Introduction
Milan Brown (born January 1971) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at College of Charleston. He was the head men's coach at Holy Cross until his firing on March 6, 2015. Prior to assuming this position in 2010, he succeeded Jim Phelan at Mount Saint Mary's University, who retired in 2003 after coaching for 49 years.
Brown graduated in 1993 from Howard University, playing basketball there for four years. Brown was a member of the Bison squad which made the school's last NCAA tournament in 1992. His number was retired by the school in December 2005.
On March 12, 2008 Brown led the Mountaineers to the 2007–08 Northeast Conference Championship game where they were victorious, 68–55, over Sacred Heart University. He led his team to a 69–60 victory over Coppin State University in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Mount lost 113–74 to the University of North Carolina in the first round.
Brown completed his sixth season as head coach with a 69-58 loss to James Madison University in the opening round of the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament on March 18, 2009.
In Brown's final season at the Mount, he led the Mountaineers to a 16–15 overall record and 12–6 in the Northeast Conference, good for a third-place finish. After starting the season 5–14, the Mount ran off 11 consecutive victories, its longest streak since winning 15 straight in the 1995–96 season. His tenure ended at the Mount when they lost to Robert Morris University, 80–62, in the Northeast Conference semifinals.
He finished his time at the Mount with a record of 95–120, 68–58 in Northeast Conference play.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (Northeast Conference) (2003–2010) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Mount St. Mary's | 10–19 | 8–10 | T–8th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Mount St. Mary's | 7–20 | 5–13 | 10th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Mount St. Mary's | 13–17 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Mount St. Mary's | 11–20 | 9–9 | T–4th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Mount St. Mary's | 19–15 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Mount St. Mary's | 19–14 | 12–6 | T–2nd | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Mount St. Mary's | 16–15 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| Mount St. Mary's: | 95–120 | 68–58 | |||||||
| Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League) (2010–2015) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Holy Cross | 8–21 | 7–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 2011–12 | Holy Cross | 15–14 | 9–5 | 4th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Holy Cross | 12–18 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Holy Cross | 20–14 | 12–6 | 3rd | CIT Second Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Holy Cross | 14–16 | 8–10 | T–6th | |||||
| Holy Cross: | 69–83 | 40–38 | |||||||
| Total: | 164–203 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||