Larry Brown not done with coaching, hoping to find another job

It's been about six months since Larry Brown resigned from SMU, and the decorated coach is already feeling lonely without the game.

"I miss waking up in the morning with a sense of purpose," he told Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning News.

Brown, who's one of a select number of coaches to win a championship at both the NBA and NCAA levels, spent four years with the Mustangs before stepping down in July amid an academic fraud scandal within his program.

The 76-year-old was rumored to be headed for a coaching job in the high school ranks after leaving SMU, but Brown said the opportunity fell through due to commitments he already had intact.

Now, he might be willing to go anywhere - and do anything - to find employment again.

"I miss having my own team," said Brown, who noted he's spoken with teams in Europe about a job. "It doesn't mean being a head coach. I could be an assistant. I just miss being in an environment where I can teach basketball and share what I've learned about the game.

"I'm not doing very well without it."

Brown is trying to stay occupied, and he's taken in a number of college hoops contests this year. The former Kansas coach has been visible at several SMU games, and plans to attend Saturday's blockbuster contest between the Jayhawks and Kentucky.