Reigning Big West Conference Coach of the Year and former Cal State Fullerton letter winner Demian Brown returns to the sidelines of Titan Stadium for his second season as head coach of the Titans' women's program in 2008, looking to build upon a tremendous coaching debut just a season ago.

Hired in February of 2007 as only the third head coach in the 15-year history of the program, Brown continued to build the Fullerton program into a national contender, becoming the first-ever first-year first-time head coach in the history of the Big West Conference to lead his team to both the league regular season and tournament titles and only the second first-year head coach to win a regular season title, joining former Titans' coach Ali Khosroshahin in 2001.

In his first go-round as a head coach, Brown led the Titans to a 12-8-2 overall record and a 6-2 mark for first place in the Big West (the third time in Brown's four years that the Titans have stood atop the conference), earning the top seed for the league tournament at Titan Stadium. Under Brown's direction, Fullerton clinched its third consecutive Big West Tournament title and subsequent NCAA berth with a penalty kick victory over Cal Poly in the championship game.

During his three years as an assistant coach with the Titans from 2004-06, Brown helped guide Cal State Fullerton to a 42-30-3 (.669) overall record with two Big West regular season titles, a pair of conference tournament crowns, and back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament - including a trip to the quarterfinals in 2005 and a berth into the second round in 2006.

While at Fullerton, Brown has tutored some of the Big West Conference's best defensive players as the Titans have had the last three consecutive Big West Defensive Players of the Year in All-American Marlene Sandoval (2005), Erica Janke (2006), and Jenae Gibbens (2007).

In addition, 12 different players have earned 17 first-team all-conference honors with 10 more named to the All-Big West second and honorable mention teams.

Since joining the Titans, Brown has had a tremendous impact on the defensive side of the ball, helping coach the Titans' defense to a pair of record-setting seasons. Under his direction in 2004, Fullerton set single-season records for shutouts (8), fewest shots allowed (183) and fewest goals allowed (18).

Brown and the Titans improved on that effort in 2005, setting new marks for fewest goals allowed (15), fewest shots allowed (161) and shutouts (12) while also tying the record for consecutive shutouts in a single season with four.

Prior to his collegiate coaching debut, Brown guided the Cal-South Women's Soccer State Select Team to the George F. Donnelly Cup title in January of 2006, posting a perfect 4-0 record at regionals and outscoring teams from Massachusetts, Illinois and Tennessee by a combined 8-0 total to win the crown.

Brown came to Cal State Fullerton after spending five years as an assistant coach for the men's program at UC Irvine, helping lead the Anteaters to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament in 2000 and coaching the 2001 Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year (Saul Wolf).

His coaching experience also includes working with one of the top girls club programs in the nation, the Slammers FC out of Newport Beach, where he served as head coach for seven years. He is now a coach with the Orange Junior Soccer Club in Orange, Calif. Brown also was the boys head coach at Canyon High School in Anaheim, Calif., leading that school into the CIF quarterfinals in 2000.

A 1997 graduate of Cal State Fullerton with a degree in communications, Brown was a four-year letter winner for former Head Coach Al Mistri as a defender for the Titans from 1992-94 and 1996, helping Fullerton to the semifinals of the 1993 College Cup.

He was selected to the 1993 NCAA All-Tournament Team and was a two-time All-MPSF selection, finishing his career with four goals and three assists. Brown also competed in the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival in St. Louis.

He currently resides in Fullerton with his wife, Gina, and sons, Mathias and Xavier.