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Jon Rothstein is reporting that WSU has hired Louisiana Tech's Isaac Brown as an assistant coach.
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.Isaac Brown enters his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs after being added by head coach Michael White to the coaching staff in 2011.Brown's on-court responsibilities for the Bulldogs mainly involve coaching the wings and guards which has included four all-conference players during his coaching stint.
With his assistance, LA Tech featured a trio of guards this past season who earned postseason honors -- Kenneth Smith was selected first team All-Conference USA as well as the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year, Alex Hamilton was selected third team All-Conference USA and Kenyon McNeail was named the C-USA Sixth Man of the Year.
Brown was an integral part in the Bulldogs impressive 2013-14 season that saw the team post an overall record of 29-8, tying for the most victories ever in a single season in program history. With the 29 wins came a share of the C-USA regular season title in the school's first year in the league and a runner-up finish in the C-USA Tournament.
LA Tech also registered wins over Big 12 second place finisher Oklahoma and SEC second place finisher Georgia and was one victory shy of reaching the National Invitation Tournament Final Four.
The team also won the inaugural Gulf Coast Showcase tournament and finished in the top 20 nationally in scoring offense, scoring margin, assists per game, steals per game and turnover margin.
The prior season was just as historic as the backcourt tandem of Kenneth Smith and Raheem Appleby were selected first team all-WAC as well as having Alex Hamilton named to the All-Newcomer team.
The 2012-13 season concluded with a 27-7 overall record and a 16-2 mark in conference that earned the `Dogs their first ever WAC regular season championship.
The year featured a program record 18-game winning streak, the school's first AP Top 25 ranking in 28 years and a berth into the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) where the `Dogs advanced to the second round.
This solid foundation was laid a year earlier by Brown and the coaching staff when the team finished the regular season with wins in five of their last six games and reached the program's first-ever WAC Tournament final after upsetting Utah State and Nevada in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
After coming up just 40 minutes short of the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1991, the Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 18-16, a six-win improvement from the year before.
Prior to joining White's staff, Brown served as associate head coach at Arkansas State.
In the 2010-11 season, Brown helped the Red Wolves to a 17-14 overall record including a 13-0 mark at home while serving under head coach John Brady. ASU won the Sun Belt Conference West Division title with an 11-5 record.
Prior to ASU, Brown spent three years at the University of Arkansas (2007-10) under head coach John Pelphrey, assisting with recruiting and on-the-floor coaching. During his time with the Razorbacks, Brown helped lead the squad to a 52-45 record, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2008 when the team advanced to the second round.
Prior to his stint at Arkansas, Brown served on the coaching staff for Pelphrey at South Alabama for five seasons. During his time at USA, Brown helped direct the Jaguars to the best turnaround in the nation in 2006 when the team improved its record to 24-7 after three losing seasons, captured the SBC West Division title and tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998.
Following their success in 2007, the Jaguars posted a 20-12 record in 2007, won the SBC regular-season title and earned a berth in the NIT, where it dropped a 79-73 decision to Syracuse.
The 2007 team led the Sun Belt in turnover margin, assist-to-turnover ratio and three-point defense, and it was second in steals and scoring defense. The Jaguars also made 272-of-749 three-pointers, an average of 8.5 per game.
Brown began his coaching career at Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Miss., in 1997. After two years, he went to his hometown school as an assistant at Pascagoula (Miss.) High School.
Following one season, he moved back into the junior college ranks at Okaloosa-Walton Community College in Niceville, Fla. At OWCC, he recruited and coached Kedric Brown, who in 2001 became the first junior college player selected as an NBA lottery pick (No. 11 by Boston). He also coached guard Donell Taylor, who is with the NBA's Washington Wizards. Fifteen OWCC players signed Division I scholarships while Brown was on the staff.
Brown earned his bachelor's in health and physical education from ULM in 1995. He played two years at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (1989-90), spent one season at Texas A&M (1991), transferred to ULM and sat out the 1992 season before helping his team win the 1993 Southland Conference title at 17-1, finishing 27-4 overall and earning an NCAA Tournament bid.People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. -Isaac AsimovComment
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This is the team that Kadeem Coleby originally committed to.
EDIT: time framePeople who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. -Isaac AsimovComment
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yepOriginally posted by ShockTalk View PostPeople who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. -Isaac AsimovComment
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You don't say.
Appears to be a very good hire.Comment
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At Arkansas with Pelphrey and LaTech was very good this year.
Nice hire."Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should accomplish with your ability."
-John WoodenComment
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Considering the choices that were no doubt available, I'm going to assume that if Marshall wanted him, it's a good hire.Comment
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Looks like a very good selection as obviously our returning starters at 1, 2, and 3 are all quick learners and even as talented as they are, there is always room for improvement to the next level and beyond..Comment
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A good hire who will be a good fit well into HCGM's program.
Go Shocks!“Losers Average Losers.” ― Paul Tudor JonesComment
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Anybody know much about his recruiting record?"I not sure that I've ever been around a more competitive player or young man than Fred VanVleet. I like to win more than 99.9% of the people in this world, but he may top me." -- Gregg Marshall 12/23/13 :peaceful:
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Small world, he replaced Chad Dollar at ASU when he came to Wichita State."Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should accomplish with your ability."
-John WoodenComment
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"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should accomplish with your ability."
-John WoodenComment
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