Kilpatrick Coach Brown Dies at 29 After Collapsing

Alvin Brown, boys’ basketball coach at Kilpatrick, died early Sunday after collapsing while playing basketball, a school spokesman said. He was 29.

Brown was stricken during a church league game Saturday in Long Beach and taken to a hospital, said Kenneth Kondo of the L.A. County Probation Dept. Kondo said the cause of death has yet to be determined.

Brown was in his third year, second as coach, at Kilpatrick, a probation camp for juveniles. Brown, a Granada Hills High graduate, also served as a deputy probation officer.

A former player at University of San Francisco, Brown guided Kilpatrick to its first Alpha League title and a 27-3 record this season, the best in school history. The Mustangs advanced to the Southern Section Division V-AA final.

“It’s not only stunned the camp, but the kids as well,” Kondo said. “They’re shaken right now.”

Funeral services are pending.

TRACK AND FIELD

* Jon Williams of Notre Dame High, the defending Southern Section Division III champion in the boys’ 110-meter high hurdles and 300 intermediates, has committed to UCLA.

Williams, who advanced to the state championships in the intermediates last year, has bests of 14.31 in the highs and 38.03 in the intermediates.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

* Lindsey Martin, a middle blocker for Buena, has committed to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

The 6-foot-2 Martin was a Times’ second-team all-region selection last season.