Ronnie Brewer Jr. serves as Director of Student-Athlete Development for University of Arkansas's Men's Basketball program in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Ronnie Brewer Director of Student-Athlete Development & Mid-South Recruiting 5th Year at Arkansas (Updated June 2025) Arkansas, 2015 Razorback All-American and former NBA first-round draft pick Ronnie Brewer Jr., joined the Razorback men’s basketball staff as recruiting coordinator on July 20, 2021. Two years later, prior to the 2023-24 campaign, he added assistant coach duties to his resume.
Since the 2024-25 season, Brewer has served as the program’s director of student-athlete development and Mid-South Recruiting. In his current role, Brewer works with the players in their personal and professional development as well as coordinates the team’s community service efforts as he has been and continues to be entrenched in the Northwest Arkansas community. Brewer made an immediate impact in his first year (2021-22) as the Razorbacks landed its best signing class in history – consensus #2 in the nation – with three five stars and all six being among the ESPN and SI top 100. In year two in the role, Arkansas landed its fourth McDonald’s All-American in two years in Baye Fall while Layden Blocker was a consensus top 40 recruit.