at Stony Brook University from 1964–69, earning Coach of the Year honors following the 1969 season. Brown served as head coach at C.W. Post (of Long Island University) from 1972–74, going 21–5 and 13–12 over two seasons. On September 3, 2014, Brown was named an assistant coach at Portland. Head coaching record College NBA |- | style="text-align:left;"|Detroit | style="text-align:left;"| | 40 || 19 || 21 || || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Midwest || 9 || 4 || 5 || | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conf. Semifinals |- | style="text-align:left;"|Detroit | style="text-align:left;"| | 82 || 44 || 38 || || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Midwest || 3 || 1 || 2 || | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First Round |- | style="text-align:left;"|Detroit | style="text-align:left;"| | 24 || 9 || 15 || || style="text-align:center;"|(fired)|| — || — || — || — | style="text-align:center;"|— |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"|Career | || 146 || 72 || 74 || || || 12 || 5 || 7 || || WBA CBA IBL Personal life and education Born in Brooklyn, New York, Brown is a graduate of the University of Vermont. The author of three books about basketball, he runs a Basketball Academy in the summer at the New Jersey Y Camps. In 2006, he was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Brown now lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife. He has two children—in Charlotte and Atlanta—and two stepchildren. References External links NBA profile 1936 births Living people American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks assistant coaches Basketball players from New York City Basketball coaches from New York (state) College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Charlotte Bobcats assistant coaches Chicago Bulls assistant coaches Continental Basketball Association coaches Detroit Pistons assistant coaches Detroit Pistons head coaches Houston Rockets assistant coaches Indiana Pacers assistant coaches Jewish American sportspeople Jewish men's basketball players Joventut Badalona coaches Liga ACB players LIU Post Pioneers men's basketball coaches Saski Baskonia coaches Sportspeople from Brooklyn Phoenix Suns assistant coaches Portland Pilots men's basketball coaches Portland Trail Blazers assistant coaches Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball coaches Vermont Catamounts men's basketball players Valencia Basket coaches Western Basketball Association coaches International Basketball League (1999–2001) coaches 21st-century American Jews