In his high school days, Brown played cricket and but was drawn back to basketball in the early 1970s.
In 1993, National Junior Women's Team won the World Championship and all players were current (four) and former AIS scholarship holders.
[2] Leading Australian players coached by Brown at the AIS include Lauren Jackson, Penny Taylor, Kristi Harrower, Kristen Veal, Suzy Batkovic, Belinda Snell, Jenni Screen, Carla Boyd, Jenna O'Hea, Laura Summerton and Michelle Brogan.
These players were significant contributors to Opals medal success at the Olympic Games from 1996 to 2012 and World Championships 1998 to 2014.
[3] In 2005, Brown left the AIS to take up the position of Associate Head Coach of the University of Oregon Women's Basketball Team.