Marc Brown
New Jersey City Gothic Knights
PositionHead coach
LeagueNew Jersey Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1969-07-05) July 5, 1969
West Orange, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolColumbia
(Maplewood, New Jersey)
CollegeSiena (1987–1991)
NBA draft1991: undrafted
Playing career1991–2007
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2007–present
Career history
As player:
1991–1993Albany Patroons
1993–1994Ovarense
1994–1995Fort Wayne Fury
1995–1997Corinthians-RS
1997–1998Flamengo
1998–2001Uberlândia
2001Marinos
2001–2002BCM Gravelines
2003–2004Flamengo
2004–2005Reims
2005Telemar
2006Reims
2006Xalapa
2006–2007Hyères-Toulon
As coach:
2007–presentNew Jersey City
Career highlights and awards
As player:

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 14–126–7
2008–09 NJCU 10–154–78th
2009–10 NJCU 13–135–88th
2010–11 NJCU 19–108–53rdNCAA first round
2011–12 NJCU 17–87–64th
2012–13 NJCU 15–139–96th
2013–14 NJCU 14–139–95th
2014–15 NJCU 13–149–96th
2015–16 NJCU 21–815–31stECAC Metro Champions
2016–17 NJCU 21–813–53rdNCAA first round
2017–18 NJCU 19–813–53rdNCAA first round
2018–19 NJCU 20–814–41st
2019–20 NJCU 11–128–85th
2020–21 NJCU 0–00–0N/A
2021-22 NJCU 12–158–107th
2022-23 NJCU 3-20-1
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

  1. ↑ Jacobs, Barry (March 17, 1989). "With Fans Watching, Siena Shocks Stanford". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "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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