Brian Puckett

  • Title
    Strength and Conditioning Coach for Men’s Basketball
  • Email
    bpuckett1@una.edu
  • Phone
    256-765-4397
Brian Puckett enters his third season as the University of North Alabama men’s basketball strength and conditioning coach. He came to UNA after spending six months as the strength and conditioning coordinator for Athens High School in Athens, Alabama.

Puckett was a four-year letterman for the North Alabama football team, playing on the defensive line from 2014-17.  During his stint with the Lions, UNA won four straight Gulf South Conference championships and finished the 2016 season as the NCAA Division II runner-up. 

During his college career, Puckett had the opportunity to intern with the University of Georgia football strength and conditioning program during the summers of 2015 and 2016 under head strength and conditioning coaches, Mark Hocke and Scott Sinclair. In the summer of 2017, he interned with Peak Performance Physical Therapy in Florence.

A 2017 graduate of the University of North Alabama with a degree in fitness management, Puckett also obtained certifications in CSCS, CPR/AED and first aid.

Puckett and his wife, Megan, were married in 2018 and reside in Florence.