Brian McCants

Brian McCants is the head coach of men's golf at Xavier University, a position he has held since 2016.

McCants formerly was the assistant coach at Indiana University and Kansas University. During his season at Kansas, the Jayhawks posted three top-five tournament finishes, including a win at the Hawkeye/Great River Entertainment Invitational.

McCants' first head coaching role came at Division II Newberry College, where he spent seven seasons and served as head coach for the final six. During that time, he guided Newberry to the NCAA Division II National Championship quarterfinals in 2011, making Newberry College the first South Atlantic Conference team in history to qualify for the NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championship twice – they also accomplished the feat in 2008.

As head coach at Newberry College, McCants guided the Wolves to three South Atlantic Conference Championships and earned the South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year honor in four consecutive years.