- Entering the 2005-06 season, Mike Brown begins his first season as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Was named the 17th coach in Cavaliers history on June 2, 2005
- Becomes Cavs head coach after two seasons as the associate head coach of the Indiana Pacers
- Mike Brown as a player is a 13-year veteran of the NBA
- Known as a defensive specialist
- Before his time with the Pacers, Mike Brown was an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs for three seasons, including the 2003 Championship season
- Began his post-playing NBA career with the Denver Nuggets in 1992, where he spent five seasons, first as the team’s video coordinator and then as a scout
- Coach Mike Brown is a 1992 graduate of the University of San Diego with a degree in business
- Played basketball two seasons at USD after spending two years at Mesa Community College
- Was an assistant under Rick Carlisle and Gregg Popovich, both who have won NBA Coach of the Year awards
- Entering the 2005-06 season, coach Mike Brown is the second-youngest coach in the league behind New Jersey’s Lawrence Frank
- Attended high school in Germany at Wurzburg American High School
