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Larry Brown wants to coach your team

Published Jan. 20, 2011 12:00 a.m. ET

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Larry Brown might be 70, but that doesn’t mean he’s done coaching.

Brown, who parted ways with the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats in December, said during a visit to a Villanova practice that he’d like to coach again.

''I would like to,'' the Hall of Fame coach said. ''I don't want to end the way this one ended. Right now, the most important thing is I'm getting time with my family.''

Brown visited Villanova's practice to catch up with the Wildcats and their coach and his good friend, Jay Wright. Brown lives near campus.

“He's allowing me to hang around,'' Brown said, ''and get my basketball fix.''

Brown was a frequent visitor at Villanova games and practices for two seasons after he was fired by the New York Knicks. Wright, who has led the seventh-ranked Wildcats to a 16-2 record, considers Brown a mentor and friend.

''I love these kids,'' Brown said. ''I just love being around him.''

Brown, who said he's bored without basketball, joined Wright for a team breakfast. Wildcats players and coaches took turns talking to Brown and shaking hands.

He was in the third season of his 13th professional and college head coaching job. He left with an 88-108 mark for the Bobcats. His 1,327 victories in the ABA and NBA are nine shy of supplanting Don Nelson for the most all-time.

Wright, in his 10th season at Villanova, loves having Brown stop by and give advice.

''Oh, it's the best,'' Wright said. ''He just has so much to offer to any coach. We're lucky he's here.''

Brown said he enjoys watching friends and former assistants like Kentucky's John Calipari or Kansas' Bill Self have success.

''I feel like I'm part of that,'' he said.

Brown is the only coach to win NBA and NCAA titles.

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