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'''Hubert Jude "Hubie" Brown''' (born [[September 25]], [[1933]] in [[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[USA]]) is a former [[basketball]] coach and a current [[television]] analyst. Brown is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, the honors being separated by 26 years. He moved to [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]] at the age of 3 and was raised there, graduating from [[St. Mary of the Assumption High School]] in [[1952]]. His purportedly zombie-like appearance has earned him the nickname of "The Living Dead".

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|caption = Notable British East Asians: [[Naoko Mori]], [[Mutya Buena]], [[Matt Tong]], [[Kazuo Ishiguro]], [[Rachel Grant]], [[Sandrine Holt]], [[Herman Li]]

Hubie Brown played [[college basketball]] at [[Niagara University]], graduating in [[1955]] with a degree in education. After leaving Niagara, Brown joined the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] where he joined the Army's basketball team. After being honorably discharged in [[1958]], Brown briefly played for the [[Rochester Rockies]] of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (the forerunner to the [[Continental Basketball Association]]) before they folded after just eight games. He averaged 13.8 points per game in his brief stint as a pro and was an excellent defender as a player.

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While at Niagara, Brown was a teammate (and roommate) of former [[Utah Jazz]] coach [[Frank Layden]].

|pop1 = 247,403 ([[Chinese British]])

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Brown's defensive mentality would carry on into his coaching career, which began in [[1955]] at St. Mary's High School in [[Little Falls (city), New York|Little Falls]], [[New York]] where he coached both basketball and baseball. He spent nine years at the high school level, including [[Cranford High School]] in [[Cranford, New Jersey]] and [[Fair Lawn High School]] in [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey]] before becoming an assistant coach for one season at the [[College of William and Mary]] in [[1968]]. The following season, Brown joined [[Duke University]] as an assistant coach. Brown coached at Duke until [[1972]], when he joined the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] as an assistant coach for the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] under [[Larry Costello]]. Milwaukee made the NBA Finals in 1974 which future Hall of Famers [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] and [[Oscar Robertson]], but fell in seven games to the [[Boston Celtics]], who were led by their own superstars: [[Dave Cowens]], [[John Havlicek]], [[Jo Jo White]] and future Bucks coach [[Don Nelson]].

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|pop2 = approx 150,000 ([[British Filipino]])

After two seasons in the NBA, Brown was given his first professional-level head coaching opportunity &ndash; the head coach position with the [[Kentucky Colonels]] of the [[American Basketball Association|ABA]]. Brown led the Colonels to their only ABA Championship in [[1975]] before the ABA-NBA merger in [[1976]] when the Colonels franchise folded.

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Brown then rejoined the NBA as head coach of the [[Atlanta Hawks]], going 31-51 in his first season with the Hawks. But by the [[1977]]-[[1978|78]] season, the Hawks had rebounded into a .500 team, finishing 41-41 and earning [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]] honors for Brown. Brown continued to coach the Hawks, leading them to a Central Division Title in the [[1979]]-[[1980|80]] season, before joining the [[New York Knicks]] in [[1982]], succeeding long-time coach [[Red Holtzman]]. He stayed with the Knicks until he was fired in [[1986]] after starting the season 4-12. After reaching the playoffs in each of Brown's first two seasons, the Knicks plummeted to 24-58 in 1984-85 and 23-59 in 1985-86. But there were circumstances that were far beyond Brown's control that hastened the downfall. Star forward [[Bernard King]] suffered a devastating knee injury in March 1985 in a game against the [[Kansas City Kings]], not fully recovering for two seasons, while [[Patrick Ewing]], the top overall pick in the 1985 NBA Draft, missed 32 games in an injury-plagued rookie season. Brown left the Knicks at the end of the season, succeeded by [[Bob Hill]].

|pop3 = over 100,000 ([[British Japanese]])

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Brown then turned to the broadcasting booth, becoming the lead basketball analyst for [[CBS]] in [[1988]]. He also worked on the local broadcasts for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] and the [[Detroit Pistons]] before joining [[Turner Network Television|TNT]] in the early [[1990s]]. Brown continued anchoring TNT's basketball coverage through the [[2001]]-[[2002|02]] season.

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During the [[2002-03 NBA season|2002-03]] season Brown was again tapped to be a head coach in the NBA again, this time by [[Jerry West]] with the [[Memphis Grizzlies]], who fired coach [[Sidney Lowe]] after an 0-8 start. The Grizzlies' choice of Brown was quite controversial at the time; Hubie Brown was the oldest coach in the NBA at the age of 69.

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Brown finished the season with a 28-46 record with the team. However, the team underwent a complete turnaround for the 2003-[[2004|04]] season, finishing 50-32 and making the [[NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] for the first time in team history. Brown was again named the NBA's Coach of the Year.

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However, by the 2004-[[2005|05]] season, there were again concerns about Brown's health and age. Brown was given medical clearance to start the season, but was forced to delegate much work to his assistant coaches, including his son, [[Brendan Brown]]. This led to an incident between Brendan Brown and [[Jason Williams (basketball)|Jason Williams]] when Williams snapped at Brown during the fourth quarter of a game early on in the season. Williams eventually apologized, but the Grizzlies were beginning to struggle during the season, starting 5-7.

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Brown then unexpectedly resigned from the Grizzlies on [[Thanksgiving]] Day, [[November 25]], 2004. In a statement, he cited "unexpected health-related issues... [that were] absolutely nonexistent at the beginning of the season." Details of the specific "health-related issues" were not announced. Shortly afterward, Mike Fratello was announced as the new Grizzlies coach, marking the second time in his career that he had succeeded Brown at an NBA head coaching position. On [[December 7]], Brown signed with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] as their top NBA analyst, working alongside [[Al Michaels]] on some regular-season and playoff games, including the [[NBA Finals]].

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Soon after Brown's unexpected departure, it was reported by Ronald Tillery of ''[[The Commercial Appeal]]'' (Memphis' main newspaper) that a combination of negative attitudes among James Posey, Jason Williams, and [[Bonzi Wells]] led to his leaving. Brown coached his team with a 10-man rotation which meant that players got smaller amounts of playing time. This reportedly upset the three players who felt cheated for not getting more time. (It can be noted that both Williams and Wells were notorious for creating off-court drama and Wells also was seen exchanging heated words shortly afterward with the Grizzlies' successor coach, Fratello.)

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In [[2005]], Brown was enshrined in the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] as a contributor.

==External links==

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1931978 ESPN.com: Grizzlies' Brown retires because of health issues]

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/brownhu99c.html Basketball-Reference.com: Coaching Record - Hubie Brown]

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{{succession box | title=[[Memphis Grizzlies]] Head Coach | before=[[Sidney Lowe]] | years=2002&ndash;2004| after= [[Mike Fratello]]

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The [[Demography of the United Kingdom|British census]] states that [[British Asian]] exclusively means those people of [[South Asia]]n origin (especially [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]]), unlike other uses such as [[Asian American]]. People of East [[Asia]]n origin are described as '''Chinese or other'''.

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