Marshall D. Brown (born March 11, 1985) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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before playing professionally in England, Brazil, Japan, Australia and Ukraine, as well as in the

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and the

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High school career

Brown attended Lyndon B. Johnson High School in

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, where he played basketball under head coach Freddy Roland. As a junior in 2002–03, he averaged 24 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game. In November 2003, Brown signed a

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to play

for the

. Brown earned first-team All-State and first-team All-Region honors playing for Lyndon B. Johnson as a junior and senior, was a three-time all-district selection, and was named the Cen-Tex Player of the Year by the ''Austin American-Statesman'' as a senior in 2003–04.

College career

As a freshman at

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in 2004–05, Brown scored in double figures five times, including a season-high 12 points against Texas Tech on January 19, 2005. In 33 games (six starts), he averaged 5.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game. As a sophomore in 2005–06, Brown scored in double figures 14 times. He recorded his first career double-double with 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Eastern Illinois on December 28, and scored a season-high 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting against

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on January 10. In 28 games (27 starts), he averaged 9.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27.2 minutes per game. As a junior in 2006–07, Brown finished the year as one of three Tigers in double figures, averaging 10.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.8 steals in 30 games. He recorded a career-high 28 points on 9-for-13 shooting and 8-for-8 from the free throw line against

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on January 13, 2007. Following his junior season, Brown was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his pelvis which, along with a broken foot he occurred a few months later, sidelined him for the majority of the 2007 offseason. The injuries disrupted his senior season preparation as he went into the 2007–08 season with a lesser role in coach Mike Anderson's rotation. As a senior, he averaged a career-low 4.5 points and made just three starts in 31 total games. He scored in double figures in five games, recording a season-high 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting against

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on January 12, 2008.

College statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;", Missouri , 33 , , 6 , , 16.8 , , .422 , , .379 , , .640 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , .6 , , .2 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", Missouri , 28 , , 27 , , 27.2 , , .456 , , .158 , , .687 , , 4.8 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .3 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;",

, 30 , , 29 , , 21.8 , , .450 , , .294 , , .705 , , 4.2 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .4 , , 10.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 3 , , 13.1 , , .409 , , .386 , , .625 , , 1.9 , , .9 , , .5 , , .3 , , 4.5 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 122 , , 65 , , 19.5 , , .439 , , .313 , , .678 , , 3.1 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .3 , , 7.2 , -

Professional career

2008–09 season

On November 7, 2008, Brown was selected by the

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in the ninth round of the

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. However, he was later waived by the Toros on November 21, 2008, after appearing in one preseason game. In December 2008, he signed with the

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for the rest of the 2008–09 BBL season. In 21 games for the Sharks, he averaged 13.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

2009–10 season

On September 14, 2009, Brown signed with Palmeiras/Lupo/Araraquara of the

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. However, in December 2009, he was released by the club due to off court issues that were not specified. Later that month, he signed with the

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for the 2010 PBL season. He led Vermont in scoring with 16.8 points in 19 games as the team finished the season with a 12–8 record.

2010–11 season

On December 16, 2010, Brown signed with the

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for the 2011 PBL season. In 22 games for Halifax, he averaged 12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

2011–12 season

On November 3, 2011, Brown joined the

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of the

, going on to make his debut for the team on November 25 in the season opener against the Erie BayHawks. In 31 minutes of action off the bench, he recorded 18 points and 8 rebounds in a 122–113 win. On December 10, 2011, he signed with the

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, but was waived a week later prior to the start of the

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. On December 20, he returned to the Vipers where he played out the

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. In 41 games for the Vipers, he averaged 10.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

2012–13 season

In September 2012, Brown signed with the Miyazaki Shining Suns for the 2012–13

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season. However, in November 2012, he left the financially troubled team after appearing in just six games, and the following month, he joined the

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for the rest of the season. In 32 games for Akita, he averaged 19.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

2013–14 season

In August 2013, Brown signed with the

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for the 2013–14 bj league season, returning to Japan for a second stint. On December 27, 2013, he was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star squad for the January 26 game. In 57 games for Shiga, he averaged 15.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

2014–15 season

On March 11, 2015, Brown signed with the

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for the

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. In his second game for the team on March 20, he scored 48 points against the

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. He was subsequently named Player of the Week for round two. He left the team in June 2015. In 15 games, he averaged 18.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

2015–16 season

In August 2015, Brown signed with

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for the 2015–16 bj league season, returning to Japan for a third stint. On November 14, he scored a then season-high 29 points in a 75–72 win over

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. On January 17, 2016, he recorded a season-high 32 points and 11 rebounds in an 84–68 win over

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. On March 13, he had a 28-point game in a 92–52 win over

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. In 51 games for Kanazawa, Brown averaged 13.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

2016–17 season

In September 2016, Brown signed with

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of the

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. He left the team in October after averaging 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in five games.

Career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" rowspan=2, 2012–13 , align="left" , Miyazaki , 6 , , , , 28.5 , , .414 , , .367 , , .609 , , 5.8 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , .3 , , 16.2 , - , align="left" , Akita , 34 , , 27 , , 33.0 , , .439 , , .343 , , .654 , , 7.6 , , 3.3 , , .9 , , .4 , , 19.5 , - , align="left" , 2013–14 , align="left" , Shiga , 52 , , 52 , , 31.7 , , .419 , , .375 , , .665 , , 6.9 , , 3.1 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , 16.2 , - , align="left" , 2015–16 , align="left" , Kanazawa , 50 , , 45 , , 27.7 , , .456 , , .325 , , .615 , , 6.9 , , 2.7 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 13.4 , - class="sortbottom" ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Japan totals ! 142 , , , , 30.4 , , .436 , , .355 , , .646 , , 7.0 , , 2.9 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 16.0 , -

Personal

Brown has five siblings (two brothers and three sisters), and lists his grandfather and

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as people he looked up to growing up.

References

External links

Missouri bioNBA D-League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Marshall 1985 births Living people Akita Northern Happinets players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Brazil American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Basketball players from Austin, Texas BC Budivelnyk players Halifax Rainmen players Kanazawa Samuraiz players Missouri Tigers men's basketball players Miyazaki Shining Suns players Novo Basquete Brasil players Rio Grande Valley Vipers players Sheffield Sharks players Shiga Lakes players Small forwards