Larry Brown

Guide Note

Larry Brown is the Head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats. He is the first coach in the history of basketball to coach separate teams to the NCAA Championship, and the NBA Championship. As a player he won a Gold medal with the 1964 USA Basketball team. In 2002 he was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He is widely regarded as one of the best basketball minds in the game, and for his propensity to change franchises after several years.

Fast Facts

1. Born: September 14, 1940
2. Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York
3. Birth Name: Lawrence Harvey Brown
4. Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002
5. Has won over 1,000 professional games in the ABA and the NBA
6. Only coach in NBA history to lead seven different teams to the playoffs
7. Only coach in history to win both an NCAA National Championship (Kansas 1988) and an NBA Championship (Detroit 2004)

Lawrence Harvey Brown was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 14, 1940. In his youth, he would attend Long Beach High School, then later the University of North Carolina under the tutelage of Dean Smith. He was selected for th 1964 Olympics where he would win a Gold Medal with fellow players Bill Bradley and Walt Hazzard.

His head coaching career would start with the ABA's Carolina Cougars the the Denver Rockets. He would move on to become the Head coach of the UCLA Bruins Basketball team. He would lead the team to the NCAA Championship title game losing to Louisville. He would make other coaching stops with the New Jersey Nets, and the University of Kansas, where he would named coach of the Year in 1998 while leading the Wildcats to a National Championship. He would move again back to the NBA where he made stops with the San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Indiana Pacers and the Philadelphia 76ers. He would pick up the NBA Coach of the Year with the Sixers. In 2004, he would lead the 2004 Pistons to the NBA Championship against the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers. He would later coach for the New York Knicks but would leave after only one season. He is currently the head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats.

• September 14, 1940: Born
• 1964: Wins Gold medal Tokyo Olympics
• 1975: Begins coaching college basketball
• 1988: Wins National Championship with University of Kansas
• 2002: Enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame] as a coach
• 2004: NBA Championship with the Detroit Pistons