Brown is in her second season with the Lady Eagles and came to Winthrop after spending two years at the University of Miami (FL) as the Coordinator of Basketball Operations for the women’s basketball team. Brown moved to a career in coaching after a collegiate career at Charlotte and a year of professional basketball in Holland.
“Pam comes to us after a stellar career at Charlotte, professional basketball in Europe, and two years of experience on the women’s basketball staff at Miami (FL),” said Childers, who is set to coach his sixth season at Winthrop. “Pam stood out in the interview process as a young person with a great passion and desire to contribute to the continued climb of our program here at Winthrop to the championship level. We are delighted to have Pam join us here at Winthrop.”
Brown’s daily duties will consist of coaching post players, team travel plans, coordinate equipment handling, opponent scouting, individual summer camps development, and recruiting.
The Coppell, TX native enjoyed a four-year career with the Charlotte 49er women’s basketball team where she was a two-year starter and All-Atlantic 10 performer. Brown scored over 1,400 points and had over 600 rebounds in her career. She was named to the first team All-Atlantic 10 as a senior as she averaged 12.9 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the floor. During her tenure at Charlotte she helped guide the 49ers to two league titles and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2003. The program also made three straight WNIT appearances. Brown graduated from Charlotte with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and was a Dean’s List member.
As a professional, Brown averaged 17.1 ppg while shooting 56 percent from the field and was third in the league in blocks in 2006-07. She was named to the All-Star Team and also averaged 11.0 rebounds a game.
