Brett William Brown was born on February 16,1961 and is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
26 Facts About Brett Brown
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Brett Brown has extensive experience coaching in Australia, having been the head coach of the North Melbourne Giants and Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League.
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Brett Brown transferred to South Portland where he became a star basketball player at South Portland High School, from which he graduated in 1979.
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Brett Brown played four seasons at Boston University under Rick Pitino.
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Brett Brown was named the Lou Cohen MVP in his sophomore year and served as the team captain in both his junior and senior seasons.
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In 1988, after a coaching stint in New Zealand with Altos Auckland, Brett Brown made a cold call to Melbourne Tigers head coach Lindsay Gaze, ultimately leading to a job offer and Brett Brown making Australia his home for the next 18 years.
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Brett Brown served as a Tigers assistant coach until 1993, when he became head coach of the North Melbourne Giants.
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Brett Brown was named NBL coach of the year in 1994, when he led the Giants to a championship victory over the Adelaide 36ers.
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Brett Brown served as head coach of the Giants until 1998, before taking a job with the San Antonio Spurs.
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Buford credited him with focusing attention on the team's lesser-known players, creating a consistently strong bench; this philosophy would continue to benefit the Spurs even after Brett Brown left his role as player development director.
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Brett Brown was promoted to assistant coach in September 2007, working under coach Gregg Popovich.
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Brett Brown played a major role in signing Australian guard Patty Mills, who played under him for the Australian national team.
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Brett Brown was a member of the Spurs organization for four of their championship-winning seasons.
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Brett Brown inherited a team in "total rebuilding mode" led by new general manager Sam Hinkie, and the Sixers were only able to woo Brown away from the Spurs after offering a 4-year guaranteed contract.
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Brett Brown's appointment made him the 24th head coach in the history of the franchise, and the second person to be a head coach in both the NBL and the NBA, following Mike Dunlap.
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Sixers point guard Michael Carter-Williams won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2014, and credited Brett Brown for helping him win the award and grow as a player.
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On June 7,2018, Brett Brown was named interim general manager after Bryan Colangelo resigned after a social media scandal, where he and his wife criticized team members.
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Brett Brown signed off on the signings of players like Shake Milton, Norvel Pelle, and Anthony Brown at the time, as well as re-signing veterans like JJ Redick, Amir Johnson, and Demetrius Jackson.
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On June 30,2022, Brett Brown re-joined the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach.
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Brett Brown was an assistant coach of the Australia national team between 1995 and 2003, serving during the 1998 FIBA World Championship and the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Brett Brown was hired in 2009 to serve as head coach of the team, and held that position until 2012.
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Under Brett Brown, Australia finished 10th in the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
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On November 27,2019, Brett Brown returned to Australia national team as head coach replacing Andrej Lemanis.
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Brett Brown was expected to lead the team at the 2020 Summer Olympics but it was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic until 2021.
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Brett Brown quit his role on October 13,2020, without having led the team in a game.
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Brett Brown cited his career uncertainty after his firing from the 76ers and the difficulties of travelling with his family due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the reasons for his departure.