Tony Brown (basketball)

Tony Brown

Brown with the Washington Wizards in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1960-07-29) July 29, 1960 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Farragut Academy (Chicago)
College	Arkansas (1978–1982)
NBA draft	1982: 4th round, 82nd overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	1982–1994
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	8, 35, 21, 17
Coaching career	1997–present
Career history
As player:
1982–1983	Ohio Mixers
1984–1985	Indiana Pacers
1985–1986	Kansas City Sizzlers
1986	Chicago Bulls
1986–1987	New Jersey Nets
1988–1989	Houston Rockets
1989–1990	Milwaukee Bucks
1990	Los Angeles Lakers
1990	Albany Patroons
1990	Teorematur Arese
1991	Utah Jazz
1991–1992	Los Angeles Clippers
1992	Seattle SuperSonics
1992–1994	Reggio Emilia
As coach:
1997–2001	Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
2001–2003	Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2003–2004	Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2004–2007	Boston Celtics (assistant)
2007–2008	Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2009–2010	Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
2011–2014	Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2014–2016	Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
2016	Brooklyn Nets (interim)
2016–2021	Washington Wizards (assistant)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Anthony William Brown (born July 29, 1960) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He formerly played in the NBA and internationally after a collegiate career with the Arkansas Razorbacks. Brown served as the interim head coach of the Brooklyn Nets in 2016.

Playing career

The New Jersey Nets selected Brown in the fourth round of the 1982 NBA draft as the 82nd overall pick. He played for nine NBA teams in seven seasons and also played in the CBA and overseas with Reggio Emilia in Italy from 1992 to 1994.

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1984–85	Indiana	82	36	19.3	.460	.000	.678	3.5	1.9	0.7	0.1	6.6
1985–86	Chicago	10	0	13.2	.439	.000	.692	1.6	1.4	0.5	0.1	4.5
1986–87	New Jersey	77	67	30.4	.442	.250	.738	2.8	3.4	1.2	0.2	11.3
1988–89	Houston	14	0	6.5	.311	.222	.750	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	2.6
1988–89	Milwaukee	29	0	9.4	.493	.286	.783	1.0	0.7	0.4	0.1	3.2
1989–90	Milwaukee	61	10	10.4	.427	.250	.679	1.2	0.7	0.5	0.1	3.6
1990–91	Los Angeles	7	0	3.9	.667	1.000	.000	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.7
1990–91	Utah	23	0	11.6	.364	.182	.870	1.7	0.6	0.2	0.0	3.4
1991–92	Los Angeles	22	0	11.5	.438	.318	.621	1.3	0.7	0.5	0.0	4.7
1991–92	Seattle	35	2	11.5	.394	.293	.811	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.1	4.8
Career		360	105	16.7	.437	.259	.719	2.1	1.6	0.7	0.1	6.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1988–89	Milwaukee	6	0	11.5	.364	.000	.750	1.2	1.0	0.3	0.0	1.8
1989–90	Milwaukee	2	0	6.5	.333	1.000	.000	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5
1990–91	Utah	4	0	7.3	.500	.500	.000	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	2.3
1991–92	Seattle	5	0	4.4	.333	.250	.571	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	1.8
Career		17	0	7.8	.393	.375	.636	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.9

Coaching career

After his playing career, Brown worked as an advance scout and college talent evaluator for the Milwaukee Bucks from 1994–1997. He has served as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers (1997–2001 under Mike Dunleavy), Detroit Pistons (2001–2003 under Rick Carlisle), and Toronto Raptors (2003–2004 under Kevin O'Neill).

On May 19, 2004, the Boston Celtics hired Brown to be an assistant under head coach Doc Rivers; The Boston Globe reported that Brown would be a "defensive coordinator" in Rivers's staff. Brown substituted for Rivers on March 19, 2006, as Rivers missed the day's game due to a death in the family. The Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers 103–88. The Celtics led 72–71 after three quarters and opened the fourth with a 9–0 run with a lineup of reserve players Tony Allen, Gerald Green, Kendrick Perkins, Orien Greene, and Al Jefferson.

Brown returned to the Bucks at the start of the 2007–08 season to be an assistant this time under Larry Krystkowiak. On November 6, 2007, Brown took the helm as fill-in head coach of the Bucks in a 112–85 win over the Toronto Raptors as Krystkowiak missed the game due to his wife going into labor with twins.

The Los Angeles Clippers hired Brown as an assistant in 2009. Brown also filled in for injured Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy on December 31, 2009, with Los Angeles beating Philadelphia 104–88.

On December 7, 2011, Brown replaced Dwane Casey as assistant coach to the Dallas Mavericks. This was Brown's second time working under Rick Carlisle.

For the 2014–15 season, Brown was hired by the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant to new head coach Lionel Hollins. He took over as interim head coach after Hollins was fired. On April 18, 2016, he was relieved of the position when the Brooklyn Nets named head coach Kenny Atkinson

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Brooklyn	2015–16	45	11	34	.244	4th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Career		45	11	34	.244		—	—	—	—

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• NBA.com: Tony Brown coach file