Will Brown (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Albany |
| Conference | America East |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 8, 1971 Miller Place, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1995 | Dowling |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1998 | Saint Rose (asst.) |
| 1998–2001 | Sullivan County CC |
| 2001 | Albany (asst.) |
| 2001–present | Albany |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 315–229 (.579) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
5× America East Tournament championship (2006, 2007, 2013–2015) 2× America East regular season championship (2006, 2015) | |
Will Brown (born October 10, 1971) is an American college men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Albany Great Danes men's basketball team. In his time as head coach, Brown has led Albany to their first five NCAA tournament berths.
Brown joined the Albany staff as an assistant for the 2001–02 season, and was named interim head coach on December 20, 2001. On March 13, 2002, Brown was officially hired to take the full-time job.
Prior to arriving at Albany, Brown spent three years at the head men's coach at Sullivan County Community College, compiling a record of 90–10 in those three seasons. Brown began his coaching career as an assistant for three seasons at The College of Saint Rose.
Born in Miller Place, New York, Brown played collegiate basketball at Dowling College, starting for three years. He finished his career as the school's all-time leader in assists, three-point field goals and free-throw percentage, and is the only player in Dowling history to score 1,000 points and tally 500 assists.
Brown received his 100th win as head coach of the Great Danes on January 8, 2009, with a 62–61 win over the Boston University Terriers at the SEFCU Arena.[1]
Head coaching record
NJCAA
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County Community College (Mid Hudson Conference) (1998–2000) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Sullivan County CC | 30–2 | NJCAA Final Four Appearance | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Sullivan County CC | 28–5 | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Sullivan County CC | 32–3 | NJCAA Championship Runner-up | ||||||
| Sullivan County CC: | 90–10 (.900) | ||||||||
| Total: | 90–10 (.900) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA DI
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany (America East Conference) (2001–present) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Albany | 7–13‡ | 5–11 | T–9th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Albany | 7–21 | 3–13 | T–9th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Albany | 5–23 | 3–13 | 10th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Albany | 13–15 | 9–9 | 4th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Albany | 21–11 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Albany | 23–9 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Albany | 15–15 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008–09 | Albany | 15–16 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Albany | 7–25 | 2–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Albany | 16–16 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Albany | 19–15 | 9–7 | 4th | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Albany | 24–11 | 9–7 | 5th | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Albany | 19–15 | 9–7 | 4th | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Albany | 24–9 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Albany | 24–9 | 13–3 | 2nd | CBI First Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Albany | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Albany: | 241–226 (.516) | 127–114 (.527) |
‡ Beeten fired 12/20/01; Brown coached rest of season. | ||||||
| Total: | 241–226 (.516) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Great Danes Rally Past Boston University 62–61". Albany, N.Y.: WNYT-TV. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.