Brown enters his 15th season as the head coach of the men's basketball program at Middlebury. He led the Panthers to five straight NCAA Tournament appearances (’08-’12) with a combined record of 122-22. In ’10-’11 the Panthers advanced to the NCAA Final Four, setting a new school record with a 28-2 mark. He was named the NESCAC and NABC District Coach of the Year after the record-setting season.

Brown led the team to 24 wins en route to its first NESCAC Championship in '08-'09. The Panthers also made their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament as Brown was named the NESCAC and the NABC District Coach of the Year.

He now owns a career record of 232-155 over 15 years at Middlebury, owning a higher winning percentage than any other coach in the program’s history.

A 1982 graduate of the University of Vermont, Brown scored more than 1,000 points and earned induction into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame during his Catamount basketball career. He is 10th on the all-time scoring list (1,336 points), second in steals (170), eighth in assists (428) and eighth in field goals made (526). While playing at UVM, Brown averaged 12.7 points and 4.1 assists per game. As a junior he was an All-New England Honorable Mention selection, and he was elected co-captain as a senior.

After graduation, Brown spent three years (1982-85) as the top assistant basketball coach at Manhattan College in New York, where he built his reputation as a first-rate recruiter and strategist. Three students he recruited for Manhattan were named Metro Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year.

Brown then returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach for nine years (1985-94). At Vermont, his responsibilities included advance scouting, player development, on-the-floor coaching, and game-day preparations. Brown took over the reins of the Bates College program in 1994 as the Bobcats' head coach for three seasons.

He is a recent inductee into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the Rockland County (N.Y.) Hall of Fame.

Popp is now in his second season as an assistant coach with the men’s basketball program at Middlebury College. Prior to joining the Panthers’ Basketball program, Popp was coaching at Springfield College, while also furthering his education. He achieved his Master of Science in Sport Management in 2009- 2011, and during this time he also served as the assistant coach for the Springfield College team. As a member of the staff, Popp was the recruiting coordinator, academic liaison, lead scout, and head coach of the junior varsity program.  

In 2008-2009 Popp ran clinics for the non-profit Boston based company Shooting Touch, Inc. at the Reebok Headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts. Parallel to the clinics, Popp coached AAU for the nationally recognized program Expressions Elite.

He is a Winchester, Massachusetts native who played basketball at Winchester HS and the Northfield Mount Hermon School. He went on to play at the University of Minnesota, taking part in the 2005 NCAA Division I Tournament. Popp then transferred to Assumption College where he finished his career, and was an integral part of the 2008 NCAA Division II sweet 16 team. He graduated from Assumption with a bachelor's degree in business in 2008.

Popp is very active on the camp circuit, having worked an extensive amount of camps including Columbia University, Hoop Group Skills & Elite, Stanford University, University of Vermont, and Yale University.