Brown enters his 15th season as the head coach of the men's basketball program at Middlebury. He led the Panthers to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances (’08-’11) with a combined record of 96-18. 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 206-150 over 14 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), seventh in assists (428), eighth in field goals made (526), and ninth in free throws made (284). 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 in his first year as an assistant coach with the men’s basketball program at Middlebury College. He comes to Vermont by way of The Hoop Group based out of Neptune, New Jersey. Popp was the Director of Hoop Group Skills, the largest basketball camp in the country for youth and high school players. As a Hoop Group staffer, he oversaw all camp activities, from on court fundamental instruction to recruiting student-athletes for participation in camps, clinics and tournaments.

Prior to his summer with the Hoop Group, Popp has been heavily involved in basketball and coaching, while also furthering his education. He achieved his Master of Science in Sport Management from Springfield College from 2009-2011, and during this time he also served as the assistant coach on the Springfield College men’s basketball team. As a member of the Springfield College staff, Popp was the recruiting coordinator, academic liaison, lead scout, and head coach of the Junior varsity program.  

From 2008-2009, Popp was an intern at the Northeast-10 Conference office located at Stonehill College. Parallel to his duties under the commissioner, Popp coached AAU for the nationally recognized program Expressions Elite, and ran clinics for the non-profit Boston based company Shooting Touch, Inc.  

He is a Winchester, Massachusetts native who was highly touted out of high school and was recruited by the BIG 10, IVY and Patriot League Conferences. Popp played his prep school basketball at the Northfield Mount Hermon School where his team was nationally ranked. 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.