1. Hubert Jude Brown was born on September 25,1933 and is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and analyst.
26 Facts About Hubie Brown
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Hubie Brown is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, the honors separated by 26 years.
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Hubie Brown was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Hubie Brown was born on September 25,1933, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
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Hubie Brown's family moved to Elizabeth, New Jersey, when he was three years old and grew up there, living in a small apartment building without a telephone.
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Hubie Brown graduated from St Mary of the Assumption High School in 1951.
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Hubie Brown played college basketball and baseball at Niagara University, graduating in 1955 with a degree in education.
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Hubie Brown averaged 13.8 points per game in his brief stint as a pro and was an excellent defender as a player.
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Hubie Brown returned to Niagara to earn a master's degree in education as he looked to pursue a coaching career.
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Hubie Brown coached at Cranford High School in Cranford, New Jersey in the 1960s.
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Hubie Brown coached at Fair Lawn High School in Fair Lawn, New Jersey until 1967.
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Hubie Brown was replaced in that role before the start of the 1967 season by Bob Gottlieb.
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Hubie Brown joined the NBA as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks in 1972 under Larry Costello.
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Hubie Brown continued as the Colonels' coach until the ABA-NBA merger in 1976 when the Colonels franchise folded, one of two ABA teams that did not join the NBA.
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Hubie Brown joined the New York Knicks in 1982, succeeding long-time coach Red Holzman.
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The Grizzlies' choice of Brown was quite controversial at the time; Hubie Brown was the oldest coach in the NBA at the age of 69.
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Hubie Brown was given medical clearance to start the season, but was forced to delegate much work to his assistant coaches, including his son, Brendan Hubie Brown.
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Hubie Brown coached his team with a 10-man rotation, which meant that players got smaller amounts of playing time.
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Hubie Brown began broadcasting after being fired by the Hawks, working for USA Network's coverage of the NBA, including playoff games as well as CBS before being hired by the Knicks.
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Hubie Brown remained with CBS until the end of their NBA coverage following the 1990 NBA Finals, then worked on the local broadcasts for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons before joining TNT in the early 1990s.
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Shortly after his departure from the Grizzlies, Hubie Brown signed with ABC as its top NBA analyst.
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Hubie Brown worked with Al Michaels and Mike Breen on some regular-season and playoff games, including the 2005 NBA Finals and 2006 NBA Finals, before he was replaced as lead analyst by Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy.
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Hubie Brown has later called games with Mike Tirico until 2016, when Tirico moved to NBC Sports.
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Hubie Brown called his final game, between the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks on ABC, on February 9,2025, accompanied by Breen.
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Hubie Brown was nominated for a Sports Emmy in 1994 and 1999.
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Claire Hubie Brown died on June 7,2024, at the age of 87.