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of the

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. He played

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for Fairmont State and

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Early life and high school

Browning was born in

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, raised in

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and attended Logan High School. While at Logan Browning helped lead the Wildcats to the state playoffs three times and to the state title. As a senior he averaged 25.2 points per game and was named first team All-State.

College career

Fairmont State

Browning began his collegiate career at Fairmont State. He appeared in all 32 of the Fighting Falcons' games as a freshman, averaging 6.9 points per game, and led the team in scoring as a sophomore, averaging 16.8 and 5.7 rebounds and was named second team All- MEC (2014). Following his sophomore season, Browning announced that he would be transferring to

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Marshall

After sitting out one season due to NCAA transfer rules, Browning played two seasons for

. As a

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junior, Browning averaged 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists. In his redshirt senior season, he was the Thundering Herd's second-leading scorer at 16.1 points per game. He was named to the 2017 Conference USA all-tournament team after averaging 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists a game. Browning completed his collegiate career with 1,694 total points scored, 726 at Fairmont State and 968 at Marshall.

Professional career

Trabzonspor B.K.

Browning signed with Trabzonspor B.K. of the Turkish

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(BSL) on July 21, 2017. He only appeared in one BSL game and two

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games before leaving the team.

Szolnoki Olaj KK

Browning then signed with

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of the Hungarian

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(NB I/A). He averaged 9 points, 1.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 25 games (8 starts) as Szolnoki won the NB I/A title and the 2018 Hungarian Cup. After the season he played for the West Virginia Wildcats in

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Kolossos Rodou

Browning signed with

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(GBL) on July 11, 2018. Browning played in 26 GBL games, starting 17, and averaged 12.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as Kolossos finished last in the league with a 5–21 record.

Inter Bratislava

Browning signed with

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of the Slovak Extraliga on September 12, 2019.

Ovarense Basquetebol

After originally retiring from professional basketball in 2020, Browning decided to resume his playing career and signed with

of the

on August 9, 2021.

The Basketball Tournament

Browning joined

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, a team composed primarily of Marshall alumni, in

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. He returned to Herd That for

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Coaching career

Browning retired from professional basketball in 2020 to accept a position as a graduate assistant at Marshall. Browning left Marshall's coaching staff after the

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after deciding to continue his professional playing career.

References

External links

Fairmont State Fighting Falcons bio

Marshall Thundering Herd bio

RealGM.com Profile

EuroBasket Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Browning, Stevie 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Slovakia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from West Virginia BK Inter Bratislava players Fairmont State Fighting Falcons men's basketball players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball players People from Logan, West Virginia Szolnoki Olaj KK players Trabzonspor B.K. players Point guards