Alec Thomas Brown (born July 23, 1992) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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and the Champions League. He played college basketball at the

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay The University of Wisconsin–Green Bay (UW-Green Bay, UWGB, or Green Bay) is a public university in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with regional campuses in Marinette, Wisconsin, Marinette, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Shebo ...

. Brown was drafted 50th overall in the

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by the

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, though he never appeared in a game with the team. Brown subsequently played for the

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franchises of the Suns and

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before playing in Europe.

High school career

Brown attended

Winona Senior High School Winona Senior High School is a publicly funded high school in Winona, in Winona County, which is located in southeastern Minnesota in the United States. The high school has a population of over 1200 students in grades 9–12.

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. As a junior, he averaged 14.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. In his senior year, he averaged 22.4 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.9 blocks per game. He led his school to a record of 29–2 and finished third in the class AAA State Tournament. On January 8, 2010, Brown recorded a triple-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 12 blocks against

Mankato West High School Mankato West High School is a public secondary school located in Mankato, in the U.S. State of Minnesota. According to the school district in 2016, Mankato West enrolls about 1150 students in four grades, grades 9–12.

. He was named "Winona Daily News Player of the Year", was also named to the AP all-state 1st team, the class AAA all-tournament team at the State Tournament, and to the 1st team all-Big 9 Conference. During his high school career he set seven Winona records, such as points in a game (44), points in a season (650), blocks in a game (13), blocks in a season (141), field goals in a game (18), field goals scored in one season (247), and free throws scored in one season (152). Considered a three-star recruit by

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, Brown was listed as the No. 31 center in the nation in 2010.

College career

Standing 7 feet 1 inch tall, Brown became the first seven-footer to sign with Green Bay. He started for the Phoenix as a freshman and set the school single game mark for

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s. Over his four-year career, Brown was twice named first team All-

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(in 2012 and 2014) and as a senior was named conference Defensive Player of the Year. Brown graduated and left Green Bay as the school's career leader in blocked shots (309 – also tied for the modern-day Horizon League record) and scored 1,678 points and collected 800 rebounds.

Professional career

Bakersfield Jam (2015)

Following the completion of his college career, Brown trained to prepare for

workouts. He gained attention at the

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, measuring a full seven feet tall without shoes and enjoying one of the top shooting performances of any player, including hitting 18 of 25 NBA-range

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in standing shooting drills. On June 26, 2014, he was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the

. In July 2014, he joined the Suns for the

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. During the Suns' final Summer League game, Brown injured his left shoulder during the first quarter of the team's blowout loss to the

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. After undergoing surgery on July 24, he was ruled out for at least 3–4 months. He signed a contract with the Suns on September 14, 2014, but was waived by the team three days later. Brown had initially planned to play for

Obradoiro CAB Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently compete in t ...

in the

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once his shoulder was fully healed. However, after taking extra time off to rehabilitate the same shoulder that gave him problems during his senior year at Green Bay, Brown eventually filed paper work with the

and entered the league's player pool. On February 16, 2015, he was acquired by the

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, the Suns' G-League affiliate. The next day, he made his debut for the Jam, recording six points and five blocks in the 120–109 win over the

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. During his time with the Jam, he averaged 7.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 20 games.

Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro (2015–2016)

In July 2015, Brown re-joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League. On July 31, he signed with

of Spain for the 2015–16 season. In 29 games for Obradoiro, he averaged 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

Windy City Bulls (2016–2017)

In July 2016, Brown again joined Suns for the 2016 Las Vegas Summer League. In September, 2016, the Suns renounced to his draft rights and on October 29, the Suns' D-League affiliate, the

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, traded his player rights to the

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. He subsequently joined Windy City's training camp roster, and went on to make the opening night roster. He made his debut for the Bulls on November 11, 2016, recording 17 points, six rebounds and three blocks in a 123–94 win over the

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Movistar Estudiantes (2017–2018)

On April 6, 2017, he signed with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes for the rest of the

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. In July 2017, Brown played in the

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for the

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Breogán (2018–2019)

On July 31, 2018, Brown signed with

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Nizhny Novgorod (2019)

On July 25, 2019, Brown signed with

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of the

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Telekom Baskets Bonn (2019–2020)

On December 27, 2019, Brown signed with

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of the

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Second stint with Estudiantes (2020–2021)

On July 1, 2020, Brown returned to Spain, signing with Estudiantes in

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. He averaged 8.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game.

BC Budivelnyk (2021–2022)

On August 21, 2021, Brown signed with

of the

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Yalovaspor (2022)

On March 8, 2022, he has signed with Semt77 Yalovaspor of the Turkish

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Return to Budivelnyk (2022–present)

On August 7, 2022, he has signed with

of the

National team

Brown played with the senior

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at the

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, where he won a gold medal.

Career statistics

Spanish ACB League

NBA D-League

References

External links

FIBA.com profileGreen Bay Phoenix bio
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