Isaac Brown

Isaac Leon Brown (born May 7, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at Wichita State.

Playing career Brown is a native of Pascagoula, Mississippi. He played basketball at Pascagoula High School and helped the team reach the state championship game in 1988. Brown played at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College from 1988 to 1990. Brown decided to transfer to Northeast Louisiana. After sitting out a season, he helped Northeast Louisiana capture the 1993 Southland Conference title with a 17–1 record, finish 27–4 overall and receive a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Coaching career Brown began his coaching career as an assistant at Pearl River Community College from 1997 to 1999. He served as an assistant at Pascagoula High School during the 1999–2000 season. Brown became an assistant at Okaloosa-Walton Community College in 2000 and served until 2002. Brown helped the team receive its first-ever WAC regular season championship during the 2012–13 season. The following year, he helped guide the Bulldogs to a 29–8 record, tied for the most wins in a season in program history. He was hired as an assistant at Wichita State under Gregg Marshall in August 2014. On November 17, 2020, Brown was named interim head coach at Wichita State, following the resignation of Gregg Marshall. On February 26, 2021 he was named permanent head coach, agreeing to a five-year deal. He became the first black basketball head coach in Wichita State history.

He was fired on March 11, 2023, after 3 seasons.

Head coaching record