Carlon Michael Brown (born October 4, 1989) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for

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and

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before playing professionally in Israel and Germany. He was the 2013–14 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League. Standing at , he played at the

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and

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positions.

High school

Brown attended Martin Luther King High School in

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. In high school, he was named the Riverside County Player of the Year, he was a two-time All-County Selection and MVP, and he was named Second Team All-State. He also won two Ivy League titles.

College career

Brown played

at the

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with the

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, and at the

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, with the

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. While at Utah, he was twice named All-

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Honorable Mention, in 2009 and 2010. In the Pac-12 Conference tournament in

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, Brown was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, as Colorado won the tournament, and advanced to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. He was also named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team in 2012.

Professional career

On September 26, 2012, Brown signed with the

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. However, he was waived on October 24. On November 8, 2012, Brown joined the

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, as an affiliate player. On January 2, 2013, he was traded to the

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. On August 11, 2013, Brown joined the Israeli League club Hapoel Tel Aviv. He led the Israeli League 2013–14 season in scoring, averaging 19.6 points per game (4.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists). On July 17, 2014, he signed with

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of Germany for the 2014–15 season. He played only four games with Bamberg, before he got injured and missed the rest of the season. On July 16, 2015, Brown signed a one-year contract with

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of Germany. On February 14, 2019, Brown announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.

Awards and accomplishments

College

*2x All-

Honorable Mention: (2009, 2010) *All-

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Second Team: (2012) * Pac-12 Conference tournament All-Tournament Team: (2012) * Pac-12 Conference tournament Most Outstanding Player: (2012)

Pro career

All-Rookie Third Team: (2013)

References

External links

Twitter Account

Eurocup Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile

NBADraft.net Profile

Colorado Buffaloes bio

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