EDGE Basketball, LLC

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Staff Biographies

Dee Brown is the Owner and CEO/President of the EDGE Basketball, LLC. The EDGE (Elite Development Growth Environment) was built, created and developed as a NEXT GENERATION basketball training facility. It is already known as the Premier Basketball Training Facility in the Country. It was erected for the unselfish reason of "building fundamental basketball players" for tomorrow. Dee focuses his hands on training with middle school, high school, college and professional athletes that would like to take their mental and physical attributes to the next level. Dee has trained some of the top men and woman players on every level. The elite list includes NBA players Grant Hill, Chucky Atkins, Drew Gooden and DeShawn Stevenson to name a few. WNBA players Nykesha Sales, Katie Douglas, Tamika Catchings, Marie Ferdinand and Shannon Johnson. International players Darius Washington Jr., Joel Jones, Brandon Hunter and others. College players Chris Warren and Garfield Blair II. He has also trained the top boys and girls high school players in Florida and around the country. He has been the Lead Skills Instructor at AAU Boys National Championships at Disney, Senior Showcase Weekend Event and AAU Boys Nationals 14U Team Camp. He is a NIKE Skills Development Instructor and has taught at the NIKE Academies and has also trained some of the top travel teams in Florida and Georgia. Dee had a very successful NBA career and has many years of experience in training amateur and pro athletes.

Brown was named Head Coach and Director of Operations of the NBA Developmental League Team Springfield Armor on July 29, 2009. He will oversee all basketball operations, player development and player personnel decisions for the organization.

Brown was the co-host on "Full Court Press", a daily NBA Talk Show on Sirius Satellite Radio. Previously he was an NBA Analyst on ESPN, ESPN News and the NBA Fastbreak Show which airs on ESPN 2.  He was the recent winner of the ESPN Show “Dream Job 3”. He is also the host of ESPN Original Entertainment Show “City Slam” , a show that travels around the country to find the best street ball dunkers in America.

On May 3, 2008, Brown was inducted into the Jacksonville University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Brown is the CEO and President of Deelightful Inc., which is the parent company that oversees all business entities, speaking engagement and appearances.

On October 11, 2005, Brown was hired by the Orlando Magic as Community Ambassador. In his support of the organization, Dee made community appearances, working on feature and special assignments with broadcasting and will be a member of the organizations speakers' bureau.

On October 30, 2003, Brown was named Head Coach for the WNBA San Antonio Silver Stars.

Brown was previously serving as the Director of Player Development for the Orlando Magic, which he began on November 29, 2002.  Dee worked closely with the Basketball and Business Operations departments in overseeing all of the player programs and also provided leadership support to the organization and team's basketball players as it related to both organizational goals and player development.

On April 5, 2002, Brown was named Head Coach and General Manager for the WNBA Orlando Miracle. In his first season as head coach of the Orlando Miracle, Brown directed the team to a 16-16 record and tied the franchise record for most wins in a season. 

Prior to joining the Miracle Basketball Operations staff, Brown joined the Orlando Magic corporate office as Special Assistant to Orlando Magic Operations, where he worked closely with the basketball operations, marketing, corporate sales, community relations and broadcasting departments.

The Jacksonville native, a 1990 first round draft pick (19th overall), spent two seasons with the Orlando Magic, three years with the Toronto Raptors and seven seasons with the Boston Celtics. Throughout his NBA career, Brown averaged 11.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.7 apg and led the NBA in three-point field goals made (135) and attempted (349) during the 1998-99 campaign.  He also was crowned Slam Dunk champion at the 1991 NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte . 

In 1990, he was named to the 1990-91 NBA All-Rookie First Team after averaging 8.7 ppg and 4.2 apg for the Boston Celtics. Brown saw action in 31 playoff games, and averaged 10.3 ppg, 3.6 apg and 2.8 rpg.

Brown is on the Advisory Board for the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches. He is a partner with Beacon Six LLC, the group that owns the upscale restaurants such as The Beacon and Stardust Lounge in Thorton Park, a Special Limited Partner with Grace Venture Partners, a firm which specializes in providing equity financing for the commercialization of military technologies.  Brown also serves on the Board of Directors for the UCF Foundation, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida and the National Advisory Board for the DeVos Sport Management Program at the University of Central Florida and is involved in numerous of local charities including his own foundation EDGE for Kids, Inc. and was named a YMCA 2002 Black Achiever. 


Natasha Singh is executive assistant to Dee Brown and oversees day-to-day operations at EDGE Basketball LLC, Singh has a combined ten years of experience in customer service and hospitality. She worked for Rosen Hotels and Resorts as a General Cashier, Concierge/VIP Agent and Reservations Agent during her stints at Rosen. Also she worked for Sun Trust Bank of Orlando for several years. She was accountable for handling money and keys to bank vault and responsible for marketing and cross selling of bank related products and services.

Singh primary responsibilities for Deelightful Inc. are overseeing all financial reports, setting up budgets and revenue generating information for Deelightful Inc. and other entities under Deelightful Inc. and also manages the calendars of Dee Brown by setting, monitoring and confirming appointments and act as a liaison for Board and Staff Meetings and potential clients when Brown is not available.

Singh is also the Managing Partner in the Deelightful Inc. interest in the new upscale and Vegas Style lounge caledl the Stardust Lounge in Throton Park . Singh is originally from New Amsterdam, Guyana in South America but graduated high school in Kissimmee, Florida at Gateway High School and also has a Associate in Arts Degree from Valencia.


Shay Robinson brings several years of basketball skill and development to The EDGE.  Shay is currently the Assistant Head Coach of Varsity basketball at Viera High School while also managing player skill, conditioning and development training.  With over 8 years of active duty experience in the United States Air Force, Shay is highly dedicated, knowledgeable, and seasoned in motivational and instructional environments. 

Shay possesses Associates degree’s in Education & Communication, and also a Bachelors of Science degree in Education from The University of Central Florida, with a Major in Sports & Fitness, and a Minor in Coaching Theory.  He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), National Association of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and the Black Coaches Association (BCA).



 

 

 


 
 
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