Anthony William Brown is an American professional

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coach and former player. He formerly played in the

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and internationally after a collegiate career with the

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. Brown served as the interim head coach of the

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in 2016.

Playing career

The

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selected Brown in the fourth round of the 1982 NBA Draft as the 82nd overall pick. He played for nine NBA teams in seven seasons and also played in the CBA and overseas with

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in Italy from 1992 to 1994.Bucks Name Tony Brown Assistant Coach
June 5, 2007

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, 10 , , 0 , , 13.2 , , .439 , , .000 , , .692 , , 1.6 , , 1.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 4.5 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

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, 77 , , 67 , , 30.4 , , .442 , , .250 , , .738 , , 2.8 , , 3.4 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 11.3 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

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Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

, 29 , , 0 , , 9.4 , , .493 , , .286 , , .783 , , 1.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, 61 , , 10 , , 10.4 , , .427 , , .250 , , .679 , , 1.2 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 3.6 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

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, 7 , , 0 , , 3.9 , , .667 , , 1.000 , , .000 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.7 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

, 23 , , 0 , , 11.6 , , .364 , , .182 , , .870 , , 1.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 3.4 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 22 , , 0 , , 11.5 , , .438 , , .318 , , .621 , , 1.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 4.7 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

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Playoffs

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, 2 , , 0 , , 6.5 , , .333 , , 1.000 , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.5 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 0 , , 7.3 , , .500 , , .500 , , .000 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.3 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , 0 , , 4.4 , , .333 , , .250 , , .571 , , 0.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 17 , , 0 , , 7.8 , , .393 , , .375 , , .636 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 1.9

Coaching career

After his playing career, Brown worked as an advance scout and college talent evaluator for the

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from 1994–1997. He has served as an assistant coach for the

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...

(1997–2001 under Mike Dunleavy),

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(2001–2003 under

Rick Carlisle Richard Preston Carlisle ( ; born October 27, 1959) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously served as head coach of the Detro ...

), and

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(2003–2004 under Kevin O'Neill). On May 19, 2004, the

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

hired Brown to be an assistant under head coach

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; ''

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'' reported that Brown would be a "defensive coordinator" in Rivers's staff. Brown substituted for Rivers on March 19, 2006, as Rivers missed the day's game due to a death in the family. The Celtics defeated the

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103–88. The Celtics led 72–71 after three quarters and opened the fourth with a 9–0 run with a lineup of reserve players Tony Allen,

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, and

Al Jefferson Al Ricardo Jefferson (born January 4, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a high school All-American for Prentiss High School in Mississippi before skipping college to enter the 2004 NBA draft, where he was drafted 1 ...

. Brown returned to the Bucks at the start of the 2007–08 season to be an assistant this time under

Larry Krystkowiak Larry Brett Krystkowiak ( ; born September 23, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player, and former head coach of the Utah Utes men's basketball team. Early life He was born in Missoula, Montana, to Bernard and Helen Krystkowia ...

. On November 6, 2007, Brown took the helm as fill-in head coach of the Bucks in a 112–85 win over the

as Krystkowiak missed the game due to his wife going into labor with twins. The

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hired Brown as an assistant in 2009. Brown also filled in for injured Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy on December 31, 2009, with Los Angeles beating

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104–88. On December 7, 2011, Brown replaced

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as assistant coach to the

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. This was Brown's second time working under Rick Carlisle. For the 2014–15 season, Brown was hired by the

as an assistant to new head coach

Lionel Hollins Lionel Eugene Hollins (born October 19, 1953) is an American professional basketball coach and former player currently serving as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Portland ...

. He took over as interim head coach after Hollins was fired. On April 18, 2016, he was relieved of the position when the

named head coach

Kenny Atkinson Kenneth Neil Atkinson (born June 2, 1967) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously the head coach o ...

Head coaching record

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References

External links

NBA stats
@ basketballreference.com

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