Men's Basketball
Brown, Eric
Eric Brown
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Eric Brown is in his 10th year as an assistant coach at Long Beach State and has helped coach the 49ers to three Big West Conference regular-season titles, three NIT appearances and a spot in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. His responsibilities at Long Beach State include serving as the team's offensive coordinator, recruiting, scouting of opponents, and working with both the perimeter and post players.
Brown was named one of the Top 25 Assistant Coach Recruiters at the mid-major level by a panel of national media, scouts and former coaches. Brown was also third on the Basketball Times list of the top 50 "Low to Mid-Major Assistant Coaches" and was one of only two Big West Conference assistant coaches to make the list. The Beach has boasted a high scoring offense during Brown's time at Long Beach State. In 2015-16, Long Beach State averaged 74.0 points per game, second in the Big West and shot 37 percent from three, a percentage that was best in the conference. The 49ers also made a school record 287 three pointers in 2015-2016. While at Long Beach State Brown has recruited and helped develop All-Big West Conference Players Casper Ware, Larry Anderson, Eugene Phelps, T.J. Robinson, James Ennis, Mike Caffey, Dan Jennings, David Samuels, Nick Faust, Justin Bibbins and Travis Hammonds. Ennis (New Orleans Pelicans) And Ware (Philadelphia 76ers) have both recently spent time in the NBA respectively.
Brown has been an assistant coach at the Division I level for 17 years, having also coached at Cal State Northridge, USC and Iowa State. He spent the 2005-06 season at Iowa State where he worked with the ISU perimeter players, including all-conference players Curtis Stinson and Will Blaylock. The Cyclones led the Big 12 in scoring that season at 76.6 points per game and Blaylock finished ninth in the nation in assists. For four seasons Brown was an assistant coach at USC (2001-05) under Henry Bibby. His duties included offensive coordinator, recruiting, scouting and the development and workouts of USC's post players. In his first year with the team, USC's offense posted several marks that were among the school's all-time top 10. The Trojans scoring average in 2003 (76.5) and 2004 (75.4) were among the top 45 in the country.
As a recruiter, Brown signed two players ranked in the top 100 nationally in 2003 and another in 2002. USC's forwards and centers earned numerous honors during his time with the Trojans. Jeff McMillan was named the 2004 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year and forward Sam Clancy was the 2002 Pac-10 Player of the Year. In the 2007 NBA Draft, Brown had two players he recruited to USC realize their NBA dreams. Nick Young was a lottery pick of the Washington Wizards and Gabe Pruitt went in the second round to the Boston Celtics.
Prior to working at USC, Brown spent three seasons at Cal State Northridge (1999-2001) under the tutelage of Bobby Braswell. He helped lead the Matadors to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in 2001. In three years, he coached eight All-Big Sky players, including 2001 Big Sky Conference MVP Brian Heinle. Three players Brown signed at CSUN earned 2002 Big West All-Freshman honors, including three-time first-team All-Big West selection Ian Boylan.
A Los Angeles native, Brown lettered four years at Grant High School and played a year at Valley College in 1993. He received his bachelor degree from CS Northridge in sociology in 1998. Brown began his coaching career at Grant High in Van Nuys (1995-97). While there, he coached a pair of all-city players, including former Arizona guard and NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas. From there he served as an assistant coach at Los Angeles Valley College in 1998 where he helped the Monarchs to a 22-10 mark. Five players from the 1998 L.A. Valley team went on to play for Division I schools.
Brown was named one of the Top 25 Assistant Coach Recruiters at the mid-major level by a panel of national media, scouts and former coaches. Brown was also third on the Basketball Times list of the top 50 "Low to Mid-Major Assistant Coaches" and was one of only two Big West Conference assistant coaches to make the list. The Beach has boasted a high scoring offense during Brown's time at Long Beach State. In 2015-16, Long Beach State averaged 74.0 points per game, second in the Big West and shot 37 percent from three, a percentage that was best in the conference. The 49ers also made a school record 287 three pointers in 2015-2016. While at Long Beach State Brown has recruited and helped develop All-Big West Conference Players Casper Ware, Larry Anderson, Eugene Phelps, T.J. Robinson, James Ennis, Mike Caffey, Dan Jennings, David Samuels, Nick Faust, Justin Bibbins and Travis Hammonds. Ennis (New Orleans Pelicans) And Ware (Philadelphia 76ers) have both recently spent time in the NBA respectively.
Brown has been an assistant coach at the Division I level for 17 years, having also coached at Cal State Northridge, USC and Iowa State. He spent the 2005-06 season at Iowa State where he worked with the ISU perimeter players, including all-conference players Curtis Stinson and Will Blaylock. The Cyclones led the Big 12 in scoring that season at 76.6 points per game and Blaylock finished ninth in the nation in assists. For four seasons Brown was an assistant coach at USC (2001-05) under Henry Bibby. His duties included offensive coordinator, recruiting, scouting and the development and workouts of USC's post players. In his first year with the team, USC's offense posted several marks that were among the school's all-time top 10. The Trojans scoring average in 2003 (76.5) and 2004 (75.4) were among the top 45 in the country.
As a recruiter, Brown signed two players ranked in the top 100 nationally in 2003 and another in 2002. USC's forwards and centers earned numerous honors during his time with the Trojans. Jeff McMillan was named the 2004 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year and forward Sam Clancy was the 2002 Pac-10 Player of the Year. In the 2007 NBA Draft, Brown had two players he recruited to USC realize their NBA dreams. Nick Young was a lottery pick of the Washington Wizards and Gabe Pruitt went in the second round to the Boston Celtics.
Prior to working at USC, Brown spent three seasons at Cal State Northridge (1999-2001) under the tutelage of Bobby Braswell. He helped lead the Matadors to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in 2001. In three years, he coached eight All-Big Sky players, including 2001 Big Sky Conference MVP Brian Heinle. Three players Brown signed at CSUN earned 2002 Big West All-Freshman honors, including three-time first-team All-Big West selection Ian Boylan.
A Los Angeles native, Brown lettered four years at Grant High School and played a year at Valley College in 1993. He received his bachelor degree from CS Northridge in sociology in 1998. Brown began his coaching career at Grant High in Van Nuys (1995-97). While there, he coached a pair of all-city players, including former Arizona guard and NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas. From there he served as an assistant coach at Los Angeles Valley College in 1998 where he helped the Monarchs to a 22-10 mark. Five players from the 1998 L.A. Valley team went on to play for Division I schools.
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