Bret Campbell

Who is Bret Campbell?

Bret Campbell is currently an Assistant Coach at Austin Peay State University. He is former head men's basketball coach at the rival University of Tennessee at Martin. He served in this position from 1999 to 2009. He was named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year for the 2008-2009 season.

Campbell resigned after an internal audit found he violated school policies by cashing checks for summer basketball camps. The university audit said Campbell cashed or deposited a total of $21,145 into his personal account, which should have been deposited into university accounts. The audit said he paid for the camp's expenses and officials in cash from the deposited checks.

Campbell said "mistakes that were made" and decided to resign.

Prior to arriving at Tennessee-Martin, Campbell served as an assistant coach at Austin Peay, Central Florida, Birmingham-Southern and Kennesaw State. Campbell started his coaching career in 1983 as a graduate assistant at Valdosta State University.

Campbell played basketball at Valdosta State, and was a three-year starter at guard. He left the school as their all-time career leader in assists.