Taliek Brown (born June 23, 1982) is an American former professional

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player.

High school career

Brown played high school basketball at St. John's Preparatory School in

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. He averaged 22.5 points and 6.6 assists per game as a senior. A ''Parade'' All-American, Brown was ranked among the top 25 high school recruits in the United States and was chosen to play at the 2000

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and at the

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All-Star game, after which he was named Most Valuable Player. As a McDonald's All-American, he recorded 11 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds.

College career

Brown played

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with

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because of "their winning tradition, the great players they had come through here, and just the whole total UConn. This is a big program." As a freshman, Brown was the starting

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in all 32 of UConn's games. He scored a season-high 21 points against the nationally ranked

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on February 13, 2001, and recorded a season-best 12 assists in an overtime win over St. John's on January 6. After his second season, Brown was averaging 9.2 points and 5.1 assists per game. He recorded the second-most assists for a sophomore in college history, scoring 172. At the 2002 Big East men's basketball tournament championship, he made a half-court shot at the closing seconds to seal the game against the

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. Brown led UConn to an NCAA Division I Basketball title in

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, as his team defeated the

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to close his senior season.

Professional career

After leaving UConn, Brown performed workouts for the

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, but was undrafted.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Taliek 1982 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Halifax Rainmen players Karşıyaka basketball players KK Cibona players McDonald's High School All-Americans Moncton Miracles players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) PBC Academic players Basketball players from Queens, New York UConn Huskies men's basketball players Point guards