Milan Brown
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Milan Brown is an American
United States
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 college basketball
College basketball
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 coach and the current head men's coach at Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross
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. Prior to assuming this position in 2010, he succeeded Jim Phelan at Mount Saint Mary's University
Mount Saint Mary's University
Mount St. Mary's University, also known as The Mount, is a private, liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was founded by French émigré Father John DuBois in 1808 and is the oldest independent Catholic college in the United States...

, who retired in 2003 after coaching for 49 years.

Brown graduated in 1993 from Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...

, playing basketball there for four years. Brown was a member of the Bison squad which made the school's last NCAA tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
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 in 1992
1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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. His number was retired by the school in December 2005.

On March 12, 2008 Brown led the Mountaineers to the 2007–08 Northeast Conference
Northeast Conference
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 Championship game where they were victorious, 68–55, over Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University
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. He led his team to a 69–60 victory over Coppin State University
Coppin State University
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 in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season...

. The Mount lost 113–74 to the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
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 in the first round.

Brown completed his sixth season as head coach with a 69-58 loss to James Madison University
James Madison University
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 in the opening round of the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
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 on March 18, 2009.

In Brown's final season at the Mount, he led the Mountaineers to a 16–15 overall record and 12–6 in the Northeast Conference, good for a third place finish. After starting the season 5–14, the Mount ran off 11 consecutive victories, its longest streak since winning 15 straight in the 1995–96 season. His tenure ended at the Mount when they lost to Robert Morris University
Robert Morris University
Robert Morris University is a private, coeducational university in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1921, the school was named for Robert Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and helped finance the ensuing war with the British.-History:Robert Morris...

, 80–62, in the Northeast Conference semifinals.

He finished his time at the Mount with a record of 95–120, 68–58 in Northeast Conference play.

Head coaching record

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