Men's Basketball
Shasha Brown
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- sb3253@columbia.edu
- Alma Mater:
- Wesleyan, '13
- Hometown:
- New York, N.Y.
Shasha Brown joined the Columbia men’s basketball program as an assistant coach in April 2025.
In his first season in Morningside Heights, Brown played a large part in guard Kenny Noland's advancement as a senior. Noland averaged a team-best 17.1 points per game in 2025-26 and was tied for second among Ivy League scorers, earning him a spot on the All-Ivy League Second Team and All-Met Second Team. Noland led the Lions in assists, field goals made, three-point field goals made, free throws made, and minutes per game. His 72 three-pointers were the third-most in the league.
Brown was significantly responsible for recruiting Columbia’s 2026 signing class, which features seven student-athletes from five states (New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio) as well as international recruits from Croatia and Belize.
Brown served as the Director of Operations and Player Development for the California Men’s basketball program for two seasons, joining Mark Madsen's staff in 2023-24. He helped lead the Golden Bears through their first season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in his second year on Madsen's Cal staff in 2024-25.
Prior to spending the 2022-23 season as an Assistant Coach on Long Island University men’s basketball staff, Brown held the titles of General Manager and Director of Basketball Operations at Vanderbilt under NBA veteran Jerry Stackhouse.
In his three years on staff (2019-22) with the ‘Dores, Brown coordinated team travel, oversaw team workouts and practice schedules, opponents’ practice schedules, game day operations and team managers. He also assisted with branding and marketing efforts, on-campus recruiting and academics, in addition to developing the implementation of Vanderbilt’s Men’s basketball NIL collective.
After serving as an Assistant Coach with the Westtown (Pa.) School in 2013-14, Brown was a Graduate Assistant with Virginia Commonwealth’s Men’s basketball team from 2014-16. He then served as the Director of Hoop Group Elite beginning in 2016, and in 2017, he became the Coordinator of Elite Youth Development with the NBA, where he assisted in the execution and administration of all facets of the Junior NBA Global Championship and USAB Elite Pathway.
Brown played at Wesleyan University (Conn.) from 2009-13 and graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer and assist leader, and played on the winningest team in school history during the 2011-12 season. He earned a degree in Sociology in 2013.
In his first season in Morningside Heights, Brown played a large part in guard Kenny Noland's advancement as a senior. Noland averaged a team-best 17.1 points per game in 2025-26 and was tied for second among Ivy League scorers, earning him a spot on the All-Ivy League Second Team and All-Met Second Team. Noland led the Lions in assists, field goals made, three-point field goals made, free throws made, and minutes per game. His 72 three-pointers were the third-most in the league.
Brown was significantly responsible for recruiting Columbia’s 2026 signing class, which features seven student-athletes from five states (New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio) as well as international recruits from Croatia and Belize.
Brown served as the Director of Operations and Player Development for the California Men’s basketball program for two seasons, joining Mark Madsen's staff in 2023-24. He helped lead the Golden Bears through their first season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in his second year on Madsen's Cal staff in 2024-25.
Prior to spending the 2022-23 season as an Assistant Coach on Long Island University men’s basketball staff, Brown held the titles of General Manager and Director of Basketball Operations at Vanderbilt under NBA veteran Jerry Stackhouse.
In his three years on staff (2019-22) with the ‘Dores, Brown coordinated team travel, oversaw team workouts and practice schedules, opponents’ practice schedules, game day operations and team managers. He also assisted with branding and marketing efforts, on-campus recruiting and academics, in addition to developing the implementation of Vanderbilt’s Men’s basketball NIL collective.
After serving as an Assistant Coach with the Westtown (Pa.) School in 2013-14, Brown was a Graduate Assistant with Virginia Commonwealth’s Men’s basketball team from 2014-16. He then served as the Director of Hoop Group Elite beginning in 2016, and in 2017, he became the Coordinator of Elite Youth Development with the NBA, where he assisted in the execution and administration of all facets of the Junior NBA Global Championship and USAB Elite Pathway.
Brown played at Wesleyan University (Conn.) from 2009-13 and graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer and assist leader, and played on the winningest team in school history during the 2011-12 season. He earned a degree in Sociology in 2013.
| Columbia | 2025-present | Assistant Coach |
| Cal | 2023-25 | Director of Operations and Player Development |
| LIU | 2022-23 | Assistant Coach |
| Vanderbilt | 2019-22 | General Manager |
| NBA Elite Youth Development | 2017-19 | Coordinator |
| Hoop Group Elite | 2016 | Director |
| VCU | 2014-16 | Graduate Assistant |
| Westtown HS (Pa.) | 2013-14 | Assistant Coach |
| Wesleyan (Conn.) | 2009-13 | Student-Athlete |
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