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Mike Brown (basketball, born 1963)

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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
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High schoolClifford J. Scott
(East Orange, New Jersey)
CollegeGeorge Washington (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985: 3rd round, 69th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1985–2001
PositionPower forward / center
Number17, 40, 45
Career history
As player:
1985–1986Aurora Desio
1986–1988Chicago Bulls
1988–1993Utah Jazz
1993–1995Minnesota Timberwolves
1995Teamsystem Bologna
1995–1996Philadelphia 76ers
1996–1997Viola Reggio Calabria
1997Phoenix Suns
1997–1998Viola Reggio Calabria
1998Phoenix Suns
1998Cantabria Lobos
2000Manresa
2000–2001Ourense
As coach:
2001–2002Las Vegas Slam (assistant)
2002–2004Roanoke Dazzle (assistant)
2004–2006Fayetteville Patriots
2007–2008Chicago Bulls (assistant)
Career NBA statistics
Points3,130 (5.0 ppg)
Rebounds2,762 (4.4 rpg)
Assists424 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
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,[1] where he received the nickname "The New Washington Monument."[2]

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[1] as a member of the Bulls, the Utah Jazz, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Phoenix Suns.[3] 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.[3] From 2002 through 2004, he was an assistant coach for the National Basketball Development League's Roanoke Dazzle.[1] In 2004, he replaced Jeff Capel as head coach of the D-League's Fayetteville Patriots.[3]

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.[4]

Spouse: Esther Rodriguez Brown in (2000–present)

NBA career statistics

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Costa, Brian, A GW basketball reunion on the farm, GW Hatchet, 21 November 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c NBA D-League Mike Brown web page Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  4. ^ Bulls hire Mike Brown as assistant coach. InsideHoops.com. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
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