Bryce Wade Brown (born July 24, 1997) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the

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and was the leading scorer for the Tigers first ever Final Four team.

High school career

Brown began his high school career at

Columbia High School Columbia High School may refer to: *Columbia High School (Huntsville, Alabama) *Columbia High School (Georgia) *Columbia High School (Florida) *Columbia High School (Idaho) *Columbia High School (Illinois) *Columbia High School (Mississippi), a Mis ...

, where he averaged 18 points and 5 assists per game as a junior. He was playing a video game when his father, Cedric Brown suffered a

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, requiring emergency stent surgery. At the time, Columbia was competing in the Georgia AAAA state playoffs, and Brown was limited by a back injury, resulting in a loss in the championship game. As a senior, he transferred to

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. Brown was a three-star recruit, the number 70 shooting guard in the 247sports rankings. He committed to

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College career

Brown posted 10.1 points per game as a freshman at Auburn. As a sophomore, Brown averaged 7.5 points per game. He increased his scoring to 15.9 points per game as a junior, shooting 40.1 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from 3-point range. Brown was the first team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press and second team selection by the coaches. After the season, Brown declared for the

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but did not hire an agent to preserve his collegiate eligibility. On May 29, he announced his return to Auburn, citing "unfinished business." As a senior, Brown averaged 15.9 points per game and became Auburn's program leader in made 3-pointers. He scored 34 points in a game against

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. Brown was named to the Second Team All-SEC at the conclusion of the regular season. He helped lead Auburn to the Final Four and had 12 points in the 63–62 loss to

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Professional career

Maine Red Claws (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the

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, Brown was invited to play with the

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during the

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in Las Vegas. Following his performance in the summer league, he was signed as an affiliate player to the

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, the

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team owned by the

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. On December 7, 2019, Brown hit a franchise record 11 out of 11 three pointers for the Red Claws in a 128–123 loss to the

Delaware Blue Coats The Delaware Blue Coats are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Wilmington, Delaware, and are affiliated with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Blue Coats play their home games at Chase Fieldhouse. The team was founde ...

. When the G League season was suspended on March 12, 2020, Brown was averaging 16.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and a steal per game while his 42.4% shooting from beyond the arc ranked 13th in the G League.

Westchester Knicks (2021)

On December 17, 2020, Brown was signed by the

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, and was then waived after training camp. He was then assigned to the Knicks’ G League affiliate, the

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. Brown averaged 5.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

Long Island Nets (2021–2022)

In August 2021, Brown joined the

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for the

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. and on September 23, his rights were acquired by the

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. On October 10, he signed with the

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, but was waived the next day. On October 25, 2021, Brown was included in the training camp roster of the

Beşiktaş (2022)

On July 25, 2022, he has signed with Beşiktaş Icrypex of the

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(BSL).

Wilki Morskie Szczecin (2022–2023)

On October 29, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

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(PLK).

JL Bourg (2023–present)

On July 3, 2023, he signed with

of the

The Basketball Tournament

Brown joined War Tampa, a team composed primarily of Auburn alumni in

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. He scored eight points in a 76–53 loss to House of 'Paign in the first round.

Career statistics

College

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, 28 , , 13 , , 21.1 , , .360 , , .400 , , .667 , , 2.0 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 33 , , 31.2 , , .401 , , .382 , , .775 , , 2.0 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 15.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, style="background:#cfecec;", 40* , , style="background:#cfecec;", 40* , , 32.0 , , .437 , , .410 , , .807 , , 2.1 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 15.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 131 , , 97 , , 27.8 , , .395 , , .392 , , .785 , , 2.0 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , .1 , , 12.8

References

External links

Auburn Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Bryce 1996 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Auburn Tigers men's basketball players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Beşiktaş men's basketball players Long Island Nets players Maine Red Claws players Sportspeople from Stone Mountain, Georgia Shooting guards Westchester Knicks players Wilki Morskie Szczecin players