Major League Soccer signed William and Mary and U.S. U-23 National Team goalkeeper Adin Brown. Brown, a two-time first-team all-American, played on the U.S. team that finished third at the ’99 Pan-American Games. He enters the year as the No. 1 keeper on the under-23 that will play in the TFC Olympic qualifying tournament in Hershey, Pa., in April. MLS made a preemptive strike to keep Brown in the United States. Brown, whose father played football at W&M, follows Tribe keepers Dusty Hudock and Paul Grafer in MLS.
ADIN BROWN
Born: 5-27-78 Hometown: Pleasant Hill, Calif. Goalkeeper Height: 6-5 Weight: 200 College: William & Mary In 1999, finished his collegiate career at the William & Mary being named for second consecutive season as a first team All-America selection … SA MVP in 1997 and 1998 (’99 team to be announced Jan. 11) … Capped his senior season chosen as a First Team All-CAA pick and top goalkeeper in the conference with a 0.82 goals against average as William & Mary captured CAA title … Started each of his 19 games and made 83 saves, tallying eight shutouts … Among the finalists for the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Player of the Year (third) and the Hermann Trophy (fifth) … Registered 417 career saves … Holds every goalkeeping record in Tribe record books … In 1998 as a junior, started and played all 25 of the Tribe’s matches … Top keeper in the CAA with a 0.78 GAA and 0.875 save percentage … In 1997 as a sophomore, earned Second Team All-America and for repeated 1996 honor of Second Team All-CAA … recorded nine shutouts for second consecutive season … Played every minute of all 22 W&M games … In 1996 as a freshman, earned CAA Rookie of the Year and First Team All-State … Was the first rookie to start every CAA game for the Tribe … Posted a 0.73 GAA and an 0.872 save percentage … U.S. National Team: A member of the U.S. U-23 National Team since 1998 … Posted a 1.00 GAA and three shutouts in eight matches for the U-23s in 1999 … Has five international appearances … Helped the U-23’s to a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, starting three of six games while splitting time with Tim Howard … Prep: A four-year letter winner and three-time MVP at Del La Salle High School in California … Recorded 20 shutouts his senior year in 1995, allowing only three goals … Named to Top-100 Athletes of Northern California and NCS Player of the Year in ’95 … Lettered in water polo and volleyball … Personal: Son of Adin, Sr., and Rita Brown … Enjoys golf and reading … Majored in sociology.
