- Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
- Head coach of 1988 NCAA Champion University of Kansas Jayhawks.
- Head coach of 2001 NBA Eastern Conference Champion Philadelphia 76'ers.
- Head coach of 2004 NBA Champion Detroit Pistons.
- Played 5 years in the ABA, averaging 11.2 points for his career. League record-holder for assists in a single game (23).
Head coach of: Carolina Cougars (ABA, 1972-1974); Denver Nuggets (ABA, 1974-1979); UCLA (NCAA, 1979-1981); New Jersey Nets (NBA, 1981-1983); University of Kansas (NCAA, 1983-1988); San Antonio Spurs (NBA, 1988-1992); Los Angeles Clippers (NBA, 1992-1993); Indiana Pacers (NBA, 1993-1997); Philadelphia 76ers (NBA, 1997-2003); Detroit Pistons (NBA, 2003-2005); New York Knicks (NBA, 2005-2006); Charlotte Bobcats (NBA, 2008-Present.
Also named head coach for Team USA men's basketball in 2002. - Only coach to win a championship in college and the pros.
- Brother of Herb Brown, an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons (as of 2005).
- Won a gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics in basketball. Coach of the team was Henry Iba who coached in his first Olympics.
- Played for Frank McGwire and Dean Smith at North Carolina. Also served as an assistant to Coach Smith.
- Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
- Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
- He was the first coach to win an NCAA and an NBA title.
- His nickname is "Pound for Pound" because of his initials L.B.
- He has never coached a team for more than six seasons.
- He's the only U.S. male to play and coach in the Olympics.
- Inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
- After an extremely unsuccessful season in New York, rumored to be negotiating a buyout with team management. His name frequently comes up when a coaching vacancy develops. (June 2006)
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