Anthony LeJohn Brown (born October 10, 1992) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(BSL). He played

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for the

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High school career

Brown attended Ocean View High School where he averaged 14.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a junior, while being named league MVP. That year he led the Seahawks to a CIF Southern Section championship and state runner-up finish and was named CIF Southern Section Player of the Year and a member of the first-team all-state. His high school jersey was retired and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was the No. 7-ranked small forward, No. 41 player overall and a four-star recruit by Scout.com.

College career

Brown attended Stanford from 2010 to 2015. Brown had a medical redshirt in his true junior season of 2012–13 due to a hip injury. In his redshirt junior season of 2013–14, he averaged 12.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game and shot 47.5% from the floor, 45.3% from beyond the arc and 78.5% on free throws. He was named the

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's Most Improved Player as the Cardinal reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. As a senior Brown led Stanford to the NIT championship while averaging 14.8 points (10th in the Pac-12), a team-high 6.9 rebounds (8th), and 2.5 assists per game. He had the eighth best free-throw percentage in the Pac-12, at 79.4 per cent. During his career he averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Brown completed his bachelor's degree in communication in May 2014 and was enrolled in Stanford's

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program in media studies in his redshirt senior season.

Professional career

Los Angeles Lakers (2015–2016)

On June 25, 2015, Brown was selected with the 34th overall pick in the

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by the

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

. On July 9, he signed with the Lakers. He made his debut for the Lakers on October 30, scoring five points off the bench in a loss to the

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. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments to the

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, the Lakers' D-League affiliate. On October 24, 2016, he was waived by the Lakers.

Erie BayHawks and NBA stints (2016–2017)

On October 30, 2016, Brown was selected by the Erie BayHawks with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft. After averaging 29.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in three games, Brown signed with the

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on November 21. On December 9, he was waived by the Pelicans. In nine games, he averaged 3.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 15.9 minutes. Three days later, he returned to Erie. On January 22, 2017, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On February 2, 2017, after the 10-day contract expired, Brown returned to the BayHawks. Four days later, he was named in the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Game.

Minnesota Timberwolves/Iowa Wolves (2017–2018)

On August 1, 2017, Brown was signed to a

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by the

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. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Timberwolves and their G-League affiliate, the

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. He became the first player in franchise history to sign a two-way contract. On August 29, 2018, Brown signed with the

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on a training camp contract. On October 10, 2018, Brown was waived by the 76ers.

Partizan (2018)

On October 23, 2018, Brown signed with Serbian club Partizan for the rest of the 2018–19 season. On November 27, 2018, he parted ways with Partizan.

Lakeland Magic (2019)

On January 10, 2019, the

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announced via their

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account that they had added Brown.

Limoges (2019)

On October 28, 2019, he signed with

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of the

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Montakit Fuenlabrada (2019–2020)

On December 30, 2019, he signed with Montakit Fuenlabrada of the

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Metropolitans 92 (2020–2021)

On July 6, 2020, he signed with

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Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2021–2022)

On October 29, 2021, he signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish

(BSL).

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2022)

On January 12, 2022, he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the

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BC UNICS (2022–2023)

On August 27, 2022, he signed with

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of the

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Return to Bursaspor (2023–2024)

On July 27, 2023, he signed with

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of the Turkish

(BSL) for a second stint.

Türk Telekom (2024–present)

On June 5, 2024, he signed with

of the Turkish

(BSL).

National Team

Following the close of his freshman year at Stanford University, Brown was selected to represent USA Basketball on the team sent to Latvia for th
2011 FIBA Under −19 World Championship
Brown appeared in five games with his best performance against Egypt, 10 points, five rebounds and three assists. The United States finished 7–2. ()

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

ACB.com profile
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NBA D-League profileStanford Cardinal bio
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