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Brian
Kloman was added to the Winthrop men's basketball staff in 2014. As an assistant coach, Kloman has played a key role in the success the Eagles have enjoyed over the past four seasons.
During his time on the staff the Eagles have a record of 88-40 and have three conference championship game appearances. In 2016-17 he helped the Eagles capture the Big South Conference Championship and make the program’s 10
th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Eagles won 26 games in 2016-17, which is tied for the third most in program history.
“Brian is someone that I have known for many years through the coaching profession and have tremendous respect for,” stated Winthrop head men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey. “He is a tireless worker and possesses and elite ability to cultivate relationships. He has gained a reputation as one of the best up and coming recruiters in our business. Student-athletes love him. I am excited to have him at Winthrop.”
National basketball expert Jeff Goodman, an ESPN Basketball Insider, share’s Kelsey’s sentiments; “Brian
Kloman is a rare breed of coach nowadays. He is someone who is the ultimate grinder and will turn over every stone in order to recruit a player. He has tremendous relationships throughout the country -- and will be a quality addition to Pat Kelsey’s staff -- which is as good of a mid-major staff as there may be in the country.”
Before joining the Winthrop staff,
Kloman spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech. Prior to that he was at North Carolina Central where he was a major part of building the program that recently went 28-6 including a trip to the NCAA tournament. His coaching career includes stints at Pikeville College, Daniel Webster and Pfeiffer College. In 2008,
Kloman founded recruitingrumors.com, which became one of the most popular sources for recruiting information amongst college coaches.
Kloman, an Asheville, NC native, is a 2002 graduate of the University of Tennessee. His father, Chris Ferguson, has been in college coaching for 30 years and was most recently with the Charlotte 49ers under Mark Price.
