GoFrogs: TCU Women’s Basketball: Brown Named Assistant Coach

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GoFrogs: TCU Women’s Basketball: Brown Named Assistant Coach

FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU head women’s basketball coach Raegan Pebley has announced the hiring of Britney Brown as an assistant coach.

Brown arrives at TCU after serving the 2015-16 season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Nebraska, helping lead the Cornhuskers to the postseason. She was instrumental in Nebraska signing a Blue Star top-15 recruiting class that included the Wisconsin Player of the Year and Miss Illinois Player of the Year.

Britney Brown is a gifted coach who has been mentored by outstanding women in our profession,” Pebley said. “She is a proven recruiter, fantastic skill developer and is Big 12 born and raised.

“Most importantly, Britney values the gift of mentoring young women.”

Prior to arriving at Nebraska, Brown spent four seasons (2011-15) as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa, where she brought in a pair of top-50 ranked recruiting classes by ESPN HoopGurlz.

“Words can’t express how excited I am to join the Frog family,” Brown said. “I have the utmost respect for Coach Pebley and her staff. Her teams represent the University with class both on and off the court. The culture she has created within her program is truly special.

“I am so thankful to be back in the Big 12. It is one of the best conferences in the country, and I can’t wait to help build on the winning tradition that has already been created at TCU.”

In her first season at Tulsa in 2011-12, Brown helped the Hurricane to an eight-game improvement in the win column and their best Conference USA finish since 2005-06. A year later, Brown played a key role in helping the Hurricane capture the 2013 Conference USA Tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Tulsa finished with 17 wins, a four-game improvement over the previous year. The Hurricane returned to the postseason in 2013-14 with an 18-14 record.

Brown went to Tulsa after spending two seasons (2009-11) as an assistant coach at Putnam City West High School.

Brown’s high school coaching experience came after spending two seasons (2007-09) as the video coordinator at Oklahoma, while working to complete her master’s degree. In her second season on the Oklahoma staff, the Sooners advanced to the 2009 NCAA Women’s Final Four and finished with a 32-5 overall record. OU went 22-9 and advanced to the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Brown also served as an instructor at Oklahoma’s summer camps from 2003 through 2010.

Brown played in 129 games with 59 starts as a four-year letterwinner at guard for Oklahoma from 2003-07. Brown was a player on OU teams that won a total of 100 games and captured five Big 12 Conference regular season or tournament championships. Eight of her Oklahoma teammates were either drafted or signed WNBA contracts.

As a starter her junior season, Brown earned honorable-mention All-Big 12 accolades as the Sooners went 31-5 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. She averaged 7.0 points and 4.3 assists while starting 33 games to help the Sooners to a 16-0 regular-season Big 12 mark and three more wins in the Big 12 Tournament.

As a senior in 2006-07, Brown helped the Sooners return to the NCAA Sweet 16. Oklahoma finished with a 28-5 overall record that included a 13-3 Big 12 mark. The Sooners finished 17-13 in Brown’s sophomore season (2004-05), after going 24-9 during her freshman campaign (2003-04), when she appeared in 32 games with one start.

A native of Okmulgee, Okla., Brown starred at Norman North High School, where she finished her career as the school’s all-time scoring and assists leader.


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