Mike Brown (basketball, born 1963)

This article is about the retired player and assistant coach. For the head coach, see Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970).
Mike Brown
Personal information
Born July 19, 1963
Newark, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school Clifford J. Scott
(East Orange, New Jersey)
College George Washington (1981–1985)
NBA draft 1985 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career 1985–2001
Position Power forward / Center
Number 17, 40, 45
Career history
As player:
1985–1986 Aurora Desio (Italy)
1986–1988 Chicago Bulls
1988–1993 Utah Jazz
1993–1995 Minnesota Timberwolves
1995 Teamsystem Bologna (Italy)
1995–1996 Philadelphia 76ers
1996–1997 Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)
1997 Phoenix Suns
1997–1998 Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)
1998 Phoenix Suns
1998 Cantabria Lobos (Spain)
1999–2000 Olympiacos (Greece)
2000 Manresa (Spain)
2000–2001 Ourense (Spain)
As coach:
2001–2002 Las Vegas Slam (ABA)
2002–2004 Roanoke Dazzle (D-League)
2004–2006 Fayetteville Patriots (D-League)
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,130 (5.0 ppg)
Rebounds 2,762 (4.4 rpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael "Mike" Brown (born July 19, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. A durable 6'9" power forward/center, he played at George Washington University in the early 1980s,[1] where he received the nickname "The New Washington Monument."[2] After four years of college ball, Brown was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the third round of the 1985 NBA Draft. Brown would go on to play eleven seasons in the NBA, "earning a reputation as a workhorse in the low post..."[1] as a member of the Bulls, the Utah Jazz, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Phoenix Suns.[3] He retired with NBA career totals of 3,130 points and 2,762 rebounds. He also played professionally in Italy for Aurora Desio (1985–1986), Teamsystem Bologna (1995) and Viola Reggio Calabria (1996–1998).

Brown was an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Slam of the ABA for the 2001-02 season.[3] From 2002 through 2004, he was an assistant coach for the National Basketball Development League's Roanoke Dazzle.[1] In 2004 he replaced Jeff Capel as head coach of the D-League's Fayetteville Patriots.[3]

During the 2007-08 NBA season, Brown worked as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls. He was signed primarily to work with the Bulls' young centers and power forwards.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Costa, Brian, A GW basketball reunion on the farm, GW Hatchet, 21 November 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Young, Jitim, NBRPA Q&A: Mike Brown is making a difference, National Basketball Retired Players Association News, 7 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 NBA D-League Mike Brown web page. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Bulls hire Mike Brown as assistant coach. InsideHoops.com. Retrieved 2 February 2008.

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