Wichita State on Saturday fired head men’s basketball coach Isaac Brown after three seasons.
Brown, 53, went 48-34 during his tenure, with one NCAA Tournament appearance, and the team finished 17-15 this season.
On Nov. 17, 2020, Brown was named interim head coach, following the resignation of Gregg Marshall amid allegations of physical and verbal abuse against ex-players He became the first black basketball head coach in Wichita State history.
The school will now pay Brown and Marshall a combined $2.58 million per year not to coach the team for the next three seasons, on top of whatever contract the new coach commands, per Kansas.com. Brown had three years left on a 5-year contract, and will be owed $4 million in separation payments that will pay him approximately $108,000 every month through April 2026, according to the site.
One name to look for as Brown’s replacement is former Wichita State coach Mark Turgeon.
Turgeon, 58, is a Kansas native who previously coached at Wichita State from 2000-07, compiling a record of 128-90, including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2006. After that, he led Texas A&M to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances before moving on to Maryland for 11 years, where he went 226-116 with five NCAA Tournament appearances. He resigned during the 2021-22 season and was eventually replaced by Kevin Willard, who is expected to have the Terrapins back in this year’s NCAA Tournament.