Tony Brown (basketball) explained

Tony Brown
League:NBA
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:185
Career Number:8, 35, 21, 17
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Birth Date:29 July 1960
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
High School:Farragut Academy (Chicago)
College:Arkansas (1978–1982)
Draft Year:1982
Draft Round:4
Draft Pick:82
Draft Team:New Jersey Nets
Career Start:1982
Career End:1994
Coach Start:1997
Years1:1982–1983
Team1:Ohio Mixers
Team2:Indiana Pacers
Years3:1985–1986
Team3:Kansas City Sizzlers
Team4:Chicago Bulls
Team5:New Jersey Nets
Team6:Houston Rockets
Years7:
Team7:Milwaukee Bucks
Team8:Los Angeles Lakers
Years9:1990
Team9:Albany Patroons
Years10:1990
Team10:Teorematur Arese
Team11:Utah Jazz
Team12:Los Angeles Clippers
Team13:Seattle SuperSonics
Years14:1992–1994
Team14:Reggio Emilia
Cyears1:
Cteam1:Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
Cyears2:
Cteam2:Detroit Pistons (assistant)
Cteam3:Toronto Raptors (assistant)
Cyears4:
Cteam4:Boston Celtics (assistant)
Cteam5:Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
Cteam6:Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
Cyears7:
Cteam7:Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
Cyears8:
Cteam8:Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
Cteam9:Brooklyn Nets (interim)
Cyears11:
Cteam11:Washington Wizards (assistant)
Bbr:brownto01

Anthony William Brown (born July 29, 1960) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He formerly played in the NBA and internationally after a collegiate career with the Arkansas Razorbacks. Brown served as the interim head coach of the Brooklyn Nets in 2016.

Playing career

The New Jersey Nets selected Brown in the fourth round of the 1982 NBA draft as the 82nd overall pick. He played for nine NBA teams in seven seasons and also played in the CBA and overseas with Reggio Emilia in Italy from 1992 to 1994.[1]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 1984–85| align="left" | Indiana| 82 || 36 || 19.3 || .460 || .000 || .678 || 3.5 || 1.9 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 6.6|-| align="left" | 1985–86| align="left" | Chicago| 10 || 0 || 13.2 || .439 || .000 || .692 || 1.6 || 1.4 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 4.5|-| align="left" | 1986–87| align="left" | New Jersey| 77 || 67 || 30.4 || .442 || .250 || .738 || 2.8 || 3.4 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 11.3|-| align="left" | 1988–89| align="left" | Houston| 14 || 0 || 6.5 || .311 || .222 || .750 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 2.6|-| align="left" | 1988–89| align="left" | Milwaukee| 29 || 0 || 9.4 || .493 || .286 || .783 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 3.2|-| align="left" | 1989–90| align="left" | Milwaukee| 61 || 10 || 10.4 || .427 || .250 || .679 || 1.2 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 3.6|-| align="left" | 1990–91| align="left" | Los Angeles| 7 || 0 || 3.9 || .667 || 1.000 || .000 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.7|-| align="left" | 1990–91| align="left" | Utah| 23 || 0 || 11.6 || .364 || .182 || .870 || 1.7 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 3.4|-| align="left" | 1991–92| align="left" | Los Angeles| 22 || 0 || 11.5 || .438 || .318 || .621 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 4.7|-| align="left" | 1991–92| align="left" | Seattle| 35 || 2 || 11.5 || .394 || .293 || .811 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 4.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 360 || 105 || 16.7 || .437 || .259 || .719 || 2.1 || 1.6 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 6.0|}

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 1988–89| align="left" | Milwaukee| 6 || 0 || 11.5 || .364 || .000 || .750 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 1.8|-| align="left" | 1989–90| align="left" | Milwaukee| 2 || 0 || 6.5 || .333 || 1.000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.5|-| align="left" | 1990–91| align="left" | Utah| 4 || 0 || 7.3 || .500 || .500 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.3|-| align="left" | 1991–92| align="left" | Seattle| 5 || 0 || 4.4 || .333 || .250 || .571 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 17 || 0 || 7.8 || .393 || .375 || .636 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.9|}

Coaching career

After his playing career, Brown worked as an advance scout and college talent evaluator for the Milwaukee Bucks from 1994–1997. He has served as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers (1997–2001 under Mike Dunleavy), Detroit Pistons (2001–2003 under Rick Carlisle), and Toronto Raptors (2003–2004 under Kevin O'Neill).[2]

On May 19, 2004, the Boston Celtics hired Brown to be an assistant under head coach Doc Rivers; The Boston Globe reported that Brown would be a "defensive coordinator" in Rivers's staff.[3] Brown substituted for Rivers on March 19, 2006, as Rivers missed the day's game due to a death in the family. The Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers 103–88. The Celtics led 72–71 after three quarters and opened the fourth with a 9–0 run with a lineup of reserve players Tony Allen, Gerald Green, Kendrick Perkins, Orien Greene, and Al Jefferson.[4]

Brown returned to the Bucks at the start of the 2007–08 season to be an assistant this time under Larry Krystkowiak. On November 6, 2007, Brown took the helm as fill-in head coach of the Bucks in a 112–85 win over the Toronto Raptors[5] as Krystkowiak missed the game due to his wife going into labor with twins.[6]

The Los Angeles Clippers hired Brown as an assistant in 2009.[7] Brown also filled in for injured Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy on December 31, 2009, with Los Angeles beating Philadelphia 104–88.[8]

On December 7, 2011, Brown replaced Dwane Casey as assistant coach to the Dallas Mavericks. This was Brown's second time working under Rick Carlisle.[9]

For the 2014–15 season, Brown was hired by the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant to new head coach Lionel Hollins.[10] He took over as interim head coach after Hollins was fired. On April 18, 2016, he was relieved of the position when the Brooklyn Nets named head coach Kenny Atkinson[11] [12]

Head coaching record

|- | style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn| style="text-align:left;"|| 45||11||34|||| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Atlantic||—||—||—||—| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 45||11||34|||| ||—||—||—||—|| 

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/BrownHired_070604.html Bucks Name Tony Brown Assistant Coach
  2. Web site: Tony Brown coachfile. NBA. June 27, 2013.
  3. Web site: Springer. Shira. Celtics get Brown as assistant coach. The Boston Globe. https://web.archive.org/web/20040526114200/http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2004/05/20/celtics_get_brown_as_assistant_coach/. May 26, 2004. May 20, 2004.
  4. Web site: Springer. Shira. Celtics 103, Pacers 88: A little faith goes a long way for Celtics. Boston Globe. https://web.archive.org/web/20060914040128/http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2006/03/20/a_little_faith_goes_a_long_way_for_celtics/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Boston+Celtics+news. September 14, 2006. March 20, 2006.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20071109014237/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=271106015 Bucks shoot lights out, hold Raptors star Bosh to one point
  6. https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3097899 Krystkowiak misses game vs. Raptors to be with wife in labor
  7. Web site: Tony Brown Named Assistant Coach. Los Angeles Clippers. July 12, 2009. June 27, 2013.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20100109001317/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=291231012 Kaman-led Clippers prevail in NBA's final game of decade
  9. Web site: Price. Dwain. Tony Brown joins the Mavs' staff. Full Court Press. star-telegram.com. June 27, 2013. December 7, 2011.
  10. Web site: Brooklyn Nets announce coaching staff. July 30, 2014. Brooklyn Nets. December 13, 2014.
  11. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Name Kenny Atkinson Head Coach. NBA.com.
  12. Web site: Hawks assistant Atkinson named Nets head coach. April 17, 2016.