Mike Brown (basketball, born 1963)

This article is about the retired player and assistant coach. For the head coach, see Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970).

Mike Brown

No. 17, 40, 45
Center / Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	July 19, 1963 (1963-07-19)
Place of birth	Newark, New Jersey
Nationality	American
High school	Clifford J. Scott (East Orange, New Jersey)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
College	George Washington (1981–1985)
NBA Draft	1985 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career	1985–2001
Career history
As player:
1985–1986	Filanto Desio (Italy)
1986–1988	Chicago Bulls
1988–1993	Utah Jazz
1993–1995	Minnesota Timberwolves
1995	Teamsystem Bologna (Italy)
1995–1996	Philadelphia 76ers
1996–1997	Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)
1997	Phoenix Suns
1997–1998	Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)
1998	Phoenix Suns
1998	Cantabria Lobos (Spain)
1999–2000	Olympiacos (Greece)
2000	Manresa (Spain)
2000–2001	Ourense (Spain)
As coach:
2004–2006	Fayetteville Patriots (NBA D-League)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,130 (5.0 ppg)
Rebounds	2,762 (4.4 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael "Mike" Brown (born July 19, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey) is a retired American professional basketball player. A durable 6'9" power forward/center, he played at George Washington University in the early 1980s, where he received the nickname "The New Washington Monument." 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 (1986-1997) in the NBA as a member of the Bulls, the Utah Jazz, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Phoenix Suns. He retired with NBA career totals of 3,130 points and 2,762 rebounds. He also played professionally in Italy for Filanto Desio (1985–1986), Teamsystem Bologna (1995) and Viola Reggio Calabria (1996–1998).

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.

External links

• Mike Brown at Basketball-Reference.com