Shaun Brown Named Strength And Conditioning Coach For Men's Basketball At Virginia
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Oct. 13, 2005
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Shaun Brown, the head strength coach of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association the last two years, was named strength and conditioning coach for the University of Virginia men’s basketball program on Thursday (Oct. 13).
Brown has 17 years of experience at the professional and collegiate levels. Before joining the staff of the Toronto Raptors, he was the head strength coach for the Boston Celtics from 1997-2003.
From 1992-97, Brown was the head strength coach for men’s basketball at the University of Kentucky. During his time at Kentucky, the men’s basketball team won the 1996 NCAA Championship.
“The hiring of Shaun Brown continues to move our program in the right direction and helps us provide the best possible student-athlete experience,” said UVa men’s head basketball coach Dave Leitao. “Shaun comes to Virginia with credentials that speak for themselves. He has been a part of a national championship program, and has successfully trained athletes at the professional and collegiate levels.”
Evan Marcus is Virginia’s head strength coach and director of the McCue Center weight room. Ed Nordenschild (head strength coach for Olympic sports), and assistant coaches Bill Miller, Shad Pospahala and Lorenzo Rivers assist Marcus. Nordenschild will continue his work with the UVa women’s basketball team.
“The strength training unit is critical to our success and has done a tremendous job in support of the athletics department’s 10-year goals,” said Virginia Executive Associate Athletics Director Jon Oliver. “Shaun Brown is an important addition in this area. His credentials are reflective of the type of professionals we have in the strength training unit.”
Brown served as the head strength coach at Providence College from November of 1989 until April of 1992. Prior to that he was an assistant strength coach at Rutgers University from August of 1989 until he accepted the position at Providence.
A native of Hornell, N.Y., Brown earned a bachelor’s degree from Canisius College in 1987 and a master’s degree from Ohio State University in 1988. He served as a graduate assistant strength coach at Ohio State and as strength and conditioning coach at Dublin High School in Dublin, Ohio, from August of 1988 to August of 1989.
Brown’s appointment at Virginia is effective October 17.