Hubie Brown Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an American Basketball Association Championship with the Kentucky Colonels in 1975
• In 2000, he was the recipient of the Curt Gowdy Media Award
• In 2005, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Earned a degree in education from Niagara University in 1955
• His first job in the NBA was as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks under Larry Costello, a former college teammate
• Started his career as a high school basketball coach
• Quote: "[on his players] "There's no love in the pros․ It's my job to strain their talent until they cry out for mercy․ That's what I'm paid to do․""
• Along with coaching, he is well known for his work as a basketball analyst
• Known for coaching the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks to two and five playoff appearances respectively
• Has worked as a basketball coach at the College of William and Mary and Duke University