A former player at Florida Atlantic, Brent Crews concluded his third season on USF’s coaching staff in 2015.
He originally joined the Dons staff prior to the 2012-13 season as the team’s video coordinator, but was promoted to assistant coach midway through the year.
Crews continues to play an instrumental role in the program's recruiting efforts. His ties in the Florida Panhandle helped bring All-WCC performer Kruize Pinkins to the Hilltop.
Prior to his appointment at USF, Crews served as an assistant coach at Chipola College during the 2011-12 season. He also headed up the Florida Elite and Florida Family AAU teams from 2008-11 and served as a individual trainer from 2007-11.
A two-year letterwinner at Florida Atlantic, Crews averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 57 career games (54 starts) for the Owls from 2005-07. As a junior, he started 26 of 27 games and led the team in assists (133), steals (43) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.66). He also set a program record for best turnover-to-assist ratio in Atlantic Sun Conference games at 5.4. As a senior in 2006-07, Crews averaged 5.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and dished out 140 assists from his point guard position in helping the Owls to a 16-15 overall record and a 10-8 mark in the Atlantic Sun Conference under first-year head coach Rex Walters. He was named the team’s best defensive player an earned the Earnest Crumbley Award for leading the team in assists.
He began his collegiate career at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla., where he helped lead the Indians to consecutive state and NJCAA Regional VIII championships. The team combined for a 65-9 record and finished ranked in the top-10 nationally in his two seasons (2003-05).
A native of Chipley, Fla., Brent earned his degree in social science from Florida Atlantic in 2007. He currently resides in San Francisco.
