Former Pitt guard Gilbert Brown has been playing basketball professionally overseas for the majority of the past decade, but on Wednesday, he announced that he would be retiring and accepting a coaching position at South Kent School in Connecticut.
“Basketball has given me so many experiences and life lessons that I will carry with me forever,” Brown wrote in a message posted on Instagram. “I hope and pray that those lessons lead me to be the coach, mentor, role model and positive figure that [South Kent head coach Raphael Chillious was] in my life."
“As I begin this next chapter as the assistant coach at South Kent this year, I know I will face many tough challenges," Brown continued.