| Email: | mbrisbin@tusculum.edu |
| Title: | Head Men's Lacrosse Coach |
| Phone: | (865) 315-2380 |
| Alma Mater: | Lasell, 2007 |
Mike Brisbin will be in his third season as Pioneer head coach in the spring of 2026.
He joined the Tusculum men's lacrosse coaching staff in the fall of 2023 and was named the interim head coach of the Pioneer program in February 2024. Brisbin was promoted to head coach in April 2024.
In 2025, the Pioneers improved by three wins to a 5-11 record, including back-to-back wins over Thomas More and Emory & Henry to end the season. The Pioneers played a challenging schedule, facing six ranked opponents during the season. The Tusculum offense went from 9.38 goals per game in 2024 to 12.94 goals per game in 2025.
Brisbin is a native of Syracuse, New York and began playing lacrosse at age 4. He played at Cicero-North High School before continuing his career at Lasell College, where he graduated in 2007.
In 2018, Brisbin began coaching at West High School in Knoxville, helping the team win the Kelly Cup for the best team in the region. Brisbin helped start the Blount County Bulldogs in 2019 to promote the sport to youth at elementary, middle and high school. In the program's first four seasons, they recorded a winning record three times.
Brisbin is the founder and director of Next Level Lacrosse TN, which provides players in East Tennessee with performance training, travel ball, recruiting guidance, camps and a men's league.
Mike Brisbin’s Year-by-Year Coaching Record
Year School Overall Pct. SAC Pct. SAC Finish
2024 Tusculum 2-10 .313 0-8 .300 10th
2025 Tusculum 5-11 .471 1-9 .100 10th
Overall 7-21 .250 1-17 .056
