Brown begins his first year at Drake this season and was on staff at South Dakota State for five seasons under Henderson. He spent three seasons as SDSU's Director of Player Development and was previously a graduate assistant.
Brown was part of four regular season title teams along with two NCAA Tournament squads while in Brookings. He played an integral part to SDSU having run of 14 consecutive seasons with First Team All-Summit League performers.
A native of Spirit Lake, Iowa, Brown was a four-year letterwinner at North Dakota. He started all 63 games over the final two years of his career for the Fighting Hawks. He led the team with 32 steals as a senior in 2019-20, and as a junior, his .458 success rate on 3-pointers was a team high.
Brown was named to the Iowa Newspaper Association all-state second team as a senior in high school. He ranked fourth among all Class 3A players in scoring at 21.7 points per game and first in assists, tallying 5.6 per game.
Brown earned his bachelor's degree in banking and financial economics at UND. He completed his master's degree in sport and recreation administration at SDSU in 2022. His younger sister, Anna, played for the Drake women’s basketball team during the 2023-24 season as a graduate transfer.
