Tony Brown (basketball)

Tony Brown
No. 8, 35, 21, 17
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth July 29, 1960 (1960-07-29) (age 51)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Farragut Academy
(Chicago, Illinois)
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Arkansas (1978–1982)
NBA Draft 1982 / Round: 4 / Pick: 82nd overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Pro career 1982–1994
Career history
1982–1983 Ohio Mixers (CBA)
1984–1985 Indiana Pacers
1985–1986 Kansas City Sizzlers (CBA)
1986 Chicago Bulls
1986–1987 New Jersey Nets
1988–1989 Houston Rockets
1989–1990 Milwaukee Bucks
1990 Los Angeles Lakers
1990 Albany Patroons (CBA)
1990 Teorematur Arese (Italy)
1991 Utah Jazz
1991–1992 Los Angeles Clippers
1992 Seattle SuperSonics
1992–1994 Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Anthony (Tony) William Brown (born July 29, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player and a current NBA assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks.

Brown was a 6'6" (1.98 m) and 185 lb (84 kg) small forward and played collegiately at the University of Arkansas.

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Playing career

Brown was selected with the 4th pick of the second round in the 1982 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. He played for nine NBA teams in seven seasons and also played in the CBA and overseas with Reggio Emilia in Italy from 1992 to 1994.[1]

Post-playing career

After his playing career, Brown worked as an advance scout and college talent evaluator for the Milwaukee Bucks from 1994–1997. He has served as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers (1997–2001), Detroit Pistons (2001–2003), Toronto Raptors (2003–2004) and Boston Celtics (2004–2007).

Brown returned to the Bucks at the start of the 2007–08 season. On November 6, 2007, Brown took the helm as fill-in head coach of the Bucks in a 112–85 win over the Toronto Raptors[2] as Larry Krystkowiak missed the game due to his wife going into labor with twins.[3]

Brown also filled in for injured Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy on December 31, 2009, with Los Angeles beating Philadelphia 104–88.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Bucks Name Tony Brown Assistant Coach, June 5, 2007
  2. ^ Bucks shoot lights out, hold Raptors star Bosh to one point. Updated November 6, 2007
  3. ^ Krystkowiak misses game vs. Raptors to be with wife in labor. Updated November 6, 2007
  4. ^ Kaman-led Clippers prevail in NBA's final game of decade

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