Larry Brown Still Relevant To Recruits With NBA Aspirations

Larry Brown is the only coach to have won an NBA title and an NCAA title.

“Every kid you recruit all think they’re going to the NBA after one year,” the SMU coach said Tuesday at Conference USA media day. “From that standpoint, I’m relevant. A lot of them have to Google me up, though.”

Brown said it’s important to be realistic with incoming players about their NBA chances.

“Our job is to make sure they have some alternatives,” he said. “So many kids think they’re a failure when they don’t get drafted after their first year, but they’re not. There are some special stories of kids who have been successful in college and gone on to be successful in the pros.”