Matthew Brown was promoted from graduate assistant to a full-time position on USA’s athletic training staff during the summer of 2008 and is currently in his 11th year at South Alabama. He is responsible for working with the school’s men’s basketball and men’s golf programs.
Brown came to the University of South Alabama from Indiana State University. For two seasons, Brown served as the athletic trainer for the baseball team at USA before working with the men’s basketball team. During his time at ISU he worked with all sports but spent his last year working exclusively with the men’s basketball team and assisting with the baseball team.
Brown earned his Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training from Indiana State in May 2006. He earned his master’s degree in exercise science at South Alabama.
In addition to his work at Indiana State, Brown spent two summers as a medical provider for summer camp athletic training services at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
He is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association, and the Alabama Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Originally from Logansport, Ind., he and his wife Shirley reside in Mobile.
