 Brown sideline during a SMU game. | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1940 Brooklyn, New York | |
| Nationality | American | |
| Physical stats | ||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.88 m) | |
| Listed weight | 165 lbs (93 kg) | |
| Coaching information | ||
| Best record | 65-19 (NBA) (1974-75) | |
| Titles | NBA: 1 (2003-04) NCAA: 1 (1987-88) | |
| Coaching career | 1972-present (48 years) | |
| Player information | ||
| Position | Point guard | |
| High school | (Lido Beach, New York) | |
| College | North Carolina (1960-1963) | |
| NBA Draft | 1963 / Round: 7 / Pick: 55th | |
| Selected by the Baltimore Bullets | ||
| Playing career | 1967-1972 (5 years) | |
| Career history | ||
| as player | ||
| 1967-1968 | New Orleans Buccaneers | |
| 1968-1969 | Oakland Oaks (ABA) | |
| 1969-1970 | Washington Caps | |
| 1970-1971 | Virginia Squires | |
| 1971-1972 | Denver Rockets | |
| as coach | ||
| 1965-1967 | North Carolina (asst.) | |
| 1972-1974 | Carolina Cougars | |
| 1974-1979 | Denver Nuggets | |
| 1979-1981 | UCLA | |
| 1981-1983 | New Jersey Nets | |
| 1983-1988 | Kansas (NCAA championship) | |
| 1988-1992 | San Antonio Spurs | |
| 1992-1993 | Los Angeles Clippers | |
| 1993-1997 | Indiana Pacers | |
| 1997-2003 | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 2003-2005 | Detroit Pistons (NBA championship) | |
| 2005-2006 | New York Knicks | |
| 2008-2010 | Charlotte Bobcats | |
| 2012-2016 | SMU | |
| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Lawrence Harvey "Larry" Brown (born September 14, 1940) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He has been a college and professional basketball coach since 1975. He has won over 1,000 professional games in the ABA and the NBA and is the only coach in NBA history to lead eight different teams to the playoffs. He is also the only person ever to coach two NBA franchises in the same season (San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers during the 1992–93 NBA season[1]). He is 1,285–853 in his career. He is also the only coach in history to win both an NCAA National Championship (Kansas 1988) and an NBA Championship (Detroit 2004).
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