Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
This article is about the head coach. For the retired player and assistant coach, see Mike Brown (basketball, born 1963).
Mike Brown
Mike Brown NBA cropped.jpg
Mike Brown
Personal information
Born (1970-03-05) March 5, 1970 (age 43)
Columbus, Ohio
Nationality American
Career information
High school Würzburg American High School
(Würzburg, Germany)
College Mesa CC (1988–1990)
San Diego (1990–1992)
Coaching career 1992–present
Career history
As coach:
1997–1999 Washington Wizards (assistant)
2000–2003 San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
2003–2005 Indiana Pacers (assistant)
2005–2010 Cleveland Cavaliers
2011–2012 Los Angeles Lakers
2013–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards

Michael “Mike” Brown (born March 5, 1970) is an American basketball head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also coached the Los Angeles Lakers, and is widely regarded as a defensive specialist.

He began coaching the Cavaliers in 2005 and turned the Cavaliers into one of the top defensive teams in the NBA and guided them into the 2007 NBA Finals. Brown was honored as NBA Coach of the Year for leading the Cavaliers to a team record and league best 66 wins in 2009, and 61 wins, again a league best, in 2010. However, after losses to both the Orlando Magic in the conference finals in 2009 and the Boston Celtics in the 2010 conference semifinals, he was fired after failing to win an NBA title with the Cavaliers. He succeeded Phil Jackson as the head coach of the Lakers in 2011 before being fired after the start of the following season. He rejoined the Cavaliers in 2013.

Contents

Early years [edit]

Brown was born in Columbus, Ohio, but spent parts of his childhood overseas. He graduated from Würzburg American High School in Würzburg, Germany in 1988, where he excelled in basketball and football. After studying and playing basketball at Mesa Community College for two years, Brown went on to the University of San Diego, where he played two seasons for the Toreros and graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.[1]

Professional career [edit]

Video and scouting [edit]

He began his career in 1992 as an unpaid video intern with the Denver Nuggets, and eventually spent five seasons with the team as a scout and video coordinator.[1]

Assistant coach [edit]

In 2000, Brown was hired by Gregg Popovich as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs. While with the Spurs, Brown's teams won at least 58 games each season. He also was the head coach for the Spurs' summer league teams in Boston and Salt Lake City.

After winning a championship with San Antonio in 2003, Brown was hired as assistant coach to Rick Carlisle with the Indiana Pacers. He helped lead Indiana to consecutive playoff appearances including a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2004.

Brown's record as an assistant coach is 341–201 (.629).[1]

Cleveland Cavaliers [edit]

In June 2005, Brown got his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Cavaliers, replacing Brendan Malone, becoming the second youngest coach in the league, with only Lawrence Frank of the New Jersey Nets younger.[1]

On June 2, 2007, Brown's Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals and advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in the history of the franchise. However, they were swept in four games to his former team, San Antonio Spurs.

On February 1, 2008, Brown was named the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for January 2008.[2]

In 2009, Brown was named coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team,[3] making him the second coach in Cavaliers history to coach the All-Star team, joining Lenny Wilkens who coached the East team in 1989.

On April 20, 2009, Brown was named NBA Coach of the Year after guiding the Cavaliers to a franchise best 66–16 record.[3]

On May 13, 2010, Brown and the Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Conference Semifinals of the 2010 NBA Playoffs. With this loss, the Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to accomplish back-to-back 60+ win seasons and not advance to the NBA Finals.[4]

Brown was fired on May 24, 2010.[5][6] In December 2010, he began working with ESPN as a studio analyst.[7]

After leaving Cleveland Cavaliers, Brown was the assistant coach on his son's middle school team. He was the coach for the Westlake Lee Burneson Middle School team in Ohio. He turned down an offer to serve as an assistant at St. Mary’s College in California. “I’m a glorified equipment guy who gets to chest bump and high-five the players,” Brown said. “The kids still call me coach.” [8]

Los Angeles Lakers [edit]

On May 25, 2011, Brown agreed to be Phil Jackson's successor and become the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. He reportedly agreed to a 4-year deal, with a team option to keep him under contract for the fourth year.[9] On May 31, 2011, he was officially named the Lakers' new head coach.[10] The 2011–12 season was shortened to 66 games by the lockout that season, and the Lakers were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs.[11]

