Dale Brown, LSU Basketball’s Winningest Coach, Dies at 90
Dale Brown, the winningest coach in LSU basketball history and mentor to Shaquille O'Neal, has died at age 90.
Albany Schenectady Troy, NY, October 23, 2026 —
Dale Brown, the winningest coach in LSU basketball history and a mentor to Shaquille O’Neal, has died at age 90, according to the information provided. Brown’s death marks the loss of a figure identified both with the university’s basketball program and with one of the sport’s most prominent players.
The available information does not specify when or where Brown died, the cause of death, or whether he had been ill. It also does not provide details about his coaching career, including the years he led LSU, his overall record, or the teams and players he coached. No arrangements or statements from LSU, O’Neal, Brown’s family, or other representatives were included.
Brown is described as the winningest coach in LSU basketball history. The summary does not give the number of victories behind that distinction or explain how the record compares with other coaches in the program’s history. It identifies O’Neal as someone Brown mentored, but provides no further account of their relationship or the period in which that mentorship took place.
The information provided establishes Brown’s age at death, his place in LSU basketball history and his connection to O’Neal. Further details about his life, career and the circumstances of his death were not available in the summary.
Story summarized from the original created by BRETT MARTEL, Associated Press on www.news10.com, see more information here.
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