Background
Brown, Dee was born on November 29, 1968 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
professional coach basketball player association executive
Brown, Dee was born on November 29, 1968 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics, Jacksonville University, Florida, 1990.
A 6"1" (185 m) guard from Jacksonville University, Brown was selected by the Celtics with the 19th pick of the 1990 National Basketball Association Draft. He was a starter for Boston during the 1993-1994 and 1994-1995 seasons and posted his best scoring numbers, averaging more than 15 points per game each of those years. After seven and a half seasons with the Celtics, he was traded to the Raptors along with Chauncey Billups in 1998.
Overall, during his career, he scored 6,758 total points.
Brown later served roles in the Women"s National Basketball Association first as a head coach for the Orlando Miracle and then as the head coach for the San Antonio Silver Stars. He went on to host an Entertainment and Sports Programming Network show called City Slam!.
In 2005, Brown established EDGE Basketball, Limited Liability Company with himself as Chief Executive Officer. The outfit specializes in training players from middle school up to the professional ranks. On July 29, 2009, Brown was named as the head coach of the Springfield Armor, a team in the National Basketball Association Developmental League.
He also became the team"s Director of Basketball Operations.
In two seasons as coach of the Armor, the team finished with records of 7-43 (140) and 13-37 (260), for a total of 20-80 (200). In September 2011, Brown announced that he would be joining the Detroit Pistons as an assistant under Lawrence Frank. In November 2011, 2K Sports, the video game company responsible for the popular National Basketball Association 2K series, announced that Brown, along with 44 other basketball legends, was going to be included in a downloadable content add-on for National Basketball Association 2K12.
On July 9, 2013, Brown joined the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach and director of player development.
Founder EDGE for Kids, Inc. Member advisory board Florida Association Basketball Coaches, University Central Florida DeVos Sport Management Program. Member board directors UCF Foundation, Boys and Girls Club Central Florida.
Married Tammy Jones; children: Alexis, Alyssa, Alanni, Anakin.