Louie the Clipper
One of only two coaches to lead two NBA teams in one season, including the Clippers.
Lawrence Harvey Brown (born September 14, 1940) is an American basketball coach and former player who last served as an assistant coach for the Memphis Tigers. Brown is one of only two coaches in basketball history to win both an NCAA national championship (Kansas Jayhawks, 1988) and an NBA title (Detroit Pistons, 2004). He is also one of only two people ever to coach two NBA franchises in the same season (Spurs and Clippers during the 1991–92 NBA season); Pat Riley later matched the feat in 1995–96.
Quick Facts
- Debut era
- 1990–91 season
Lore & Background
Brown was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is Jewish. He played collegiately at the University of North Carolina and professionally in the ABA, winning an ABA championship as a player with the Oakland Oaks in the 1968–69 season. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1964. Brown was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach on September 27, 2002. On July 8, 2021, the National Basketball Coaches Association awarded him the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award.
Reader's Guide
Brown coached the Los Angeles Clippers during the 1991–92 NBA season, making him the only person ever to coach two NBA franchises in the same season (Spurs and Clippers). He has a 1,275–965 lifetime professional coaching record in the ABA and NBA and is the only coach in NBA history to lead eight different franchises to the playoffs.
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