Marc Brown (basketball)
| New Jersey City Gothic Knights | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 5, 1969 West Orange, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Columbia (Maplewood, New Jersey) |
| College | Siena (1987–1991) |
| NBA draft | 1991: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1991–2007 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1991–1993 | Albany Patroons |
| 1993–1994 | Ovarense |
| 1994–1995 | Fort Wayne Fury |
| 1995–1997 | Corinthians-RS |
| 1997–1998 | Flamengo |
| 1998–2001 | Uberlândia |
| 2001 | Marinos |
| 2001–2002 | BCM Gravelines |
| 2003–2004 | Flamengo |
| 2004–2005 | Reims |
| 2005 | Telemar |
| 2006 | Reims |
| 2006 | Xalapa |
| 2006–2007 | Hyères-Toulon |
| As coach: | |
| 2007–present | New Jersey City |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Marc Brown (born July 5, 1969) is an American basketball coach and retired professional player. He is currently head basketball coach at New Jersey City University. He played professionally for 15 years following an All-American college career at Siena College.
College career
[edit]Brown, a 5-foot-11-inch (1.80 m) point guard, played basketball at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, graduating in 1987, and played collegiately at Siena. As a sophomore, Brown led Siena to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 1989 then led the 14th-seeded Saints to a first round upset over 3 seed Stanford. Brown scored 32 points, handed out 6 assists, and hit the winning free throws in the 80–78 victory.[1] He was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press that year.[2]
Brown ended up as a four-time first team All-Conference performer in the ECAC North and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), and was named the conference's player of the year as a senior in 1991. He also repeated as an AP honorable mention All-American that season. Brown ended his Siena career as the school's leading scorer (2,284 career points),assists (796), and fourth in steals (221). He was elected to the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Brown went undrafted in the 1991 NBA draft, and embarked on a 15-year professional career taking him to Portugal, France, Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico. He also played in the Continental Basketball Association for the Albany Patroons and Fort Wayne Fury.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring from basketball in 2007, Marc Brown followed his father Charles Brown as head coach at New Jersey City University on an interim basis. In 2010, Brown was named head coach of the Knights.[3] In the 2010–11 season Brown lead New Jersey City University to their 18th NCAA Division III tournament, guiding the team to a victory over Montclair State University in the conference championship game. The victory guided NJCU to their 12th New Jersey Athletic Conference title.
Coaching record
[edit]NCAA DIII
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey City University (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2007–present) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | NJCU | 14–12 | 6–7 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | NJCU | 10–15 | 4–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2009–10 | NJCU | 13–13 | 5–8 | 8th | |||||
| 2010–11 | NJCU | 19–10 | 8–5 | 3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2011–12 | NJCU | 17–8 | 7–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2012–13 | NJCU | 15–13 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2013–14 | NJCU | 14–13 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | NJCU | 13–14 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2015–16 | NJCU | 21–8 | 15–3 | 1st | ECAC Metro Champions | ||||
| 2016–17 | NJCU | 21–8 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2017–18 | NJCU | 19–8 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2018–19 | NJCU | 20–8 | 14–4 | 1st | |||||
| 2019–20 | NJCU | 11–12 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | NJCU | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2021-22 | NJCU | 12–15 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2022-23 | NJCU | 3-2 | 0-1 | ||||||
| New Jersey City University: | 215–152 (.586) | 124–94 (.569) | |||||||
| Total: | 215–152 (.586) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ Jacobs, Barry (March 17, 1989). "With Fans Watching, Siena Shocks Stanford". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Marc Brown = Head Men's Basketball Coach". NJCU Athletics. 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ "Marc Brown appointed head men's basketball coach at NJCU". NJCU Athletics. 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
External links
[edit]- 1969 births
- Living people
- Albany Patroons players
- American expatriate basketball people in Brazil
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- BCM Gravelines players
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Columbia High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Flamengo basketball players
- Fort Wayne Fury players
- Halcones de Xalapa players
- HTV Basket players
- Minas Tênis Clube basketball players
- People from Maplewood, New Jersey
- Point guards
- Siena Saints men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Essex County, New Jersey