Tony Brown (basketball)

Tony Brown (basketball)

Anthony (Tony) William Brown (born July 29 1960, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player and a current NBA coach.

Brown was a 6'6" (198 cm) and 185 lb (84 kg) small forward and played collegiately at the University of Arkansas. He is currently an assistant coach for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. [http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/BrownHired_070604.html Bucks Name Tony Brown Assistant Coach] , June 5, 2007]

Playing career

Brown was selected with the 4th pick of the second round in the 1982 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. 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.

Post-playing 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), Detroit Pistons (2001–2003), Toronto Raptors (2003–2004), and Boston Celtics (2004–2007). 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 [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=271106015 Bucks shoot lights out, hold Raptors star Bosh to one point] . Updated November 6, 2007] as Larry Krystkowiak missed the game due to his wife going into labor with twins. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3097899 Krystkowiak misses game vs. Raptors to be with wife in labor] . Updated November 6, 2007]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROWNTO01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
* [http://www.nba.com/coachfile/tony_brown/index.html?nav=page NBA.com: Tony Brown coach file]


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