Brandon Brown (born September 18, 1991) is an American professional

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player who last played for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).. Standing at 1.80 m (6'0"), he plays at the

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position. After playing four years of

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and at

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, Brown entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds. He was the Swiss League Top Scorer in 2018, averaging 27 points per game.

High school career

Brown played high school basketball at Cesar Chavez High School in

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. After high school, he served a two year prison term.

College career

Brown played his first two years of

, until 2015. He earned Spalding National JUCO Division II player of the year honor after averaging 20.1 points and 6.1 assists per game. After two years, Brown transferred to

, where he averaged 13.2 points, 4.9 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game in his last two seasons.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Brown joined Boncourt of the Swiss League. He played 30 games with the club and he was the Swiss League Top Scorer of the 2018 season, after averaging 27 points per game. He also added 3.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. On September 25, 2018, he joined

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

of the Greek Basket League. On November 27, 2018, he joined Poitiers 86 of the Pro B. On August 20, 2019, he signed for

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of the NBL. Brown averaged 15.6 points, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He re-signed with the team on July 23, 2020.

References

External links

ESPN.comRealGM.com Profile
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