Greg Brown (born November 26, 1972) is an American former
basketball
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player and current high school coach. He is known for his standout college career at the
University of New Mexico
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, where he was
Western Athletic Conference
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(WAC)
Player of the Year
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Association football
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in 1994 and won the
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
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as the nation's best player under six feet tall.
Brown, a 5'7"
point guard
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from
Albuquerque High School
Albuquerque High School is a public high school near Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. Enrollment at AHS stands at 1,741.
AHS was named the 43rd best high school in the state ...
, played collegiately at
New Mexico Junior College
New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) is a public junior college in unincorporated Lea County, New Mexico, near Hobbs.
History and campus
New Mexico Junior College first opened in the fall of 1966. With a current enrollment of 3,375.
The campus is ...
from 1990 to 1992. He moved to his hometown
University of New Mexico
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to play for coach
Dave Bliss
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from 1992 to 1994. Brown led the Lobos to consecutive
NCAA tournament berths in
1993
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and
1994
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. As a senior in
1993–94, Brown averaged 19.3
points per game
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and led the Lobos to their first regular season conference championship in 16 years. At the end of the season, Brown was named the WAC player of the year and nationally was awarded the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, given to the top senior in the nation under six feet tall.
Brown was the head coach of his former high school, Albuquerque High School. In 2022, Brown was fired as head coach from Albuquerque High School, as they, "wanted new leadership in the boys basketball program."
References
External links
UNM Hall of Fame Bio
1972 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
High school basketball coaches in New Mexico
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players
NMJC Thunderbirds men's basketball players
Point guards
Basketball players from Albuquerque, New Mexico
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