Wiley Brown’s Success at Indiana
University Southeast is No Surprise
By Howie Lindsey of 790 KRD | Photos by Danny Alexander
Wile y Brown’s success as the head coach
at Indiana University Southeast (IUS) isn’t a
surprise to those who know him best. And it’s
not really a surprise to those he has barely met.
Brown seems to have that effect on people.
“My grandmother rooted me in hard work,
always helping others and putting a smile on
someone’s face,” he says with a broad smile of
his own.
Sitting behind an unassuming desk in his
modest office inside the IUS Athletics offices that
are attached to the Grenadiers’ home gym, Brown
echoes his grandmother’s words: “Someone you
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meet may be going through something worse
than you are.”
Brown’s quick smile and warm demeanor
combined with a strong work ethic and his
extensive basketball knowledge have formed a
successful mix for the IUS Grenadiers the last
decade.
Under his direction, the Grenadiers went
to seven consecutive National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics tournament appearances
from 2007-8 to 2013-14. Brown has led IUS to
six River States Conference (formerly known as
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletics Conference
– or KIAC) tournament titles, and he has been
named KIAC Coach of the Year three times (2010,
2012 and 2014).
When you ask Brown about his coaching
success, he deflects the praise.
“The two Hall of Fame coaches I have trained
under - that’s a good way to start,” Brown said.
And truly,Brown has learned from two of
the best.
He spent 15 seasons at the University of
Louisville in various capacities, from strength
training to interim assistant coach to outreach
coordinator. His tenure bridged the years between