Hokie ClubResponsibilities: Brown serves as the media contact for the women's basketball program at Virginia Tech as well as supervises the communications efforts for most of Tech's 22 varsity sports programs. He is responsible for press releases, game notes, roster maintenance and answering media requests related to the women's basketball program in addition to helping the program' social media channels grow.
He attended his first Final Four in 2023 with the Hokies who won the Seattle 3 Region after securing the program's first ACC Championship. In his tenure, the Hokies have promoted and celebrated four WNBA Draft picks, three All-Americans and have had eight All-ACC performers.
Joined VT Athletics Staff: 2017
Prior to Virginia Tech: Brown began working in the Strategic Communications department during his senior year of undergraduate work in 2016-17. That year, he helped assist the department with various research projects, as well as inputting statistics and operating the scoreboard at multiple Olympic sports venues. Brown served as the secondary contact for the women's basketball program, compiling information for in-venue programs and live tweeting all home games on the team's official page. In the spring semester he began full-time coverage of the lacross program, which he would go on to do for five seasons.
Brown, who served as the men's soccer contact previously is no stranger to Coach Brizendine and the men's soccer program having played on the team for two seasons as a walk-on early in his college career.
Education: Virginia Tech, 2017 (B.A. Public Relations)
Of Note: Brown is an active member of VaSID (Virginia Sports Information Directors) and CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) attending the national conference for the first time in 2018 at the National Harbor in Maryland.
Personal: Born in New London, Connecticut, Brown grew up in Midlothian, Virginia and resides in nearby Christiansburg. In his free time, Brown enjoys staying active, playing golf and recently competing in half marathons. His favorite hobby is watching films and his favorite directors are Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino.
Brown had his streak of 38 straight games in Lane Stadium (Georgia Tech 2012 - William & Mary 2018) snapped to attend his college roommate's wedding.