Before the 2012–13 season, Brown decided the Lakers would use the Princeton offense.[12] The Lakers then acquired All-Stars Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, giving them a starting lineup of five All-Stars with a combined 33 All-Star game appearances.[13] The Lakers were winless in eight games in the preseason.[14] On November 9, 2012, Brown was fired after the Lakers started the regular season with a 1–4 record.[15] Nash had played just 1 1⁄2 games due to injury, Howard was playing but recovering from back surgery, and Kobe Bryant had been playing with an injured foot and was unable to practice.[16] The team was still adjusting to the new offense and committing a high number of turnovers; the defense, a specialty of Brown's, was also vulnerable.[11][17] The Lakers, however, had an urgency to win and were not compelled to wait given their aging stars, Howard's pending free agency the coming summer, and owner Jerry Buss' deteriorating health.[16][18] Brown's dismissal after five games was the third-fastest coaching change in NBA history.[19] Assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff served as the Lakers' interim head coach until Mike D'Antoni took over.[20]

Return to Cleveland [edit]

On April 24, 2013, Mike Brown was rehired by the Cavaliers, replacing Byron Scott.[21]

Head coaching record [edit]

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %
Post season 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
CLE 2005–06 82 50 32 .610 2nd in Central 13 7 6 .538 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
CLE 2006–07 82 50 32 .610 2nd in Central 20 12 8 .600 Lost in NBA Finals
CLE 2007–08 82 45 37 .549 2nd in Central 13 7 6 .538 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
CLE 2008–09 82 66 16 .805 1st in Central 14 10 4 .714 Lost in Conf. Finals
CLE 2009–10 82 61 21 .744 1st in Central 11 6 5 .545 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
LAL 2011–12 66 41 25 .621 1st in Pacific 12 5 7 .417 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
LAL 2012–13 5 1 4 .200 (fired) — — — — —
CLE 2013–14 0 0 0 .000 TBD in Central — — — — —
Career 481 314 167 .653 83 47 36 .566

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d NBA.com, Mike Brown
  2. ^ Mike Brown, Byron Scott Named Coaches of the Month, NBA.com, February 1, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Windhorst, Brian (2009-04-20). "Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown named NBA Coach of the Year". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2009-04-20. 
  4. ^ "Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics - Recap - May 13, 2010 - ESPN". espn.com. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2011-05-26. 
  5. ^ Mike Brown fired
  6. ^ Abrams, Jonathan (May 25, 2010). "With Cavs Out Early, So Is Brown as Coach". The New York Times. p. B11. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. 
  7. ^ Mike Brown joins ESPN as analyst, ESPN
  8. ^ Spears, Marc J. "Life after LeBron: Brown eyes return - NBA - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-05-26. 
  9. ^ Broussard, Chris (May 25, 2011). "Mike Brown new Lakers coach". Retrieved May 25, 2011. 
  10. ^ Trudell, Mike (June 1, 2011). "Mike Brown Becomes 22nd Head Coach in Lakers History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2011. 
  11. ^ a b Elliott, Helene (November 9, 2012). "Mike Brown played his game until the end". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. 
  12. ^ Bresnahan, Mike (September 29, 2012). "For Lakers Coach Mike Brown, pressure is part of job description". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. 
  13. ^ Heisler, Mark (November 3, 2012). "With 0-3 Start, Lakers Drop Into Panic Mode". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. 
  14. ^ "Lakers lose to Kings, complete 0-8 preseason". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. 
  15. ^ "Lakers have fired Mike Brown". USA Today. Retrieved 9 November 2012. 
  16. ^ a b Beck, Howard (November 9, 2012). "Lakers Fire Their Coach, and Jackson Is on Radar". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. 
  17. ^ Shelburne, Ramona (November 9, 2012). "Lakers fire Mike Brown". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. 
  18. ^ "Owner's health factored into firing". ESPN.com. February 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. 
  19. ^ Stein, Marc; Shelburne, Ramona (December 6, 2012). "Sources: Lakers rebuff trade talks". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. 
  20. ^ Moore, David Leon (November 20, 2012). "Mike D'Antoni debuts on Lakers bench: 'This is special'". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. 
  21. ^ "Mike Brown Returns As Head Coach Of The Cleveland Cavaliers". NBA.com. April 24, 2013. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013. 

External links [edit]

Portal icon National Basketball Association portal

Media related to Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970) at Wikimedia Commons
Authority control
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike_Brown_(basketball,_born_1970)&oldid=555428075"