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Reggie Brown is in his third season (2011-12) with SMU basketball. He was named an assistant men's basketball coach at SMU by head coach Matt Doherty on June 12, 2009.
Brown's second season at SMU was the most successful season on the Hilltop in more than a decade. The Mustangs recorded their first 20-win season and first postseason bid since 1999-2000; finishing 20-15 and advancing to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) semifinals. SMU had its most wins in Conference USA (8) while leading the league in field goal (7th NCAA), 3-point (13th NCAA) and free throw percentage (38th NCAA). SMU also led C-USA and was 23rd in the NCAA in scoring defense (61.3 ppg). SMU made a team-record 277 3-pointers, finishing first in C-USA and 33rd in the NCAA in 3-pointers per game (7.9). Senior tri-captain Papa Dia led the Mustangs, earning selection to the 2011 CIT All-Tournament Team, NABC Division I All-District First Team, All-C-USA First Team and C-USA All-Defensive Team. He was also named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year. Junior Robert Nyakundi was selected third-team All-C-USA, marking the second straight year SMU had two members named all-league.
In his first season (2009-10), the Mustangs finished with their most league wins (7), best finish (tied for 7th) and best seed (No. 8) since joining Conference USA for the 2005-06 season. Papa Dia and Derek Williams were selected to the 2010 All-Conference USA Third Team. It marked the first time SMU had multiple All-Conference selections since the 2001-02 season. Williams was also named to the NABC All-District Second Team.
Brown came to the Hilltop after seven years as an assistant coach at UT-Arlington, where he was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2008-09 season. At UTA, his team won the 2008 Southland Tournament to send the Mavericks to their first NCAA Tournament. He also helped UTA to the 2004 Southland Conference regular season championship.
"Reggie Brown has a wealth of successful experience as a coach and student-athlete," says Doherty. "Reggie grew up in the DFW Metroplex, then played and coached at UTA. He has a lot of contacts in this area that will benefit our program for years to come."
In seven seasons with the Mavericks, UTA went 110-99, including a 62-54 record in Southland Conference games. He coached 11 student-athletes to 13 all-conference honors, including four first-team selections. Brown saw three players make the 2008 All-Tournament Team, including an MVP for Anthony Vereen, when the squad won the tournament title.
Brown played at UT-Arlington from 1993-97, averaging 16.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game for Mavericks. Brown started every game over his final two years in a UTA uniform. His junior season, he scored a career-high 19.0 points with 4.3 assists. He ranked fifth in the Southland Conference in steals and sixth in the league in assists that season. Brown closed out his UTA career by averaging 16.0 points and 3.0 assists per game as senior. He also excelled academically, earning recognition as a member of the SLC's All-Academic team in 1994-95.
Following his collegiate career, Brown went to Europe to play professionally and spent the 1997-98 season with the Tolka Rovers in Ireland. That season, he averaged 24 points and appeared on the cover of one of Ireland's basketball magazines. He returned to UT-Arlington after that season to complete his bachelor's degree in speech communication, which he did in 1999. Following graduation, Brown coach at Arlington Bowie High School from 1999-2002, serving as the junior varsity boys basketball coach, and a varsity assistant. At Bowie, Brown's teams won three district championships and one bi-district title.
Brown and his wife Anick have two daughters, Alexis and Autumn. He has also served as a motivational speaker at teen and juvenile centers in the area.
