Herb Brown was named an Assistant Coach in September, by head coach Eric Reveno. Brown has 45-plus years of coaching experience at the NBA, NCAA and international levels. He was head coach of the Detroit Pistons from 1975-77 and spent 14 years as an NBA assistant coach, including two seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers from 2001-03. Brown has earned three NBA Championship rings.
In addition to his NBA experience Brown has eight years head coaching experience at the collegiate level, including five years at the helm of Stony Brook University (1964-69). His international coaching resume includes head coaching stops in the Spanish ACB League, fifteen seasons in Puerto Rico, and most recently leading the Japan Women’s National Team to its first Gold Medal in 35 years at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships. Brown also has won a Gold Medal and two Bronze Medals as the U.S. Head Coach in the Maccabi Games.
Brown was awarded the National Association of Basketball Coaches International Lifetime Coaching Achievement Award earlier this year and received an Outstanding Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater, University of Vermont.
Reveno plans to utilize Brown’s experience and basketball acumen in a variety of capacities as an everyday member of the Pilot basketball staff.
Reveno on Brown:
“When it became clear we had the opportunity to have Coach Brown join our staff this year, it was apparent to everyone in our program that it was a great opportunity. In addition to his tremendous experience, he is a tireless worker with bounds of passion for teaching the game. As a staff, we didn’t want to just talk about ‘getting better every day,’ but truly embrace it.In a lot of ways, I see Coach Brown’s role as basketball teaching quality control. He will have a hand in all aspects related to basketball including playbook development, practice plan design, scouting, and in-game strategy. In business people hire consulting firms constantly and in coaching guys talk to wise experienced veterans of the game. We were just fortunate to hire one who will help us on a daily basis fulfill our mission of helping each player be the best he can be and compete for a championship."