Dale Brown, the most successful men’s basketball coach in LSU history, died on 23 October 2026 at the age of 90, a week before his 91st birthday.

Born in Minot, North Dakota, on 31 October 1935, Brown led LSU for 25 seasons from 1972 to 1997, winning 448 games. His Tigers reached the Final Four in 1981 and 1986, won four Southeastern Conference regular-season titles and made 13 NCAA Tournament appearances. He coached future stars including Shaquille O’Neal and Chris Jackson (Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf).

Two days before his death, LSU announced he had been chosen for the 2027 John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award. In a statement, his family said: “We have lost the most loving and most loved man any of us has ever known.”