Wichita State Fires Isaac Brown

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. The team finished 17-15 this season and lost in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

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.