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John Brown III (born January 28, 1992) is an American professional
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player for
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of the
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, the KLS and the
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. He played
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for the High Point Panthers and was a two-time winner of the Big South Player of the Year in 2014 and 2016. Since graduating college, he has played in France, Italy and Russia.


Early life

Brown was born in
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. He grew up very poor in government housing in Jacksonville, moving through various one-bedroom apartments with his mother, his grandmother and his little brother. As a junior in high school, his mother gave birth to his younger brother, Ja'Ron. He subsequently became a stand-in father for his brother.


High school career

Brown attended three different high schools in Jacksonville, including Andrew Jackson High School, First Coast High School and
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. He had been diagnosed with a learning disability while at First Coast High and was considered an academic non-entity for his first three years of high school. While at Arlington in 2009–10, Brown played for the basketball team and was named the Florida 1A Player of the Year after averaging 17.9 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, leading his team in all three categories. He was also a first-team All-State and Jacksonville Times-Union All-First Coast team. The team finished with a 23–6 record and won the Florida Class 1A title game. In 2010–11, Brown split the year playing for both Body of Christ Christian Academy in
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, and Oldsmar Christian School in
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. He had to attend these prep schools and a sit out a redshirt college year in order to be deemed eligible by the
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.


College career

After redshirting the 2011–12 season, Brown joined the High Point Panthers in 2012–13. He was named the Big South Freshman of the Year and become just the second freshman ever to be named to the first-team All-Big South. In 28 games, he averaged 16.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.2 blocks in 25.9 minutes per game. As a sophomore in 2013–14, Brown was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year. He started all 31 of HPU's games while averaging 19.5 points and 7.7 rebounds. He scored a career-high 34 points in February 2014. As a junior in 2014–15, Brown was named first-team All-Big South for third consecutive season, becoming fifth player in league history to do so. In 32 games, he made 29 starts and averaged 19.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocks in 31.1 minutes per game. In February 2015,
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called Brown "the best dunker in college basketball". That same month, he tied his career high of 34 points. As a senior in 2015–16, Brown became the first player in Big South history to be voted Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season, and became just the second player to be voted First-Team All-Conference all four years. He also became the sixth two-time Player of the Year honoree in league history. Brown capped the regular-season with 19.6 points (third in the Big South), a 60.2 field goal percentage (first), 7.1 rebounds (sixth), 1.75 blocked shots (third) and 3.25 offensive rebounds per game (first). He also reached 2,000 career points in January 2016. He injured his foot during the 2016 Big South Conference tournament and missed the Portsmouth Invitational.


Professional career

Due to the injury suffered at the end of his senior year, Brown was only able to participant in three workouts during the last week of the NBA predraft workouts. He subsequently went undrafted in the
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and only managed 12 minutes in one game for the
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during the
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in Orlando. On August 12, 2016, Brown signed with
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of Italy's Serie A2. In 34 games during the 2016–17 season, he averaged 19.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game. On July 28, 2017, Brown signed with
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of the Serie A2. In 39 games during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 16.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. On July 18, 2018, Brown signed with
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of the
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(LBA). In 33 games during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 14.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. On July 16, 2019, Brown re-signed with New Basket Brindisi. In 21 league games, he averaged 11.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game. He also averaged 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.5 steals in 13 BCL games. On July 9, 2020, Brown signed with Russian team
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of the
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. In 31 league games, he averaged 9.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game. He also averaged 10.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.9 steals in 24 EuroCup games. He was named to the
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and was the VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year. On June 28, 2021, Brown re-signed with UNICS Kazan on a two-year deal. In February 2022, he set a
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record for total steals in a single season, reaching 66 steals to surpass
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's record from 2001. Later that month, he exercised his right to leave the country following the
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. On April 11, 2022, Brown signed with
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of the Italian LBA. In seven games to finish the 2021–22 season, he averaged 9.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game. On May 26, 2022, Brown signed a three-year deal with
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of the French
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. On July 11, 2023, he opted into the second year of his deal with the club. He was named
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for the 2023–24 season. In the
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, Brown led the competition in charges drawn and ranked in the top three for forced turnovers. He was the only big man among the league's top 10 players in steals and charges. He averaged 6.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals, and an 8.4 PIR in 25 minutes per game. Following the 2023–24 season, Brown became a free agent after parting ways with Monaco due to a shoulder injury that ruled him out until January 2025. On December 9, 2024, he signed with
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of the Serbian league on a 1+1 contract. He helped Crvena zvezda win the 2025
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.


Career statistics


EuroLeague

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, style="background:#CFECEC;", 41* , , 38 , , 22.4 , , .485 , , .375 , , .682 , , 3.5 , , .8 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 5.4 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 36 , , 34 , , 25.3 , , .471 , , .000 , , .714 , , 3.7 , , 1.4 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 6.0 , , 8.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 102 , , 93 , , 25.5 , , .480 , , .185 , , .658 , , 3.9 , , 1.1 , , 1.5 , , .1 , , 6.8 , , 8.7


EuroCup

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, style="text-align:left;", UNICS , 24 , , 5 , , 25.9 , , .533 , , .250 , , .766 , , 6.3 , , 1.2 , , 1.9 , , .4 , , 10.8 , , 14.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 24 , , 5 , , 25.9 , , .533 , , .250 , , .766 , , 6.3 , , 1.2 , , 1.9 , , .4 , , 10.8 , , 14.5


Basketball Champions League

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, 13 , , 10 , , 24.9 , , .545 , , .000 , , .576 , , 4.9 , , 1.1 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 11.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 13 , , 10 , , 24.9 , , .545 , , .000 , , .576 , , 4.9 , , 1.1 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 11.6


Domestic leagues

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Virtus Roma Virtus Roma 1960, commonly known as Virtus Roma, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome, Lazio. The club, named Pallacanestro Virtus Roma competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the LBA, for decades until 2020, whe ...
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Brindisi Brindisi ( ; ) is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Historically, the city has played an essential role in trade and culture due to its strategic position ...
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Brindisi Brindisi ( ; ) is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Historically, the city has played an essential role in trade and culture due to its strategic position ...
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LNB Élite The LNB Élite, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is a professional basketball league in France and is the highest level of the French basketball system. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nat ...
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LNB Élite The LNB Élite, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is a professional basketball league in France and is the highest level of the French basketball system. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nat ...
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College

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Personal life

Brown was very close to his mother and grandmother, both of whom died during Brown's college career at High Point. He has one older brother, Javon, and one younger brother, Ja'Ron.


References


External links


UNICS Kazan player profile

High Point Panthers bio
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