Providing commitment and care for Augusta University as the Director of Athletics, Clint Bryant has firmly established himself as one of the most reputable administrators and leaders for equality in the state of Georgia, the Southeast and in the nation. Bryant is now in his 31^st year at the head of Augusta University Athletics

He oversees a 13-sport athletics department that has steadily fought for conference, regional, and national honors. Under Bryant’s leadership, Augusta’s programs have enjoyed success on and off the playing fields and courts.

On Friday Oct. 28, 2016, Bryant was inducted into the Augusta City Classic Hall of Fame for his contributions in the community over his tenure. The Augusta City Classic Hall of Fame Banquet was held in Augusta, Ga. Bryant was inducted at the banquet and also recognized during halftime of the annual Augusta City Classic Football Game. 

Bryant with his daughters Kristen (left) and Lauren duringthe Augusta City Classic Hall of Fame weekend

 

In the 2014-15 seasons, Bryant saw 11 of his 13 teams reach the NCAA postseason, while piloting the Jaguar Military Alliance with Fort Gordon. Bryant was chosen by the NCAA to chair the Division II Military Pilot Project Team after the NCAA and local U.S. military leaders agreed on the formation of the project in December. A three-year pilot program, the military initiative with Fort Gordon kicked off in 2014-15.

 

Named the Division II AD of the Year for the Southeast Region by NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) in the summer of 2007, Bryant was selected to the NCAA’s Division II 40th Anniversary Team for his collegiate efforts as a standout men’s basketball player at Belmont Abbey (N.C.) College. On Oct. 5, 2013, Bryant was inducted into the BAC Hall of Fame.

 

Augusta University has enjoyed unprecedented success over the last several seasons, with numerous Jaguar teams qualifying for NCAA Regional competition -- including 11 of 13 in 2014-15, seven in 2011-12 -- while 28 of the teams earned national rankings in their respective sports that year. In May, 2012, Augusta was named the recipient of the Peach Belt Conference Presidents’ Academic Award, a first for the University.

 

Under Bryant’s leadership, Augusta men’s golf won back-to-back Division-I NCAA National Championships in 2010 and 2011. In 2018, Broc Everett won the men’s golf NCAA National Championship.

 

Highly visible and respected on the local, regional and national levels, Bryant brings an infectious enthusiasm to the university. Bryant’s work with the NCAA and USA Basketball has brought national attention to Augusta University Athletics. In July, 2012, Bryant was honored by the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA) with the Distinguished Service Award, the highest award given by the association.

 

A member of various committees at the NCAA legislative level, Bryant was recently appointed -- for the second time -- to the NCAA’s Division II Management Council, a four-year post he assumed at the conclusion of the 2010 NCAA Convention in January.

 

Bryant served on the Diversity Leadership Strategic Planning Committee. Most notable in his long-time record of service was his appointment to the chair of the NCAA Division II Management Council and his four-year term on the NCAA Legislation Committee, which concluded in Sept., 2005.

 

He also has previously served as a member of the Division II Budget and Finance Committee, chairman of the Championships Committee and the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee.

 

Locally, he sits on the Board of Directors of both the Forest Hills Golf Club Management Committee as well as the Shiloh Community Center. He is a member of the Voices for Georgia’s Children Board and serves on the Augusta University Committee on Quality. One of the co-founders of the NIKE Peach Jam, Bryant also is a board member for the City Classic college football game. In 2010, he was named chairman of the press, marketing, promotions and advertising committee of the prestigious Electrolux Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club.

 

Heavily involved in the community, Bryant is a past president of the Kiwanis Club of Augusta. He is also a member of the United Way of the CSRA Board of Directors, a past president of the 100 Black Men of Augusta, Inc., and a past honorary chairman of the National Kidney Foundation of Georgia (1992).

 

In 2012, the Augusta Kiwanis Club honored Bryant with the George B. Barrett Award, which is presented annually to the member who best embodies leadership qualities and civic contributions. Bryant also received the Paul Harris Fellow Award in August, 2011 from the Augusta Rotary Club. The award is the highest honor the club can bestow on a member.

 

Bryant’s tenure with the Jaguars also includes nine seasons as the Jaguars’ men’s basketball head coach from 1988-1997. During his stint, the Jags posted 106 victories and enjoyed three straight 17-win seasons from 1991-94. He was named the Big South Coach-of-the-Year following the 1990-91 campaign. Prior to his arrival in Augusta, Bryant served as an assistant coach under Bill Foster at Clemson from 1977-84 and as an assistant coach and associate head coach under Foster at Miami (Fla.) from 1984-1988.

 

Bryant earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Belmont Abbey in 1977 and received a master’s degree in Personnel Services in 1980 from Clemson University. At Belmont, he received the Marty Thomas Scholar-Athlete Award, given annually to a student-athlete who demonstrated both academic and athletic excellence.

 

Bryant is married to the former Patricia Sweeney of Piedmont, S.C. They have two adult daughters, Lauren Ashley, a graduate of Georgetown University and resident of Washington, D.C.; and Kristin Amanda, a graduate of Wake Forest University who now lives in Boston, Mass.