When Ryan Brown was a toddler, his father handed him a basketball, and he immediately started dribbling. Brown, who grew up in Worcester, was born with hearing loss and attended the Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton for eight years. Brown was 5 when he spoke his first words, and at the Clarke School, he said, he developed his verbal communication skills.

Brown, a 2007 Holy Name graduate, was a four-year honor roll student in high school. Sports, the friends he made through sports, and his coaches were also great motivators for Brown. He was a 1,000-point scorer and two-time T&G Super Team selection in basketball and helped lead Holy Name to consecutive Division 1 state final appearances. He was part of two Division 2 Super Bowl champion teams and also played baseball.
 

Ryan, a Clarke alumnus, continued to play basketball through high school at Holy Name and then at Anna Maria College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he graduated with a degree in management engineering.

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Currently, Ryan is a transportation industry analyst at the US Department of Transportation Volpe Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his free time, he is dedicated to teaching children that they too can strive and succeed.

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In 2018, Ryan founded the basketball program Go Hard or Stay Home (GHOSH) in a church gym in Worcester, where he resides. Since its inception, he has mentored hundreds of young people in basketball and life skills.

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In Spring 2025, Ryan launched Lady GHOSH, an AAU program dedicated to player and personal growth. 

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GHOSH is also involved in the community and internationally through charitable work. You can check out our projects, get involved, and inquire about sponsorship here.

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