Taliek Brown to join Iona as assistant coach

After stabilizing the roster following a wave of transfers earlier this offseason, UConn head coach Dan Hurley will now have to replace a hole on his coaching staff. Taliek Brown, who served as the Director of Player Development for the past four seasons, is leaving his alma mater to become an assistant under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino at Iona.

Brown, UConn’s all-time assist leader and a member of the 2004 national championship team, was part of Hurley’s initial staff when the former Rhode Island coach came to Storrs in 2018. During Brown’s time on the Huskies’ bench, he served not only as Director of Player Development, where he organized community outreach and alumni events while…