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 New Jersey City University (NJCU) is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Originally chartered in 1927, and known as Jersey City State College for 40 years of its history, New Jersey City University consists of the School of Business, ...

. He played professionally for 15 years following an All-American college career at

Siena College Siena College is an American private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York. Siena was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937. The college was named after Bernardino of Siena, a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar and preacher. St ...

College career

Brown, a

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, played basketball at

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, graduating in 1987, and played collegiately at

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. As a sophomore, Brown led Siena to its first NCAA tournament appearance in

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then led the 14th-seeded Saints to a first round upset over 3 seed

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. Brown scored 32 points, handed out 6 assists, and hit the winning

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s in the 80–78 victory. He was named an honorable mention All-American by the

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that year. Brown ended up as a four-time first team All-Conference performer in the

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and the

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(MAAC), and was named the conference's

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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.

Professional career

Brown went undrafted in the 1991 NBA draft, and embarked on a 15-year professional career taking him to

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and

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. He also played in the

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for the

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and

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Coaching career

After retiring from basketball in 2007, Marc Brown followed his father Charles Brown as head coach at

on an interim basis. In 2010, Brown was named head coach of the Knights. 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

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title.

Coaching record

NCAA DIII

References

External links

NJCU Coaching bioFrench League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Marc 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