Herb Brown

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Herb Brown (born March 14, 1936) is an American basketball head coach. He coached the Detroit Pistons from the 1975-76 NBA season to the 1977-78 season, twice making the playoffs. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Brown is a graduate of the University of Vermont in 1957.

Herb Brown is the brother of Larry Brown; together, they helped coach the Pistons to win the 2004 NBA Finals. In 2006, Herb Brown was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Brown has also served as an assistant coach for several teams, including the Portland Trail Blazers and the Philadelphia 76ers. He also coached overseas, most notably is Spain in the early 1990's. He was head basketball coach at the SUNY at Stony Brook in 1964 and continued in that capacity for the remainder of the 1960's.

Herb is currently an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks, and also runs a Basketball Academy in the summer at the NJ Y Camps.

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Preceded by Ray Scott	Detroit Pistons Head Coach 1976–1977	Succeeded by Bob Kauffman

v • d • e Stony Brook Seawolves Head Men's Basketball Coaches

Farrell • Brown • Massimino • Covaleski • Bash • Kendall • Castiglie • Tomlin • Macarchuck • Pikiell

v • d • e Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Franchise	Detroit Pistons • All-time roster • Seasons • Current season

Arenas	North Side High School Gym • Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Olympia Stadium • Cobo Arena • Pontiac Silverdome • The Palace of Auburn Hills

Head Coaches	Mendenhall • Birch • Eckman • Rocha • McGuire • Wolf • DeBusschere • Butcher • Seymour • van Breda Kolff • Dischinger • Lloyd • Scott • H. Brown • Kauffman • Vitale • Adubato • Robertson • Daly • Rothstein • Chaney • Collins • Gentry • Irvine • Carlisle • L. Brown • Saunders • Curry

NBA Championships (3)	1989 • 1990 • 2004