Shorter University Athletics

Dawn Brown begins her first season as head coach of the women's basketball program in 2017.

Prior to coming to Shorter, Brown served as head women's basketball coach at Prairie View A&M, where she headed the NCAA Division I program after serving as interim head coach and an assistant. In 2014, she guided Prairie View to its fourth consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament championship and fourth consecutive NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament appearance. She was named the 2013-14 HBCU Digest Female Coach of the Year. In 2014-15, Brown coached the Lady Panthers to first-ever victories over the University of Houston and Sam Houston State. Brown built a reputation as one of the nation's top Division I recruiters by recruiting and coaching several talented players.
 
Previously, Brown spent four years as an assistant coach at Tougaloo College, where she helped the Lady Bulldogs finish the 2009-10 season with their best record in 12 years and advance to the semifinal round of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference tournament. A graduate of Jackson State University, she earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and had a two-year career as a student-athlete, helping lead the Lady Tigers to a SWAC regular season co-championship and a SWAC Tournament semifinal berth. She was two-time captain at Atlanta Metropolitan College, leading the team to two consecutive GJCAA tournament appearances and playing as part of the inaugural team in 2000.