New Mansfield Tiger head basketball coach, Joshua Brown, is ready to hit the court running in preparation for the 2021-2022 season. Brown, 38, comes to Mansfield from Waldron where in his seven seasons of coaching the Bulldogs (2014-2021), he saw two Conference Championships, two State Tournament Appearances (1st win in State Tournament in school history), four Regional Tournament appearances, the 2021 District Tournament Champions, 2021 3A-4 Coach of the Year, and 2020 All-Star Coach.
With a total of 14 years of coaching under his belt, seven at Star City and seven at Waldron, Coach Brown is looking forward to this new and exciting change. “I think Mansfield has a rich tradition in basketball and I want to help build on that. The guys made a great run to the State Tournament last year after winning District. We want to build off of that. I plan on being here for a while as my kids are going into the 1st and 5th grades. My kids love it here and it’s where they want to be so it’s where I want to be!”
Although this will be year one in Mansfield for the already prospering coach, Brown is no stranger to Tiger Town. “My mom’s side of the family (the Tucker’s) have all went to Mansfield. I have aunts, an uncle, and many cousins who have graduated from Mansfield so that is something that I now get to be part of and that is special to me as well! It’s a great school district with great people! The community is top notch and getting to be a part of this community was very intriguing! I look forward to getting started.”
With the mandatory AAA dead period coming to a close, Coach Brown has his To-Do list written and is ready to start building the boys basketball program into a successful and unstoppable well-oiled machine. “Our goal is to build champions on and off the court. If we strive for excellence in everything we do and have a championship mindset then the championships will take care of themselves. We will have a relentless pursuit of perfection. Our goal will always be to win championships. I’m just going to be me and bring a high energy, positive attitude to every day. We are going to work hard each day and hope our efforts show up on a nightly basis. I’ve always said I can’t promise championships but I can promise that I won’t be outworked.”
“We are going to have fun working hard. I’m going to help prepare kids for ball and life. We want guys to graduate Mansfield and go on to be good young men who turn into good employees, good husbands, good fathers, and just good people! No matter what grade it is, the expectation will be to give everything you have. I know the PeeWee program does a great job of getting kids ready for school ball. We will build a foundation in 7th grade and continue through Sr. High. What we do with our Sr. Boys, you will see it in our 7th grade and Jr. High. The kids will know what to expect as they grow as basketball players!”
