NCAA Coaching Carousel: Cincinnati Fires John Brannen After He Was Placed On Administrative Leave

Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The inevitable became reality on Friday when Cincinnati fired embattled head men’s basketball coach John Brannen ... Brannen, 47, went 32-20 in two seasons at the American Athletic Conference School but last week was placed on administrative leave amid an internal investigation ... “University of Cincinnati Director of Athletics John Cunningham announced men’s basketball head coach John Brannen has been placed on administrative leave as of Saturday, April 3, 2021 pending the completion of a University review into the program,” the release read.