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Brown moved on to the ABA and coached with the Carolina Cougars and then the Denver Nuggets, who later joined the NBA in 1976, for five and a half seasons from 1974 to 1979.

He then moved on to coach for UCLA ( 1979 – 1981 ), leading his freshman-dominated 1979 – 80 team to the NCAA title game before falling to Louisville, 59 – 54.

However, that appearance was later vacated by the NCAA after two players were found to be ineligible — one of the few times a Final Four squad has had its record vacated.