Marc Brown (basketball)

Marc Brown
New Jersey City Gothic Knights
Position	Head coach
League	New Jersey Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born	July 5, 1969 (age 55); West Orange, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Columbia; (Maplewood, New Jersey)
College	Siena (1987–1991)
NBA draft	1991: undrafted
Playing career	1991–2007
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	2007–present
Career history
As player:
1991–1993	Albany Patroons
1993–1994	Ovarense
1994–1995	Fort Wayne Fury
1995–1997	Corinthians-RS
1997–1998	Flamengo
1998–2001	Uberlândia
2001	Marinos
2001–2002	BCM Gravelines
2003–2004	Flamengo
2004–2005	Reims
2005	Telemar
2006	Reims
2006	Xalapa
2006–2007	Hyères-Toulon
As coach:
2007–present	New Jersey City
Career highlights and awards
	As player: MAAC Player of the Year (1991); 4× First-team All-MAAC (1988–1991); North Atlantic tournament MVP (1989); No. 4 retired by Siena Saints; As coach: NJAC Coach of the Year (2013);

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

College career

Brown, a 5-foot-11-inch (1.80 m) point guard, played basketball at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, graduating in 1987, and played collegiately at Siena. As a sophomore, Brown led Siena to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 1989 then led the 14th-seeded Saints to a first round upset over 3 seed Stanford. Brown scored 32 points, handed out 6 assists, and hit the winning free throws in the 80–78 victory.^[1] He was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press that year.^[2]

Brown ended up as a four-time first team All-Conference performer in the ECAC North and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), and was named the conference's player of the year 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.^[2]

Professional career

Brown went undrafted in the 1991 NBA draft, and embarked on a 15-year professional career taking him to Portugal, France, Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico. He also played in the Continental Basketball Association for the Albany Patroons and Fort Wayne Fury.^[2]

Coaching career

After retiring from basketball in 2007, Marc Brown followed his father Charles Brown as head coach at New Jersey City University on an interim basis. In 2010, Brown was named head coach of the Knights.^[3] 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 New Jersey Athletic Conference title.

Coaching record

NCAA DIII

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
New Jersey City University (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2007–present)
2007–08	NJCU	14–12	6–7
2008–09	NJCU	10–15	4–7	8th
2009–10	NJCU	13–13	5–8	8th
2010–11	NJCU	19–10	8–5	3rd	NCAA first round
2011–12	NJCU	17–8	7–6	4th
2012–13	NJCU	15–13	9–9	6th
2013–14	NJCU	14–13	9–9	5th
2014–15	NJCU	13–14	9–9	6th
2015–16	NJCU	21–8	15–3	1st	ECAC Metro Champions
2016–17	NJCU	21–8	13–5	3rd	NCAA first round
2017–18	NJCU	19–8	13–5	3rd	NCAA first round
2018–19	NJCU	20–8	14–4	1st
2019–20	NJCU	11–12	8–8	5th
2020–21	NJCU	0–0	0–0	N/A
2021-22	NJCU	12–15	8–10	7th
2022-23	NJCU	3-2	0-1
New Jersey City University:		215–152 (.586)	124–94 (.569)
Total:		215–152 (.586)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ Jacobs, Barry (March 17, 1989). "With Fans Watching, Siena Shocks Stanford". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Marc Brown = Head Men's Basketball Coach". NJCU Athletics. 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
^ "Marc Brown appointed head men's basketball coach at NJCU". NJCU Athletics. 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2012.

External links

[1] Jacobs, Barry (March 17, 1989). "With Fans Watching, Siena Shocks Stanford". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2012.

[BIO-2] "Marc Brown = Head Men's Basketball Coach". NJCU Athletics. 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.

[3] "Marc Brown appointed head men's basketball coach at NJCU". NJCU Athletics. 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2012.

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