Randy Brown (born May 22, 1968) is an American retired basketball player and former coach for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Brown was a guard who played at New Mexico State University and the University of Houston.

Professional career

Brown was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 1991 NBA draft. He played four seasons in Sacramento, scoring 1,349 points, but he would become best known for his tenure with the Chicago Bulls.

Brown signed with the Bulls in 1995, and he provided valuable energy and aggressiveness off the bench during the Bulls' second "three-peat" (1996–1998). A fan favorite, Brown was also one of the few veteran players who stayed with the Bulls after the 1998–99 lockout. With the absence of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman, he became a full-time starter and averaged 8.8 points, 3.8 assists, and 3.4 rebounds (all career highs) during the remainder of the 1998–99 season. After one more season in Chicago, Brown played briefly for the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns, and he retired from the NBA in 2003 with 3,148 career points and 1,420 career assists.

Coaching career

In July 2009, Brown was hired by the Bulls as their director of player development.[1] The next year, he was named special assistant to the general manager.[2] In 2013, he was promoted to assistant general manager.[3] In 2017, it was widely reported that rifts between players and the front office were in large part due to a mole reporting on player activities within the locker room to management. The identity of the mole has been speculated to be Randy Brown.[4]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Source[5]

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Sacramento 56 0 9.6 .456 .000 .655 1.2 1.1 .6 .2 3.4
1992–93 Sacramento 75 34 23.0 .463 .333 .732 2.8 2.6 1.4 .5 7.6
1993–94 Sacramento 61 2 17.1 .438 .000 .609 1.8 2.2 1.0 .2 4.5
1994–95 Sacramento 67 2 16.2 .432 .298 .671 1.6 2.0 1.5 .3 4.7
1995–96† Chicago 68 0 9.9 .406 .091 .609 1.0 1.1 .8 .2 2.7
1996–97† Chicago 72 3 14.7 .420 .182 .679 1.5 1.8 1.1 .2 4.7
1997–98† Chicago 71 6 16.2 .384 .000 .718 1.3 2.1 1.0 .2 4.1
1998–99 Chicago 39 32 29.2 .414 .000 .757 3.4 3.8 1.7 .2 8.8
1999–2000 Chicago 59 55 27.5 .361 .500 .738 2.4 3.4 1.0 .3 6.4
2000–01 Boston 54 35 22.9 .422 .000 .575 1.8 2.9 1.1 .2 4.1
2001–02 Boston 1 0 6.0 .000 – – .0 2.0 .0 1.0 .0
2002–03 Phoenix 32 0 8.2 .372 – .750 .8 1.1 .5 .1 1.3
Career 655 169 17.6 .417 .200 .691 1.8 2.2 1.1 .2 4.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1996† Chicago 16 0 7.0 .571 .500 .750 .6 .4 .3 .1 2.8
1997† Chicago 17 0 5.8 .300 – .600 .6 .4 .5 .1 1.2
1998† Chicago 14 0 5.1 .167 – .833 .6 .6 .1 .0 .6
Career 47 0 6.0 .386 .500 .739 .6 .5 .3 .1 1.6

Personal life

He is married with three children.[6]

References

  1. ^ Bulls hire Randy Brown as director of player development
  2. ^ Randy Brown makes Bulls' players his top priority
  3. ^ Bulls announce Basketball Operations staff promotions
  4. ^ "Rip Hamilton can relate to Jimmy Butler's locker room spying claims in Chicago".
  5. ^ "Randy Brown". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Recession Fouls Basketball Superstar - A Player's Loss is Collectors' Gain Archived May 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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