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Kourtney Brown Elected to Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame
4/25/2023 11:00:00 AM | General, Women's Basketball
CLEVELAND, OH – Former University at Buffalo women's basketball standout Kourtney Brown has earned induction into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame, the league announced on Tuesday. She is just the second inductee to come from UB, joining Nan Harvey who was inducted in 2022.
The 2023 induction class also includes Mickey Cochrane (Bowling Green -- men's soccer, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse), Ron Harper (Miami -- men's basketball), Greg Jennings (Western Michigan -- football) and Herb Page (Kent State -- football, hockey, men's golf).
"We have such a storied history within our Conference and it is important to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of our former students, coaches and administrators, specifically these five individuals, and their achievements during their time competing in the Mid-American Conference," said Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, MAC Commissioner. "We are honored to welcome this year's class to the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame."
"The Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame is a testament to the achievements of those that have competed and served in this great Conference," added Steinbrecher.
Brown played for the Bulls from 2006-11 and is Buffalo's all-time leader in blocked shots (260) and field goals made (805) while ranking second in scoring (1,995) and rebounding (1,124) and third in free throws made (385) and games played (123).
In 2011, she became the first, and to this date the program's only, Mid-American Conference Player of the Year after averaging 22.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game to help lead the Bulls to a WBI postseason tournament appearance, the program's first-ever postseason tournament invitation.
Brown finished her brilliant playing career by leading the MAC in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots her senior season and was the only player in the country in the top 10 nationally in those categories as she finished the season eighth in scoring, fifth in rebounding and blocked shots and sixth in field goal percentage.
She is a two-time MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a 2011 honorable mention All-American. Brown holds the single-season MAC record for field goals made and is the MAC's career record holder for blocked shots. Off the court, Brown was a three-time Academic All-MAC selection and earned second-team Academic All-District honors in the 2010-11 season.
During the 2011-12 season, Brown played professionally in Spain for Caceres in the LF2, losing in the league semifinals. In her one year in Spain, Brown averaged 20.2 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.
Following her playing career, Brown returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach for two seasons followed by two seasons on the staff at Louisiana Tech.
Brown is currently a Senior Process Integration Engineer at Samsung.
She was inducted into the Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame in February of 2022.
The MAC Hall of Fame was approved by the MAC Council of Presidents in 1987. The charter class was inducted in 1988 and subsequent classes were added in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994. After six induction classes, the MAC Hall of Fame maintained 52 members until it was reinstated in May of 2012. This year's class brings the number of MAC Hall of Fame inductees to 119 individuals from 17 classes.
The 2023 MAC Hall of Fame class will be inducted on Thursday, June 1st at the Metropolitan at The 9 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The 2023 induction class also includes Mickey Cochrane (Bowling Green -- men's soccer, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse), Ron Harper (Miami -- men's basketball), Greg Jennings (Western Michigan -- football) and Herb Page (Kent State -- football, hockey, men's golf).
"We have such a storied history within our Conference and it is important to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of our former students, coaches and administrators, specifically these five individuals, and their achievements during their time competing in the Mid-American Conference," said Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, MAC Commissioner. "We are honored to welcome this year's class to the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame."
"The Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame is a testament to the achievements of those that have competed and served in this great Conference," added Steinbrecher.
Brown played for the Bulls from 2006-11 and is Buffalo's all-time leader in blocked shots (260) and field goals made (805) while ranking second in scoring (1,995) and rebounding (1,124) and third in free throws made (385) and games played (123).
In 2011, she became the first, and to this date the program's only, Mid-American Conference Player of the Year after averaging 22.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game to help lead the Bulls to a WBI postseason tournament appearance, the program's first-ever postseason tournament invitation.
Brown finished her brilliant playing career by leading the MAC in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots her senior season and was the only player in the country in the top 10 nationally in those categories as she finished the season eighth in scoring, fifth in rebounding and blocked shots and sixth in field goal percentage.
She is a two-time MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a 2011 honorable mention All-American. Brown holds the single-season MAC record for field goals made and is the MAC's career record holder for blocked shots. Off the court, Brown was a three-time Academic All-MAC selection and earned second-team Academic All-District honors in the 2010-11 season.
During the 2011-12 season, Brown played professionally in Spain for Caceres in the LF2, losing in the league semifinals. In her one year in Spain, Brown averaged 20.2 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.
Following her playing career, Brown returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach for two seasons followed by two seasons on the staff at Louisiana Tech.
Brown is currently a Senior Process Integration Engineer at Samsung.
She was inducted into the Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame in February of 2022.
The MAC Hall of Fame was approved by the MAC Council of Presidents in 1987. The charter class was inducted in 1988 and subsequent classes were added in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994. After six induction classes, the MAC Hall of Fame maintained 52 members until it was reinstated in May of 2012. This year's class brings the number of MAC Hall of Fame inductees to 119 individuals from 17 classes.
The 2023 MAC Hall of Fame class will be inducted on Thursday, June 1st at the Metropolitan at The 9 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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