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Former New York Knicks coach and basketball Hall of Famer Larry Brown, 82, resigns from special advisor position at University of Memphis due to health issues
Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Brown resigned from his position as a special adviser to the University of Memphis basketball program Friday due to ongoing health concerns.
The 82-year-old’s health issues are said to not be serious in nature according to the school.
Brown, the only coach to ever win an NCAA national championship and NBA title, joined Memphis’ staff in June of 2021, assisting his former player and current head coach of the Tigers, Penny Hardaway.
The pair were together during Brown’s time as head coach of the New York Knicks from 2005-2006.
Prior to the beginning of this season, Brown took medical leave from Memphis. ‘We wish Coach Brown a speedy recovery,’ Hardaway said in a statement released by the school.
Former NBA championship-winning coach Larry Brown has resigned from Memphis basketball
‘Having Coach Brown as part of our program over the last year-and-a-half was very impactful on our student-athletes and me as a coach, and we hope all the best for him and good health moving forward.’
Brown won the 1988 NCAA title when Danny Manning — aka ‘Danny and the Miracles’ — carried Kansas to the crown.
While in the NBA, his 2004 Detroit Pistons team led by Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton took home the championship.
Brown ranks eighth in NBA history with 1,098 regular-season coaching victories and made the playoffs in 18 of his 26 seasons. He lost 904 games while leading nine different teams.
The 82-year-old’s health issues are said to not be serious in nature according to the school
He guided Kansas to two Final Fours and UCLA to one during 11 seasons as a college head coach. His final stint was at SMU from 2012-16.
Brown also has been part of two Olympic gold medal-winning teams — as a player in 1964 and an assistant coach in 2000. He was also inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
Through nine games this season, Memphis sits at 7-2 in Hardaway’s fifth season in charge.
The Hall of Famer is the only coach in history to win a NCAA national championship & NBA title
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