Brandon Espinosa joined UTRGV as an assistant coach in August 2023.
Espinosa came to UTRGV from Paul Quinn College (PQC) after leading the Tigers as head coach for four seasons. In 2022-23, the Tigers went 15-8, including a United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I Small College National Championship Quarterfinals appearance. The Tigers had one player receive All-RRAC First Team and one player receive All-RRAC Second Team honors.
In the 2021-22 season, Espinosa lead a monumental 19-game turnaround, as the Tigers went 26-2 en route to theUSCAA Men’s Division I National Championship. The Tigers also won the RRAC championship. Espinosa earned USCAA National Coach of the Year recognition while leading two players to USCAA First Team All-American and one player to USCAA Second Team All-American honors.
During his first season in 2019-20, Espinosa led the Tigers to their most conference wins since 2012-13. PQC had one player earn All-RRAC First Team and one player earn All-RRAC Second Team honors.
While he was coaching at PQC, Espinosa worked as the Director of the Elite Youth Basketball League and the head coach for Drive Nation 17U, during which time he worked with two McDonald’s All-Americans.
Before his time at PQC, Espinosa was the associate head coach at Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) for two seasons. In the 2017-18 season, BPCC finished with a record of 17-14 and qualified for the Region 14 Championship Tournament. The 17 wins was the most for BPCC in ten years.
In 2016-17, BPCC qualified for the Region 14 Championship Tournament. Before his time at BPCC, Espinosa was an assistant coach at Ranger College. In 2015-16, he helped orchestrate a colossal turnaround as the Rangers went from 2-23 to 35-3. The Rangers reached the NJCAA national tournament and made a Final Four appearance for the first time in program history.
Before his time at Ranger, Espinosa was an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA G-League affiliate, the Texas Legends.
Espinosa played collegiate basketball for Dallas Christian College. In 2010, the Crusaders won the ACCA National Championship. Espinosa earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in 2011.
