St. John's University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Brown, Taliek
Taliek Brown
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- brownj2@stjohns.edu
- Phone:
- 2543
Taliek Brown joined the Red Storm staff in April 2023 as the Director of Player Personnel after one season with Iona. He was elevated to assistant coach in July 2023.
He helped the Gaels post a 27-8 overall record in 2022-23, including a 17-3 mark in MAAC play, and earn a bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. A native of Corona, N.Y. in Queens, Brown previously spent three years as Director of Player Development at his alma mater UConn prior to his time in New Rochelle.
Brown was the captain of UConn’s 2004 NCAA National Championship team and remains the program’s all-time assists leader. A four-year letterwinner under Hall of Famer Jim Calhoun, Brown engraved his name in the Huskies’ record book with 722 career assists and he also owns the program’s single-season record, posting 253 assists during the national championship campaign. Brown is the only player in UConn men’s basketball history to score at least 1,000 points (1,039) and dish out at least 700 assists (722).
During his time as Director of Player Development for the Huskies from 2019-2022, Brown mentored UConn’s student-athletes, building strong personal relationships with them, while initiating and participating in off-court activities that taught and developed life skills. He was also responsible for managing the men’s basketball program’s graduate assistants.
Brown earned his degree from the University of Connecticut in political science in 2013 and had a 10-year professional career playing in the CBA, USBL and multiple foreign professional leagues.
A McDonald's All-American out of St. John's Prep, Brown spent time as an assistant coach at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City and as head coach at August Martin High School in Jamaica, Queens. He also oversaw the TeamFootprintz basketball training program.
He helped the Gaels post a 27-8 overall record in 2022-23, including a 17-3 mark in MAAC play, and earn a bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. A native of Corona, N.Y. in Queens, Brown previously spent three years as Director of Player Development at his alma mater UConn prior to his time in New Rochelle.
Brown was the captain of UConn’s 2004 NCAA National Championship team and remains the program’s all-time assists leader. A four-year letterwinner under Hall of Famer Jim Calhoun, Brown engraved his name in the Huskies’ record book with 722 career assists and he also owns the program’s single-season record, posting 253 assists during the national championship campaign. Brown is the only player in UConn men’s basketball history to score at least 1,000 points (1,039) and dish out at least 700 assists (722).
During his time as Director of Player Development for the Huskies from 2019-2022, Brown mentored UConn’s student-athletes, building strong personal relationships with them, while initiating and participating in off-court activities that taught and developed life skills. He was also responsible for managing the men’s basketball program’s graduate assistants.
Brown earned his degree from the University of Connecticut in political science in 2013 and had a 10-year professional career playing in the CBA, USBL and multiple foreign professional leagues.
A McDonald's All-American out of St. John's Prep, Brown spent time as an assistant coach at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City and as head coach at August Martin High School in Jamaica, Queens. He also oversaw the TeamFootprintz basketball training program.
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