Brian Ortmeier was named the head coach of the Briar Cliff women's basketball team in May 2022. Ortmeier joins Briar Cliff after spending time as the head coach of Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
During his time at Iowa Central, the Tritons went 37-18 in two years under Ortmeier's direction and were ranked as high as #16 in the NJCAA. In his first season at Iowa Central, he led the Tritons to a District B – Region 11 Championship and to the Elite Eight of the National Tournament. Under Ortmeier, Iowa Central has produced a NJCAA First Team All-American, the Region 11 Player of the Year, a two-time Region 11 Defensive Player of the Year and two Second Team All-Region selections.
Prior to coaching at Iowa Central, Ortmeier served as the head coach of Laramie County Community College (2016-2020) and Colorado Northwestern Community College (2014-16). The women's basketball program was restarting at Laramie when Ortmeier was hired. He guided the team to a 63-58 record and back-to-back winning seasons in his final two years with the program.
Ortmeier began his coaching career at the University of Richmond where he was a graduate assistant. He was also an assistant coach at McPherson College from 2010 to 2013 before spending a season as the assistant at Dakota State.
Ortmeier received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Nebraska and holds a Master of Education in Sport Leadership and Health and Human Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University.
