| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 18, 1974 Alexandria, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Marshall University |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1994 | Morehead State |
| 1995–1997 | Marshall |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2000 | Charleston (assistant) |
| 2000–2003 | Eastern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 2003–2006 | St. Bonaventure (assistant) |
| 2006–2009 | VCU (assistant) |
| 2009–2013 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 2013–2015 | Alabama (assoc. HC) |
| 2015 | Alabama (interim HC) |
| 2015–2019 | Northern Kentucky |
| 2019–2021 | Cincinnati |
| 2022–2023 | Dayton (analyst & special asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 114–72 (.613) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–2 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Horizon League tournament (2017, 2019) 2 Horizon League regular season (2018, 2019) AAC regular season (2020) | |
| Awards | |
| Horizon League Coach of the Year (2017) | |
John Brannen (born January 18, 1974) is an American basketball coach, mostly recently serving as a program analyst and senior special assistant for the University of Dayton Flyers. Brannen previously spent two seasons as the men's basketball coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and four seasons as the head coach for the Northern Kentucky University Norse. Before that he spent nine seasons as an assistant coach to Anthony Grant at both VCU and Alabama. For the Tide's two games in the 2015 National Invitation Tournament, Brannen served as interim head coach.