The new Assistant Bobcat coach is............
Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 1:48 pm
Johnny Brown, I have no idea how tall he is!
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Johnny Brown, a seasoned basketball coach with
West Coast and Midwest recruiting ties, will join the Bobcat basketball
coaching staff on June 1, MSU head coach Mick Durham announced Tuesday.
Brown comes to MSU from Eastern Oklahoma Junior College, where
he served as an assistant coach last year, as well as during the 2001-02
season. Brown also worked as an assistant at Binghamton (NY) University
(2002-03), Northern Iowa (2000-01), Texas A&M Corpus Christi
(1998-2000), and Fresno State (1994-98).
"Johnny will be a nice addition to our staff," said MSU coach
Mick Durham. "He brings a lot of strengths to this job. He's been a
Division I assistant, and he has experience coaching inside players,
which he'll work with here. He's from the West Coast, but he has
recruiting ties to the Midwest, which will help us expand our recruiting
base."
Brown, a 1986 graduate of the University of New Mexico, played
for the Lobos from 1984-86, and previously played for two years at
Pepperdine. The 1986 All-WAC selection averaged 18.8 points as a junior
in 1984-85, and as a senior scored 20.9 points a game. The Los Angeles
native scored 36 points in his home finale at The Pit.
Brown played in the Continental Basketball Association, as well
as Europe and the Middle East, and earned All-Star honors in the World
Basketball League in 1988, '89, and '91. He was an All-WAC choice in
1986, and was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers that year.
Brown joins Scott Carson and James Clark on Durham's Bobcat
staff.