Mike Brown (basketball, born 1963)

(Redirected from Mike Brown (basketball player)) American basketball player and coach This article is about the retired player and assistant coach. For the head coach, see Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970).

Mike Brown
Personal information
Born	(1963-07-19) July 19, 1963 (age 61) Newark, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school	Clifford J. Scott (East Orange, New Jersey)
College	George Washington (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985: 3rd round, 69th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1985–2001
Position	Power forward / center
Number	17, 40, 45
Career history
As player:
1985–1986	Aurora Desio
1986–1988	Chicago Bulls
1988–1993	Utah Jazz
1993–1995	Minnesota Timberwolves
1995	Teamsystem Bologna
1995–1996	Philadelphia 76ers
1996–1997	Viola Reggio Calabria
1997	Phoenix Suns
1997–1998	Viola Reggio Calabria
1998	Phoenix Suns
1998	Cantabria Lobos
2000	Manresa
2000–2001	Ourense
As coach:
2001–2002	Las Vegas Slam (assistant)
2002–2004	Roanoke Dazzle (assistant)
2004–2006	Fayetteville Patriots
2007–2008	Chicago Bulls (assistant)

Career NBA statistics
Points	3,130 (5.0 ppg)
Rebounds	2,762 (4.4 rpg)
Assists	424 (0.7 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Michael Brown (born July 19, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player and D-league head coach and NBA assistant coach. A durable 6'10" power forward/center, he played at George Washington University in the early 1980s, where he received the nickname "The New Washington Monument."

After four years of college ball, Brown was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the third round of the 1985 NBA draft. Brown would go on to play eleven seasons in the NBA, earning a reputation as a workhorse in the low post in limited minutes as a reserve as a member of the Bulls, the Utah Jazz, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Phoenix Suns. He was a fan favorite in his five seasons in Utah, and was affectionately nicknamed "the Brown Bear" by Jazz announcer Hot Rod Hundley. Brown retired with NBA career totals of 3,130 points and 2,762 rebounds. He also played professionally in Italy for Aurora Desio (1985–1986), Teamsystem Bologna (1995) and Viola Reggio Calabria (1996–1998).

Brown was an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Slam of the ABA for the 2001–02 season. From 2002 through 2004, he was an assistant coach for the National Basketball Development League's Roanoke Dazzle. In 2004, he replaced Jeff Capel as head coach of the D-League's Fayetteville Patriots.

During the 2007–08 NBA season, Brown worked as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls. He was signed primarily to work with the Bulls' young centers and power forwards.

Spouse: Esther Rodriguez Brown in (2000–present)

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
*	Led the league

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1986–87	Chicago	62	3	13.2	.527	—	.639	3.5	.4	.3	.1	4.2
1987–88	Chicago	46	27	12.8	.448	.000	.577	3.5	.6	.2	.1	4.3
1988–89	Utah	66	16	15.9	.419	—	.708	3.9	.6	.4	.3	4.5
1989–90	Utah	82	0	17.0	.515	.500	.789	4.5	.6	.4	.3	6.2
1990–91	Utah	82	2	17.0	.454	—	.742	4.1	.6	.4	.3	4.8
1991–92	Utah	82	1	21.7	.453	.000	.667	5.8	1.0	.5	.4	7.7
1992–93	Utah	82	21	18.9	.430	.000	.689	4.8	.8	.4	.3	5.7
1993–94	Minnesota	82*	40	23.4	.427	.000	.653	5.5	.9	.6	.4	3.6
1994–95	Minnesota	27	0	7.9	.250	.000	.556	1.7	.4	.3	.0	1.3
1995–96	Philadelphia	9	1	18.0	.563	—	.471	4.1	.3	.3	.2	2.9
1996–97	Phoenix	6	1	13.6	.417	—	.600	4.2	.8	.2	.2	2.7
Career		626	112	17.5	.455	.125	.690	4.4	.7	.4	.3	5.0

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1987	Chicago	1	0	3.0	.000	—	—	.0	.0	1.0	.0	.0
1988	Chicago	1	0	4.0	—	—	.500	.0	1.0	1.0	.0	1.0
1989	Utah	2	1	5.5	.000	—	—	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
1990	Utah	5	0	13.4	.467	—	.800	2.0	.6	.2	.2	3.6
1991	Utah	9	0	24.8	.482	—	.842	7.3	.6	.3	.1	9.6
1992	Utah	16	0	17.1	.400	—	.780	4.1	.7	.1	.1	5.8
1993	Utah	5	0	18.6	.520	—	.636	3.2	.4	.0	.2	6.6
1997	Phoenix	4	0	6.8	.400	—	.875	1.0	.3	.0	.0	2.8
1998	Phoenix	1	0	1.0	—	—	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		44	1	16.0	.441	—	.790	3.7	.5	.2	.1	5.5

References

^ Costa, Brian, A GW basketball reunion on the farm, GW Hatchet, 21 November 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
Young, Jitim, NBRPA Q&A: Mike Brown is making a difference Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, National Basketball Retired Players Association News, 7 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
^ NBA D-League Mike Brown web page Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
Bulls hire Mike Brown as assistant coach. InsideHoops.com. Retrieved 2 February 2008.

External links

George Washington University Athletic Hall of Fame web page
Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
Italian League stats

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