What does Larry Brown's hire mean for Memphis? College basketball insiders weigh in Posted Jul 10, 2021 Splashiest? Biggest? Most significant assistant coach hire in the history of college basketball? Whether Larry Brown - the only person to coach a men’s team to an NCAA title and an NBA title - being hired as an assistant coach at Memphis can be described in any of those ways is, at least, up for debate. Brown’s career has spanned more than five decades. (Memphis Commercial Appeal)