Sports Business Classroom is excited to announce that Mike Brown will be a featured speaker for the 2021 Draft Academy Virtual Experience!
Draft Academy was designed to give the future of basketball the chance to experience what it’s like to be in the War Room on Draft Day and during the Trade Deadline and learn the skills necessary to be an effective front office pro.
It is also a chance for you to showcase what you’ve got.
If you dream of working in basketball and want to take your basketball experience to the next level the Draft Academy: Virtual Experience is for you.
Past speakers have included NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, TNT’s David Aldridge, Houston Rockets Head Coach Mike D’Antoni, NFL Network’s Andrea Kremer, Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle, the cast of NBATV’s The Starters, ESPN’s Mark Jones, Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and NBA Executive VP of Basketball Operations Kiki Vandeweghe, just to name a few.
SBC SPEAKER BIO: MIKE BROWN
Mike Brown begins his fifth season with the Golden State Warriors and 20th as an NBA coach. During his tenure with the Warriors Brown helped the team win back-to-back NBA Championships in 2016-17 and 2017-18.
Prior to joining the Warriors, Brown was the Head Coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. In Cleveland, Brown eclipsed Lenny Wilkens’ record for all time regular season and playoff wins with the franchise at 347. Before that Brown spent time as a NBA Analyst (2011-12), was the Head Coach of the Warriors Leading them to a 41-25 record during the shortened season, and he had a five year stint with the Cavaliers (2005-10).
Prior to joining the Cavaliers in 2005, Brown was associate head coach of the Indiana Pacers for two seasons (2003-05) after spending three years as an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs (2001-03), where he and Kerr captured an NBA title in the final year of Kerr’s playing career. Brown began his career with the Denver Nuggets in 1992, spending five seasons as a video coordinator.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Brown is a graduate of the University of San Diego, where he played collegiately for two seasons after spending two years at Mesa Community College. In November 2020, Brown coached the Nigeria men’s national basketball team.
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