In his three years, he coached eight all-Big Sky players, including the 2001 Big Sky MVP (Brian Heinle) and 2001 first-team Big Sky point guard Markus Carr. In his time at CSUN, Brown helped lead the Matadors to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history in 2001.

Blaylock was a second-round pick in the 2006 NBA Draft while Stinson was the 2011 NBA D-League Most Valuable Player. While at Iowa State, Brown coached a pair of all-conference selections (Curtis Stinson and Will Blaylock) while helping the Cyclones to the top of the Big 12 in scoring.

Nick Young was a lottery pick by the Washington Wizards while Gabe Pruitt went in the second round to the Boston Celtics. In the 2007 NBA Draft, Brown had two players he recruited earn spots with NBA teams. He helped coach the 2004 Pac 10 Newcomer of the Year (Jeff McMillan), as well as 2002 Pac-10 Player of the Year (Sam Clancy).Īs a recruiter at USC, Brown signed three players that were ranked in the top 100 nationally, as well as 2004 McDonald's All-American Robert Swift. The Trojans' scoring averages in 2003 (76.5) and 2004 (75.4) were among the top 45 in the country. Ennis and Ware have both played in the NBA.Īt USC, Brown helped the program to several offensive marks in the top 10 of the school's all-time history in just his first season serving as the offensive coordinator. Robinson, James Ennis, Mike Caffey, Dan Jennings, David Samuels, Gabe Levin, Nick Faust, Justin Bibbins, Travis Hammonds, Stephan Gilling and Donovan Morris. While at Long Beach State, Brown recruited and helped develop all-Big West Conference players Casper Ware, Larry Anderson, Eugene Phelps, T.J. During that three-year conference run, Long Beach State posted a league record of 43-7.īrown spent his time with the 49ers serving as offensive coordinator, helping the team finish second in the conference in points per game while leading the league in 3-point percentage. In his nine years at Long Beach State, Brown helped the 49ers to three Big West Conference regular-season titles, three NIT appearances and a spot in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. With Brown on staff, the Runnin' Rebels also performed well academically, setting program records with a 3.17 grade point average for spring 2018. He helped the 2017-18 team to a 20-win season, marking the first for the Runnin' Rebels in four years, as part of a nine-win improvement over the previous season. While at UNLV, Brown also recruited Shakur Juiston (2016 National JC Player of the Year), Bryce Hamilton (two-time first team all-Mountain West), Ethan Anderson, as well as local talents Noah Robothom, Nick Blair and Marvin Coleman. 12 in the country and included McDonald's High School All-American Brandon McCoy. In his tenure at UNLV, Brown helped bring in a recruiting class for the 2017-18 season that was ranked as high as No. 14 Oregon on its way to the Sun Devils' third straight 20-win season for just the third time in program history. The squad went 20-11, after being picked to finish sixth in the annual preseason media poll, and took down No. While at Arizona State, Brown served as an assistant coach for the 2019-20 team that posted its first seven-game Pac-12 win streak since the 1980-81 team won 11 straight. During his two seasons, the Lobos earned five all-conference nods, while Jaelon House also earned a spot on the all-defensive team in 2022-23. That first season in Albuquerque, in 2021-22, saw the Lobos make a seven-win improvement from the previous year. In his second season in Albuquerque, New Mexico's 22 victories marked a nine-win improvement over his first season with the Lobos. Brown reunites with Sprinkle on the bench for the first time in over 20 years as Sprinkle was a graduate assistant at CSUN in 2000-01. The Los Angeles, California, native also spent nine seasons at Long Beach State (2007-16), one at Iowa State (2005-06), four at USC (2001-05) and three at CSUN (1999-01). No stranger to the MW, Brown spent two seasons with New Mexico (2021-23) and three at UNLV (2016-19) prior to his stint with Arizona State in the 2019-20 season. As an assistant coach, Brown has coached four NCAA tournament teams at four different programs. LOGAN, Utah - Utah State head men's basketball coach Danny Sprinkle announced the hiring of Eric Brown as an assistant coach on Wednesday.īrown brings over 20 years of Division I coaching experience, including five seasons in the Mountain West.

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