Bio

Kareem Brown is in his sixth season as an assistant coach at SUNY Niagara. Since joining the pack, Brown has helped the Thunderwolves to a 111-34 record, three Region III Div. II championships, two District championships and a pair of trips to the NJCAA Div. II National Tournament. The 2022-23 team lost in the quarterfinals of the National Tournament, finishing the season with a 30-3 overall record - the second-best record in program history. Brown has helped developed three NJCAA All-Americans in Lamar Lovelace, Justin Hendrick and Kailee White, along with more than a dozen all-region selections.

The veteran college coach spent six years at nearby NCAA Div. 1 Niagara University. While at NU, Brown was primarily responsible for recruiting, development of the front court, academic monitoring and equipment ordering. He helped lead the Purple Eagles to a 19-win season and a CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) appearance in 2017-18. The team won 10 road games that season, which tied a school record.

Prior to Niagara, Brown spent three seasons as an assistant coach at LIU-Post. During his time at LIU-Post, the Pioneers compiled a 62–25 record, won two East Coast Conference Championships and twice advanced to the NCAA Div. II tournament.  

Brown came to LIU Post after spending two years at St. John’s University as a graduate assistant. He was responsible for creating student-athlete handbooks and assisting with the NCAA Div. I soccer committee.

His other coaching experiences includes a one-year stint at Morris Catholic High School in Denville, N.J. and with the Hoop Heaven Heat AAU program. He has also been a part of numerous camps and tournaments including Five-Star Basketball, Hoop Group, Basketball City, Connecticut Basketball School, St. John's University, SUNY Niagara, Daemen University and Rumble in the Bronx.

Brown was a student-athlete on the football field at St. John's in 2002 where he started as a freshman. The program was discontinued the following year.

Brown is currently the assistant director and youth coach for the 716 United travel program in Niagara Falls. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from St. John's (B.S. in Marketing, Jan. 2007; M.P.S. in Sport Management, Sept. 2009). The New Jersey native lives in Niagara Falls with his wife Andrea and son Khamrin.