2017-18 Media Guide Bio (PDF)
Keith Brown is in his second season as special assistant to the head coach with the UNLV men's basketball program.
Brown came to Las Vegas with UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies after spending six seasons on the New Mexico State men's basketball staff as assistant coach.
With the Aggies, Brown's main responsibilities were scouting, game preparation and on-court instruction with emphasis on the post players and the offense.
The Aggies won back-to-back Western Athletic Conference Championships in 2015 and 2016, earning both regular season titles with 13-1 records in conference play.
He was instrumental in the development of Pascal Siakam, the 2016 WAC Player of the Year and the 27th pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 2016 NBA Draft.
Brown helped New Mexico State to four consecutive WAC Tournament Championships (2012-15) and five consecutive postseason runs. The Aggies appeared in four straight NCAA Tournaments from 2012-15 and made their first appearance since 2000 in the NIT in 2016.
New Mexico State played for the WAC Tournament Championship in each of Brown’s five seasons with the Crimson and White, winning four.
Brown directed the offense for the Aggies during their 23-11 campaign in 2015-16, while in 2014-15, New Mexico State won both the WAC Championship and WAC Tournament with another 23-11 record and a NCAA Tournament berth.
He helped the team to a 26-10 record, the WAC Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2013-14, and in 2012-13, he helped drive to a 24-11 record, a WAC Tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
In his first year in Las Cruces (2011-12), Brown helped the Aggies to a 26-10 overall record, the WAC Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance.
He joined Menzies at NMSU after 14 seasons (1997-2011) at Cal State Bakersfield including six years as the head coach (2005-11). He helped the Roadrunners make the transition to NCAA Division I. Brown was promoted to head coach after serving as the head assistant coach for eight years (1997-2005).
As an independent school, Brown guided Cal State Bakersfield to a challenging schedule that included wins over programs from the WAC, West Coast, Big West and Big Sky Conferences during his tenure. He led the Roadrunners to a 21-8 record and NCAA Division II Regional Semifinal appearance in 2005-06.
Brown spent five years as the head coach at Colorado School of Mines (1992-97) in Golden, Colo., following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Washington (1990-92). He was also the head baseball coach at Colorado School of Mines his first three years there.
Brown was also an assistant coach at Lewis and Clark College (1989-90) and UC Davis (1986-89).
He started his career at the high school level as head coach at Tokay High School in Lodi, Calif., from 1984-86, and was the sophomore coach at St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, Calif., from 1979-84.
Brown earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Pacific in 1978 after playing baseball for the Tigers. He also earned a master’s degree in education/curriculum and instruction from Chapman University in 1988.
Brown has two children: a son (Garrett), who played basketball at Bakersfield College and Grand Canyon, and a daughter (Jordan) who was an honors student at Cal State Bakersfield.
