Daniel "Dee" Brown (born August 17, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player and current college coach.

Brown played at the University of Illinois from 2002 to 2006, receiving numerous awards and accolades, including the 2005 Sporting News National Player of the Year.

His tenacity in transition offense earned him the moniker "The One-Man Fast Break" from the Chicago-based media, a nickname that stayed with him throughout college.

Brown led Proviso East to a 25–4 record and the West Suburban Gold Conference championship was ranked by RivalsHoops.com as the No.

Brown played in the Jordan Brand Capital Classic, McDonald's All-American, and City-Suburban All-Star games.

Williams and Brown, combined with talents of junior shooting guard Luther Head and the frontcourt tandem of Roger Powell and James Augustine, helped the Illini to a 13–3 Big Ten Conference regular season record, enough to win the school's first outright Big Ten Conference Championship since 1952.

However, Brown broke his foot during the NBA pre-draft camp for draft-eligible players, and opted to not enter the draft and return to Illinois for his senior year.

With Williams and Head in the NBA, Brown and fellow senior James Augustine led the Illini to a 26–7 record.

[3] Also, he was named the winner of the Bob Cousy Award for 2006, given to the nation's top collegiate male point guard.

After spending the 2007–08 season with Galatasaray Café Crown in Turkey, he was signed by the Washington Wizards to an offer sheet for a two-year, partially guaranteed deal on July 9, 2008.

Since Brown was still a restricted free agent at the time, the Jazz were given one week to match the offer, but declined to do so since they were already stocked at point guard.

On September 22, 2007, Brown decided that he would play the 2007–08 season for Galatasaray Café Crown of the Turkish Basketball League rather than try to make the Jazz's roster in training camp.

[14] On January 23, 2009, Brown signed a contract with Israeli power house Maccabi Tel Aviv for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.

[15][16][17] He was signed ahead of the top 16 stage of the Euroleague to team-up with former NBA player Carlos Arroyo in Maccabi's back court.

On July 31, 2013, Brown signed with Latvian champions VEF Rīga of the VTB United League and ULEB Eurocup.

[25] On September 8, 2015, Brown was hired by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a special assistant to Athletic Director Mike Thomas, after his contractual obligation to Lukoli Academic ended.

[26] In April 2016, Brown was made the Director of Player Development and Alumni Relations for the school's men's basketball program.