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North Carolina Tar Heels: Larry Brown to coach high school?

By John Woodcock

Mar 6, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs head coach Larry Brown reacts from the bench against the Cincinnati Bearcats in the second half at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats won 61-54. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 6, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs head coach Larry Brown reacts from the bench against the Cincinnati Bearcats in the second half at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats won 61-54. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Former North Carolina Tar Heels player Larry Brown may be moving to the high school ranks.

Former North Carolina Tar Heels guard Larry Brown is going to die in a coach’s box. Brown is famous for moving around in his career and his latest adventure was to turn around the Southern Methodist University program in Dallas. The problem is that he brought the NCAA around and the school ended up on postseason probation last year. The school refused to give him a contract extension and he left in the season.

So where does Brown go next? There is not an NBA job that would take him at this point. His exit at SMU likely takes big college programs off the table too. Brown won’t stay down for long though and he will end up somewhere.

Today that destination became known. Brown is looking to reemerge in the high school ranks. In many ways it makes some good sense. Brown is best known for teaching the players to ‘play the right way.’ That works best when you have a team of people that need their talents maximized by scheme. It may not work in the Olympics, but it has a much better chance to succeed at the high school level.

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Brown has always been a teacher of the game. Players who play for him usually have one of two experiences with him. They either swear by him or they hate the time he is there. At the high school level, star personalities are not that ingrained yet. It is hard to see a high schooler challenging the ideas of Hall of Famer Larry Brown. Listening to Brown can bring rewards to teams that adopt his style.

The only problem with Brown is burnout. Can Brown be happy at a high school for the next five to ten years? Or will he find the need to move on that has been associated with so many of his tenures? Perhaps the answer lies at East Hampton High School.

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