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Former players, coaches remember legendary LSU basketball coach Dale Brown
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BATON ROUGE — Family, friends and fans came together Wednesday night to celebrate the life and legacy of former LSU basketball coach Dale Brown.
Brown led the Tigers to four Southeastern Conference titles and two NCAA Final Four appearances. The basketball court inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center pays tribute to the coaching legend.
"When I first came here as a head coach, I followed Dale Brown, and it seems I've been following him ever since. I was always that guy that came after the legendary coach," former LSU basketball coach John Brady said.
Brady took over as head coach of the LSU men's basketball team after Brown retired in 1997. Brady said LSU has lost a tremendous part of its athletic legacy with Brown's passing.
"He was so unique, and there will never be another one like him, and I say this to everybody, every coach, every basketball coach that comes to LSU to coach basketball will always be compared to the legacy he created," Brady said.
Ken Ahmann, Brown's nephew, said his uncle was much more than just a basketball coach.
"He sought to, you know, teach, and mentor, and learn, and he was the most curious guy I've ever known in my life," Ahmann said.
Several former players shared their memories of being coached by Brown.
"One thing he proudly always said, I don't recruit the player, I recruit the character," former LSU basketball player Jose Vargas said.
Many former players noted the lasting impact Brown had and will continue to have on their lives.
"He helped me to understand why it was so important to be a change agent. he was a real change agent: never give up, keep moving forward, take the good with the bad, and make it work," former LSU basketball player Collis Temple Jr. said.
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