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Updated: Friday July 27, 2001 5:55 PM
TURNER SPORTS* Former NBA coach entering his tenth season as an analyst on Turner Sports' NBA telecasts. He has also provided analysis for TNT's NBA Draft coverage since 1991. * He worked as an analyst for TNT's coverage of the 1999 Tournament of the Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament from San Juan, Puerto Rico.* He provided analysis for TBS' basketball coverage of the 1998 Goodwill Games, and for TNT's coverage of the 1997 McDonald's Championship from Paris, France, the 1995 McDonald's Championship from London, England, and the 1994 World Championship of Basketball from Toronto, Canada. * Nominated for a 1994 Sports Emmy. * Served as color analyst for basketball games on TNT's coverage of 1993 United States Olympic Festival from San Antonio, TX. He also provided analysis for the 1991 Pan Am Games from Havana, Cuba on TNT. CAREER* Was previously with CBS for eight years, where he most recently served as lead analyst for its coverage of the NBA.* Since 1982, provided analysis for both college and pro basketball, becoming lead analyst at CBS in 1988. He first worked NBA games for USA Network in 1982 and also called Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons local broadcasts during the 1987-88 season. * Prior to his broadcasting career, Brown was one of the NBA's most respected and well-known figures, serving as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks (1976-81) and the New York Knicks (1982-87). * Before that, was head coach of the American Basketball Association's (ABA) Kentucky Colonels (1974-76), winning the ABA championship in 1975. He first entered the NBA ranks as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks under Larry Costello (1972-74). PERSONAL* Earned NBA Coach-of-the-Year honors in 1978 with the Hawks.* Holds a masters degree in education from Niagara University.
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