Brett Brown
Bdown speaking to season ticket holders in 2015
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| Philadelphia 76ers | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 16, 1961 South Portland, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school |
South Portland (South Portland, Maine) |
| College | Boston University (1979–1983) |
| Coaching career | 1988–present |
| Career history | |
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| 1988–1993 | Melbourne Tigers (assistant) |
| 1993–1998 | North Melbourne Giants |
| 1998–1999 | San Antonio Spurs (basketball ops.) |
| 2000–2002 | Sydney Kings |
| 2002–2013 | San Antonio Spurs (dir. of player development/assistant) |
| 2013–present | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Brett William Brown (born February 16, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. Brown is a former college basketball player who previously served as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. Brown also has extensive experience coaching in Australia previously serving as the head coach of two NBL teams and the Australia men's national basketball team.
Born and raised in Maine, Brown was a star basketball player at South Portland High School, from which Brown graduated in 1979. Brown was a two-year first-team all-state guard in 1978 and 1979, and led his team to a 27-0 record and a State Class A Title in his senior year. Both Brett Brown and his father, Bob Brown, who was South Portland's head coach during Brown's playing career, are inductees to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame.
Brown played four seasons at Boston University under Rick Pitino. Brown was named the Lou Cohen MVP in his sophomore year and served as the team captain in both his junior and senior seasons. During Brown's senior year in 1983, the Boston Terriers made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1959. By the time he graduated, Brown had compiled the fourth most assists in school history. After graduation, Brown served as a graduate assistant under coach John Kuester. Brown also took a sales job with AT&T, ultimately saving up enough money to take a backpacking trip to Oceania in 1987.
While in Australia, Brown made a cold call to Melbourne Tigers head coach Lindsay Gaze, ultimately leading to a job offer and Brown making Australia his home. Brown would serve as a Tigers assistant coach until 1993, when Brown became head coach of the North Melbourne Giants. Brown was named NBL coach of the year in 1994, when Brown led the Giants to a championship victory over the Adelaide 36ers. Brown would serve as head coach of the Giants until 1998, before taking a job with the San Antonio Spurs. Following his stint with the Spurs, Brown coached the Sydney Kings from 2000 to 2002. Overall, Brown was a head coach for 278 NBL games, winning 54 percent of the time.
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