Although Jule Brown completed his collegiate basketball career in February 2019, the NYU student plans to help turn his lifelong love of basketball into a career after he graduates this May with a bachelor’s degree in social science. He has already interned with two media companies and seeks to find a career in marketing professional athletes.
“Athletes are such a big part of our lives. I want to stay in sports, and help the men and women get the most exposure they can as well as help them find their passion outside of the game,” Brown explained.
BROWN’S HERO: KOBE BRYANT
There was never a question who Brown’s role model was in athletics, particularly given that he and the late Kobe Bryant both attended Lower Merion High School in the suburbs of Philadelphia. “I got to see his evolution as a human being and his life after basketball is what I covet,” he remarked. “When you play, you try not to think too much about what you will do after, but I saw the roles Kobe took on as a mentor, coach, father, philanthropist, and author.”
Playing basketball in the Lower Merion School District, Brown was always aware of Bryant’s accomplishments growing up and followed his career closely. “In middle school, I went out to his camp in Santa Barbara and he came back to support our team in our state title run in high school,” Brown said.
Brown has regularly volunteered with Philadelphia Youth Basketball, a non-profit organization that places an intense focus on using basketball, engaging academic modules, leadership development, and remarkable coaches and mentors to empower young people in the city of Philadelphia as students, athletes, and positive leaders in their communities. The program includes middle school mentorship and tutoring, weekend basketball tournaments, and local leaders empowering young girls. “The CEO Kenny Holdsman has been so supportive of me. It is incredible to be part of the work they do. We definitely wanted to get on Kobe’s radar. When he visited in one of our middle schools in March, it was the most special moment.”
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