Veteran Coach Joins MSU Staff
5/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Johnny Brown, a seasoned basketball coach with West Coast and Midwest recruiting ties, will join the Bobcat basketball coaching staff on June 1, MSU head coach Mick Durham announced Tuesday.
Brown comes to MSU from Eastern Oklahoma Junior College, where he served as an assistant coach last year, as well as during the 2001-02 season. Brown also worked as an assistant at Binghamton (NY) University (2002-03), Northern Iowa (2000-01), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (1998-2000), and Fresno State (1994-98).
"Johnny will be a nice addition to our staff," said MSU coach Mick Durham. "He brings a lot of strengths to this job. He's been a Division I assistant, and he has experience coaching inside players, which he'll work with here. He's from the West Coast, but he has recruiting ties to the Midwest, which will help us expand our recruiting base."
Brown, a 1986 graduate of the University of New Mexico, played for the Lobos from 1984-86, and previously played for two years at Loyola Marymount. The 1986 All-WAC selection averaged 18.8 points as a junior in 1984-85, and as a senior scored 20.9 points a game. The Los Angeles native scored 36 points in his home finale at The Pit.
Brown played in the Continental Basketball Association, as well as Europe and the Middle East, and earned All-Star honors in the World Basketball League in 1988, '89, and '91. He was an All-WAC choice in 1986, and was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers that year.
Brown joins Scott Carson and James Clark on Durham's Bobcat staff.
Brown comes to MSU from Eastern Oklahoma Junior College, where he served as an assistant coach last year, as well as during the 2001-02 season. Brown also worked as an assistant at Binghamton (NY) University (2002-03), Northern Iowa (2000-01), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (1998-2000), and Fresno State (1994-98).
"Johnny will be a nice addition to our staff," said MSU coach Mick Durham. "He brings a lot of strengths to this job. He's been a Division I assistant, and he has experience coaching inside players, which he'll work with here. He's from the West Coast, but he has recruiting ties to the Midwest, which will help us expand our recruiting base."
Brown, a 1986 graduate of the University of New Mexico, played for the Lobos from 1984-86, and previously played for two years at Loyola Marymount. The 1986 All-WAC selection averaged 18.8 points as a junior in 1984-85, and as a senior scored 20.9 points a game. The Los Angeles native scored 36 points in his home finale at The Pit.
Brown played in the Continental Basketball Association, as well as Europe and the Middle East, and earned All-Star honors in the World Basketball League in 1988, '89, and '91. He was an All-WAC choice in 1986, and was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers that year.
Brown joins Scott Carson and James Clark on Durham's Bobcat staff.
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