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 Brown,
entering his third season, is looking to move the
Mount back to the top of the Northeast Conference
standings. It has been a roller coaster ride for
Brown over his first two years. In his first season
as head coach, he saw his team win four of its final
five regular season games to capture its first
Northeast Conference Tournament berth in four years.
Last year, the Mount opened NEC play 3-0 before a
tough stretch run kept the team from the NEC
playoffs.
Brown's rookie season was capped by that exciting
stretch that included a 68-62 win over NEC champion
Monmouth at Knott Arena on the final day of the
season. That win, coupled with Sacred Heart's loss
to Wagner, propelled the Mount to the NEC
Tournament. After last year's dip, Brown looks to
have the Mount back in contention in the NEC .
"Obviously, this past season was not what we
envisioned for our team," said Brown. "I also
understand that building a program takes time and
mistakes are part of the process. Now, we must learn
from our mistakes in the past in order to achieve
the goals we are capable of reaching as a team. We
fully expect to see a focused, energetic, and
tough-minded team this season. I am excited about
the product we should be able to put on the court
this year."
The 19th coach in Mount history, Brown took over for
legendary Jim Phelan who retired in 2003 after an
NCAA record 49 years at Mount St. Mary's. A native
of Hampton, Va., he signed a three-year contract
that took effect July 1, 2003.
Brown began his collegiate coaching career by
joining Old Dominion University's coaching staff in
1995. In his second and final season at Old
Dominion, the Monarchs captured the Colonial
Athletic Conference title and a berth in the 1997
NCAA Tournament. In his two years, the Monarchs went
a combined 40-24, including 22 wins during the
1996-97 season, the most wins by a Monarchs' team in
10 years.
The following season Brown left for Mount St. Mary's
to assist Phelan and two years into Brown's tenure,
he helped guide the Mount to a Northeast Conference
Tournament title and a bid into the NCAA Tournament.
After the following season, Brown left the Mount for
a two-year stint at William & Mary. He returned to
the Mount for the 2002-03 season as the team's
associate head coach.
Brown, who graduated from Howard University in 1993
with a bachelor's degree in marketing, earned
All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference honors his
senior year after averaging 13.1 points and 4.4
assists per game. He currently holds the Bison's
all-time career record for assists with 445 and
ranks eighth in scoring with 1,102 career points. He
led the Bison to their last appearance in the NCAA
Tournament in 1992.
Brown, 34, and his wife Tina, live in Frederick, Md.
He is the oldest of three children to Charles and
Pamela Brown. His brother Morocco played football at
North Carolina State while Marseille played
basketball at Richmond and Hampton, going to the
NCAA Tournament at each school. |
