2012 Hall of Fame Inductee
Herb Brown
Former Detroit Pistons Head Coach. Internationally recognized coach, teacher, clinician, author, and mentor. Forty years coaching at highest levels. Career head coach winning percentage .625; Detroit, 79-81 regular season record with two playoff appearances. First Pistons coach to lead team to second round of playoffs. A seventeen-year NBA assistant. Head coach: eight years college; 15 Puerto Rico; six Spain; one Israel. Five team championships, six-time Coach of the Year. Three NBA Championship Rings. Gold medal as head coach 2001 Maccabi Games. U.S Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee, Hank Greenberg Sportsmanship Award, U.S. Sports for Israel Board. Volunteer: NBA Basketball Without Borders, Peace Players International, Israel Friendship Games. Inducted 2012
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