Danny Brown
Danny Brown

Bio

When Danny Brown took over as head coach of the Eutectic men's basketball team in January of 2017, he immediately set to work to the change the culture of the struggling program, which had not won a game in three years. Since Brown took command, the Eutectics have made steady improvements, including several first-time American Midwest Conference underdog victories for the program. His 2018-19 Eutectic squad finished with the best conference record since the Eutectic men's basketball program's inception in 1993.

Prior to joining the UHSP staff, Brown served four years under former St. Louis University men’s basketball head coach and Sporting News’ National Coach of the Year, Jim Crews.

Brown was an essential part of the coaching staff that attended back-to-back NCAA tournaments breaking both the school record for wins in a season and consecutive wins. The Billikens won back to back A-10 championships and saw their first ever Top 10 national ranking.

Brown has coached five all-conference players and one All-American and conference player of the year. In addition, Brown has served as a personal skills instructor for dozens of professional players in Europe and abroad, including Miami Heat power forward Willie Reed.

The former Billiken played four seasons under Coach Brad Soderberg (Virginia) and the late Coach Rick Majerus. Brown’s 49 percent shooting mark from 3-point range ranks second in Billiken history in a single season. After college, Brown played professionally in Mexico, Venezuela, Cyprus and Spain.

Brown, is a native of Houston, Texas. He and his wife Adrienne, have three children. Brown earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing with a minor in management (2008) and a master’s degree in higher education administration (2014) from Saint Louis University.