Milan Brown (born January 1971)[1] is an American college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach for Pittsburgh.[2] He was the head coach at Holy Cross until his firing on March 6, 2015.[3] Prior to assuming this position in 2010, he succeeded Jim Phelan at Mount Saint Mary's University, who retired in 2003 after coaching for 49 years.
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Pittsburgh |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 1971 Hampton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1993 | Howard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1997 | Old Dominion (asst.) |
| 1997–2000 | Mount St. Mary's (asst.) |
| 2000–2002 | William & Mary (asst.) |
| 2002–2003 | Mount St. Mary's (asst.) |
| 2003–2010 | Mount St. Mary's |
| 2010–2015 | Holy Cross |
| 2015–2018 | College of Charleston (asst.) |
| 2018–present | Pittsburgh (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 164–203 (.447) |
Brown graduated in 1993 from Howard University, playing basketball there for four years. Brown was a member of the Bison squad which made the school's last NCAA tournament in 1992. His number was retired by the school in December 2005.
On March 12, 2008, Brown led the Mountaineers to the 2007–08 Northeast Conference Championship game where they were victorious, 68–55, over Sacred Heart University. He led his team to a 69–60 victory over Coppin State University in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Mount lost 113–74 to the University of North Carolina in the first round.
Brown completed his sixth season as head coach with a 69–58 loss to James Madison University in the opening round of the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament on March 18, 2009.
In Brown's final season at the Mount, he led the Mountaineers to a 16–15 overall record and 12–6 in the Northeast Conference, good for a third-place finish. After starting the season 5–14, the Mount ran off 11 consecutive victories, its longest streak since winning 15 straight in the 1995–96 season. His tenure ended at the Mount when they lost to Robert Morris University, 80–62, in the Northeast Conference semifinals.
He finished his time at the Mount with a record of 95–120, 68–58 in Northeast Conference play.[citation needed]
In 2010, during his tenure at Holy Cross, he became the first black member of the Worcester Country Club, having been sponsored by Holy Cross alumnus Bob Cousy.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (Northeast Conference) (2003–2010) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Mount St. Mary's | 10–19 | 8–10 | T–8th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Mount St. Mary's | 7–20 | 5–13 | 10th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Mount St. Mary's | 13–17 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Mount St. Mary's | 11–20 | 9–9 | T–4th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Mount St. Mary's | 19–15 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Mount St. Mary's | 19–14 | 12–6 | T–2nd | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Mount St. Mary's | 16–15 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| Mount St. Mary's: | 95–120 (.442) | 68–58 (.540) | |||||||
| Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League) (2010–2015) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Holy Cross | 8–21 | 7–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 2011–12 | Holy Cross | 15–14 | 9–5 | 4th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Holy Cross | 12–18 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Holy Cross | 20–14 | 12–6 | 3rd | CIT Second Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Holy Cross | 14–16 | 8–10 | T–6th | |||||
| Holy Cross: | 69–83 (.454) | 40–38 (.513) | |||||||
| Total: | 164–203 (.447) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Holy Cross Names Milan Brown Men's Basketball head Coach | College of the Holy Cross Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine "Brown, who turned 39 in January [2010]
- ^ "Cougars hire Milan Brown as assistant men's basketball coach - Post and Courier". www.postandcourier.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25.
- ^ "Holy Cross Names Milan Brown Head Men's Basketball Coach". The Morning Call. Holy Cross. April 16, 2010. Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ Doyle, Bill (July 1, 2019). "Bob Cousy to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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