Wiley Brown Basketball

Coaching Staff

Wiley Brown
Head Coach

Wiley Brown enters his 16th season as head coach for the men's basketball program at Indiana University Southeast. During his time at the helm of the program, Brown has led the Grenadiers to seven consecutive appearances in the NAIA National Tournament from 2007-08 to 2013-14.

Brown has also led his teams to seven consecutive KIAC Conference Championships from 2007-08 to 2013-14. The Grenadiers also won six-straight KIAC Tournament titles from 2007-08 to 2012-13. Brown was named the 2010, 2012 and 2014 KIAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.

Brown led the Grenadiers to their most successful season ever in 2013. The Grenadiers achieved their highest NAIA national ranking (#3) in the history of IU Southeast Athletics and advanced to the NAIA Fab Four for the first time.

In 2011, the Grenadiers won both the regular season and conference tournament championships before losing to Iowa Wesleyan in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament. Brown led the Grenadiers to the Elite Eight in 2010.

A starting forward on the NCAA Division I National Champion basketball team at the University of Louisville in 1980 and a member of the 1982 Final Four team, Brown previously served in multiple capacities in the University of Louisville athletic department for the past 15 years. Brown served as strength and conditioning coordinator under both former Louisville Hall of Fame Head Coach Denny Crum and current Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino for a total of 13 years.

In 2003, Brown served as an interim assistant coach for the Louisville men's basketball program. Beginning in 2005, Brown served Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich as the assistant director of outreach and most recently as the director of community enrichment. During that time he managed fundraising efforts for outreach programs throughout greater Louisville and directed the CARDSfit program.

Brown is no stranger to playing at a competitive level. As a player at Louisville, Brown posted career totals of 699 points, 407 rebounds and 121 assists, helping the Cardinals to a combined 101-30 four-year record.

After finishing his successful collegiate basketball playing career, Brown joined the National Football League (NFL) where he played defensive end for two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. During his time with the Eagles' organization, Brown played under the direction of Dick Vermeil and Marion Campbell.

After his brief stint in the NFL, Brown returned to basketball. For seven years Brown played professional basketball in the International Federation of Basketball where he traveled throughout the world. Brown spent one year with the CBA Louisville Catbirds and the remaining six years in Spain, France, and Italy.

A native of Sylvester, Ga., Brown kept a promise to his mother by earning his bachelor's degree in 1992 from the University of Louisville. He majored in communications, health education and Pan African studies. He was twice named to the U of L honor roll. He lives in Louisville and has one son, Caleb.

Derek Sims
Assistant Coach - 10th Season

Derek Sims enters his 10th season as an assistant coach for IU Southeast men's basketball.

Sims, who played basketball at IU Southeast from 2000-2002, has been an assistant coach on the Grenadiers' staff since the 2011-12 season. Sims played basketball for two seasons at Spalding University before transferring to IU Southeast.

"Derek has been a vital member of our coaching staff," IU Southeast Head Coach Wiley Brown said. "He has helped us reach our goals and I am glad he will remain on the bench."

"I am excited to remain a part of the Grenadier coaching staff," Sims said. "I would like to thank head coach Wiley Brown and the IU Southeast athletic department for giving me this opportunity. I look forward to helping each and every student-athlete reach his potential."

Sims has previous coaching experience at the high school level. He spent one year as the Associate Head Coach for the boys' varsity team at Seneca High School and four years at his alma mater, Moore High School, as assistant boys' varsity coach.

From 2019-22, he was the associate head coach and head JV coach at Floyd Central High School. The Highlanders had a 51-14 record and won two sectional championships during his tenure as the associate head coach. His JV record ws 47-7 and a the team set a school record with a 19-1 campaign in 2020.

He is the primary coach in charge of scouting, film exchange and implementation of strategies from scout information. He also implements the offense and is the creator of the dribble drive/motion offense.

He lives in Louisville and has one son.

Fernando Mateo
Assistant Coach - 4th Season

Fernando Mateo joined the IU Southeast coaching staff in 2019. He previously coached all levels from from elementary to college players from 1995-2006.

From 1999-2003, Mateo coached an U-21 team in Coamo, Puerto Rico and then was an assistant coach from 2000-2001 in the Puerto Rico Professional Basketball League.

He was a high school coach at Ramon J. Davila High School in Coamo, Puerto Rico from 2002-2004.

Dejuan Wheat
Assistant Coach - 2nd Season

DeJuan Wheat joined the IU Southeast men's basketball staff prior to the 2021-22 season.

Wheat was a standout guard at the University of Louisville from 1993-1997, ranking second in career points (2,183) and career three-pointers made (323) and fifth in career assists (498). He helped lead the Cardinals to an Elite Eight appearance in 1997 when he led the team in scoring (17.3 ppg), assists per game (4.3) and steals per game (1.9). He was named a NABC third-team All-American selection in 1997.

He was the first player in NCAA history to record at least 2,000 points, 450 assists, 300 three-point field goals and 200 steals.

Wheat was a second-round pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1997 NBA Draft. He appeared in 34 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1997-98 and 46 of 50 for the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1998-99. He also signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2003. After spending eight years playing professionally overseas, he finished his professional career with the Soles de Mexicali in 2010.

He was the varsity boys' basketball coach at Valley High School from 2016-2020.