NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. - Niagara University basketball and broadcasting legend, Hubie Brown '55, will be inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2024, Sports Video Group News announced on Tuesday.
 
One of the greatest NBA analysts of all time, Brown has the unique gift of being an ex-coach who bring not only knowledge but dynamic enthusiasm to his role. For over 50 years he has been involved in the NBA as either a coach of broadcaster. He has called over 18 NBA Finals across television and radio.
 
Brown played basketball and baseball for the Purple Eagles from 1952-55, was named to the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2005, becoming the second Purple Eagle to be forever enshrined in Springfield, Mass. 
 
Brown was named the 2003-04 NBA Coach of the Year after leading Memphis Grizzlies to a franchise-best 50 wins and qualifying the team for its first-ever playoff berth.

After graduating from Niagara University, Brown began his coaching career on the high school level at St. Mary's School in Little Falls, N.Y., (nine years) and then served as an assistant coach for one year at William & Mary (1968) and four years at Duke University (1969-72).
 
He first moved to the NBA in 1972 as an assistant coach to fellow Niagara alum, Larry Costello, then head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks (1968-77). After two seasons in Milwaukee, Brown coached the American Basketball Association's Kentucky Colonels to the 1975 ABA Championship and to the 1976 ABA semifinals.

It was after that, Brown returned to the NBA as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, serving in that role between 1976 and 1981. In 1982, he was named head coach of the New York Knicks, and led the team to two playoff appearances before his retirement in 1987.

Brown came out of coaching retirement with two weeks remaining in the 2002-03 season to help the Memphis Grizzlies to a record-high 28 wins. He had been working in the broadcasting booth since leaving the Knicks in 1986-87. Serving as a sports analyst for both college and pro basketball broadcasts, Brown eventually became the lead analyst at CBS and TNT. For his outstanding contributions to basketball as a member of the media, Brown was awarded the Basketball Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Electronic Media Award in 2000.