Coach leaves Coe for Cornell, men for women

Brent Brase says his job change will allow him to be a better father and husband. After 11-seasons as the men’s basketball coach at Coe College Brase will take over the womens program at Cornell. Brase lives in Mount Vernon and with kids age three and two and another on the way the move will allow him to see his family more often. He says it won’t change the number of hours he puts in, but he says it will increase the quality of time he spends with his wife and kids. Brase says he is not concerned about the transition from the men’s to the women’s game. He says both want to be coached with respect and compassion. He takes over a Cornell program that was 0-24 a year ago and says they need immediate success on the recruiting trail.Brase was Coe’s all time winningest coach with 146 victories.