Malone, the son of former NBA head coach Brendan Malone, was born in the Queens borough’s Astoria area.
Malone worked as an assistant high school basketball coach at Friends School of Baltimore while earning his degree at Loyola.
Malone joined Oakland University as an assistant coach for the Golden Grizzlies men’s basketball team under head coach Greg Kampe after graduating from Loyola.
Before receiving a job offer from Providence College head coach Pete Gillen, Malone was ready to begin his training to become a member of the Michigan State Police.
Malone was a men’s basketball assistant coach for the Providence Friars from 1995 to 1998. Malone served as the University of Virginia’s men’s basketball administration director for the 1998–99 campaign.
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Basketball coach Brendan Thomas Malone was born in the United States on April 21, 1942.
Following his graduation from Iona, Malone went on to coach CYO basketball for the Church of the Most Holy Blood. In 1967, he was hired by Power Memorial Academy to coach the junior varsity team.