Springfield College

Charlie Brock '76 G'80 will enter his 24th season as the head coach of men's basketball at Springfield College and his 42nd season as a head coach overall during the 2021-22 academic year. Brock’s achievements as a coach are certainly impressive, as he has taken three schools to the NCAA Division III Tournament twice and has an overall, 41-year record of 579-480 for a winning percentage of .546. At Springfield, he is 350-251 (.582).
 
Brock, however, is far from just a successful coach; he’s also a committed educator and community leader and has been recognized with the NABC Guardian of the Game Award for Advocacy, for his commitment to the sport of basketball over the course of his career.

For the 2018-19 academic year, Brock succeeded University of Kansas head coach Bill Self as president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) during the annual NABC convention, held in conjunction with the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four.

The 2017-18 season was filled with plenty of professional highlights for Brock.  He was named the President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and was chosen for the 2018 Glenn Robinson Award, which is presented annually to the top Division III coach in the nation, following Springfield's historic postseason run to the NCAA Division III Championship Final Four.

Over the course of his career, Brock has served on the prestigious NABC Board of Directors, as well as the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Committee. Locally, Brock is the facilitator of the Springfield College Pride’s Literacy Awards program, which is funded by the Springfield Office of Community Development. The purpose of this program is to promote the importance of reading to children, targeting first through third grades. He is also a contributing writer to the popular NABC publication, Courtside.

As an undergraduate at Springfield College, Brock was a three-year member of the men's basketball squad coached by former director of athletics Ed Bilik. Brock also served as an assistant coach under Bilik for three seasons (1976-1979).

A native of Hopkinton, Mass., Brock earned his bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation counseling at Springfield College in 1976 and a master’s degree in physical education at Springfield in 1980. He was recently promoted to full professor of physical education. Brock has three children, William, Christiana, and Chase.

• Has led Springfield College to the NCAA Championship Tournament seven times.
• Has coached nine student-athletes who have scored more than 1000 points during their careers with Springfield College.
• Earned his 500^th career win on November 21, 2015, when Springfield College defeated No. 12 Trinity College, 80-69, in Blake Arena.
• Has eclipsed the 20-win plateau six times throughout his career, including during the in 2017-18, when the Pride went 22-9 and reached the NCAA Division III Championship Final Four.
• Two-time NEWMAC Coach of the Year (2000, 2010). Was also named SCAC Coach of the Year in 1998.
• Named the 2018 Glenn Robinson Award recipient, awarded to the Division III National Coach of the Year. 
• Led Springfield College to a record of 21-9 during the 1999-2000 season, as the Pride advanced to the NCAA Championship Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.
• Selected as the Chair for the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Committee in 2009 and headed up a committee that ultimately decided who will played in the 2010 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament.
• Has maintained a long tradition of Springfield coaches who have lent their teaching skills to other countries and has traveled internationally to Venezuela, Taiwan, Japan and Estonia to teach the game of basketball to its citizens.