Brian Fernandes
Brian Fernandes
Title: Director of Athletics and Recreation
Phone: 774-357-2958
Email: brian.fernandes@bristolcc.edu

On August 1, 2023 Brian Fernandes was named the Director of Athletics and Recreation at Bristol Community College. Fernandes stated, "I would like to thank the leadership team at Bristol Community College for their confidence in me to lead the department. I am ready for this opportunity to build on the tradition and success of the programs by elevating our student-athletes". Fernandes plans to include a strong focus on student success and athletic recruitment. He is responsible for maintaining student-athlete academic guidelines, eligibility compliance and ethics standards. 

Fernandes has been with Bristol since 2014 as an assistant coach and Head coach since 2020. The Bristol Community College athletics department currently offers Women's Volleyball, Men's & Women's Soccer, Men's & Women's Cross-Country and Men & Women's Basketball. The Bristol Bayhawks compete in the NJCAA Region XXI.

Brian Fernandes received his Bachelor of Science degree in 2006 and Master of Business Administration degree in 2020 from Johnson & Wales University. Fernandes has a wide range of experience in Higher Education from recruitment, coaching and partnerships. Fernandes past experience was working at Johnson & Wales University in admissions and then education partnerships. In 2018, JWU reached an agreement with the Boston Bruins to become their official education partner. Fernandes started his career working in ticket sales for the Boston Celtics in 2007.

Fernandes became the Head Men's Basketball Coach for the 2019-2020 season. Coach Fernandes has a 71-56 overall record and had eleven student-athletes earn All-Region honors in his tenure. In the 2021-2022 season, Fernandes led Bristol to a 10-1 record start. On January 24, 2022 the Bayhawks were Nationally ranked top 15 in the Country. Again in the 2045-2025 season, Bristol was recognized in the National Rankings as an Honorable Mention with a 7-1 record start. Bristol has finished a top 4 seed three times in Region XXI, hosting three home playoff games during his five seasons at the helm. 

Fernandes started at Bristol Community College as an assistant Men's Basketball Coach in 2014. The Bayhawks posted a 104-30 overall record during that period. Coach Fernandes was part of the Bayhawks winning two Massachusetts state championships in 2018 and 2019 including its first regular season first place in Region XXI. He also helped recruit and coach three All-Americans during his time as the assistant men's basketball coach.
 
Fernandes was an All-Conference basketball player at Bishop Connolly High School where he graduated in 2002. He attended Johnson & Wales University, where he scored over 1,000 points including 140 three-point makes. Coach Fernandes helped the Wildcats win their first conference championship, as well as earn their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004. He was also a two-year Captain and named to the All-Conference team in 2006.
 
Go Bayhawks!