Women's Basketball
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- Assistant Coach | Second Season
One of the most decorated players in women’s college basketball history, Edwina Brown is in her second season as an assistant coach at TCU.
In her first season at TCU, Brown helped the Horned Frogs earn their first postseason win since 2008 and finish third in the Big 12 Conference, the highest mark in the program’s four-year stint in the league. Her role as recruiting coordinator for the Horned Frogs helped the program secure a strong recruiting class that included nation’s No. 51 overall prospect (Jordan Moore) according to ESPN HoopGurlz.
Under Brown’s tutelage, guards Zahna Medley and Veja Hamilton were named All-Big 12 selections as the duo led the squad in scoring. Medley ranked fifth in the Big 12 in scoring (15.6 ppg) while posting the highest shooting percentages of her career with a career-low turnover figure. Hamilton enjoyed a breakout season, scoring in double figures in 18 contests while ranking 10th all-time in made field goals (161).
Brown came to TCU following two seasons as an assistant coach at New Mexico.
She previously served as an assistant coach on Gail Goestenkors’ staff at the University of Texas during the 2011-12 season following an extensive playing career. She helped the team to an 18-14 record and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
At Texas, Brown was awarded the 2012 Emerging Community Leader Award, given by the AKA Association for Community Development, Inc. Brown was honored for her work with “Map’d” Out (Mentoring Athletes and Providing Dreams), a program she herself developed to lend a helping hand to youth in the community that exemplify sportsmanship, integrity, and desire to “map out” their future goals.
As a player at Texas under Jody Conradt, Brown still ranks among the all-time statistical leaders at the school, ranking in the program’s top 10 in scoring, assists, scoring average and steals while ranking just outside the top 10 in rebounding.
She is one of only three players in Texas history to surpass 1,500 points, 400 assists and 200 steals in a career and is the only player in Texas history to lead the team in the four main statistical categories (scoring, rebounding, assists, steals) in the same year — and did that feat twice, as a senior and junior.
The 2000 Margaret Wade Trophy winner as the national player of the year, Brown finished her senior season (1999-2000) as the No. 7 scorer in the nation (21.2 ppg).
During her career, she was a two-time Associated Press All-American selection (1999 and 2000), a Kodak All-America selection (2000), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (U.S.B.W.A.) First Team selection (2000) and earned Naismith National Player of the Year honors (2000).
Her efforts on the court also earned her ESPN.com’s National Women’s Basketball Player of the Year (2000), Women’s Basketball Journal First Team All-America honors (2000), Basketball Times First Team All-America (2000) and Women’s Basketball News Service First Team All-America honors (2000).
Playing for the Longhorns in the Big 12, Brown was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection in 1998-99 and 1999-00 and earned MVP honors at the 2000 Big 12 Conference Tournament.
Her success on the court also helped her earn the University of Texas Friar Society Award, given annually to 2-3 undergraduates for distinguished contributions to the University and for bringing national recognition to the campus
Brown enjoyed a lengthy WNBA career after being selected with the third overall pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft by the Detroit Shock.
Brown finished in a three-way tie for runner-up for WNBA Rookie of the Year honors in 2000. As a rookie, Brown played in 32 games for the Detroit Shock, finishing second on the team in free throw shooting.
She had her best season in the league in 2001, leading the Shock in assists (87) and steals (33), finishing second in 3-point field goal percentage (20-of-53, .377) and minutes played (800), third in free-throw percentage (47-of-60, .783) and fourth in made free throws (47). She led or tied for the team lead in scoring on four occasions, rebounding on two occasions and assists on 13 occasions.
She finished her WNBA career with 130 career appearances with nearly 700 points and 300 assists.
Brown also played internationally in Lebanon, Austria, Spain, France and Israel.
Brown represented the USA in international competition during her playing career as well, earning a Gold Medal at the R. William Jones Cup Team and a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
A native of Lockhart, Texas, Brown was inducted into the Texas Women’s Hall of Honor in 2009.
