I feel like that's about as well as one can do at Penn State. Rhoades's/Brunt's VCU defenses were elite though.

 

[Chicago44s]

 

[Niastri]

Jamal Brunt is reported to be joining Syracuse Orange men's basketball as an assistant coach, bolstering head coach Gerry McNamara’s inaugural staff. Formerly the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Penn State (2023–2026), Brunt is a seasoned coach with over 20 years of experience known for his strong defensive acumen and recruiting ability.
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Key Background and Expertise

• Defensive Focus: At Penn State, Brunt's defenses were top performers, leading the Big Ten in steals during the 2023–24 season and ranking second in 2024–25.
• Recruiting Prowess: He is considered a high-level recruiter, having previously helped secure top-10 national classes at Miami (FL) and signing top Penn State recruit Kayden Mingo in 2024.
• Coaching Stops: Before Penn State, Brunt served as an assistant/associate head coach at VCU (2018–2023) under Mike Rhoades, helping secure three NCAA Tournament appearances, and at Richmond (2005–2015).

 

[NineOneSeven]

Well dude, we just don’t know

 

[Niastri]

It seemed wrong that we don't have an individual thread for each of the assistants. We spent 3 dozen pages in a thread for Tiefing Diawara, about 10 times more pages than he played minutes last year!

 

[Niastri]

Well dude, we just don’t know

I know. But having more threads is better? Do we really want to slog through 7000 puns and gifs in order to find out who we are hiring?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

It seemed wrong that we don't have an individual thread for each of the assistants. We spent 3 dozen pages in a thread for Tiefing Diawara, about 10 times more pages than he played minutes last year!

Maybe some day we will.

When I'm bored out of my skull and I have the time to sort through an 11 page thread and re-sort it into 3 separate threads

 

[Biaxtar]

Not on the official signing picture for our Assistant Coaches.

 

[Frozen]

Not on the official signing picture for our Assistant Coaches.

Maybe cuse dot com will have a separate story for him if he is the Associate Head Coach.

 

[FloridaCuse]

Not on the official signing picture for our Assistant Coaches.

Associate head coach?

 

[rrlbees]

could be he's one of the guys whose contract expires at midnight tonight after the game.

 

[Symphony Steve]

I know. But having more threads is better? Do we really want to slog through 7000 puns and gifs in order to find out who we are hiring?

B-but--the GIF's are the best part. I like to, um, squirrel them away for when I'm bored.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Jamal Brunt, who worked as a Penn State assistant coach in 2025-26, has been attached to a Syracuse assistant coach job, though he has not been confirmed by the school. SU has said it will release the names of McNamara’s staff once they clear HR paperwork.

 

[RyanCuse44]

Jamal Brunt, who worked as a Penn State assistant coach in 2025-26, has been attached to a Syracuse assistant coach job, though he has not been confirmed by the school. SU has said it will release the names of McNamara’s staff once they clear HR paperwork.

You're better than Siri.

 

[007]

You're better than Siri.

He is Siri. Keep it here.

 

[Cuse4Life]

Need news on this quickly.