Brian Erick Collins (born March 23, 1984) is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously the head coach at Tennessee State University.
A Nashville native, Collins was a four-year starter at hometown Belmont under Rick Byrd, and was the captain of the Bruins first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance at the Division I level in 2006. He scored 1,199 points in his career, and left the school as the all-time leader in assists and steals at the Division I level.
After graduation, Collins played professional basketball between 2006 and 2007 with the Bakersfield Jam of the NBDL and Kouvot in Finland.
In 2007, Collins began his coaching career serving as a graduate assistant and director of basketball operations at Tennessee State until 2009, when he accepted an assistant coaching position at NAIA institution Cumberland.
Collins landed his first head coaching job, taking the reins of Columbia State where he took over a team that went 10âÂÂ17 in his first year, but compiled a 54âÂÂ11 overall record in his final two seasons and led the team to two-straight NCJAA national tournament appearances. After the 2015 season, Collins joined the staff at ETSU for two seasons before spending one season at Illinois St. as an assistant coach.
On March 26, 2018, Collins was named the 21st head coach in Tennessee State history, replacing Dana Ford, who accepted the head coaching position at Missouri State.
On June 30, 2025, Tennessee State announced that Collins had stepped down for a coaching role in the NBA. Collins then accepted a position as an assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies.