Andre Brown (basketball)

Andre Brown

Personal information
Born	(1981-05-12) May 12, 1981 (age 43) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Brother Rice (Chicago, Illinois) Leo Catholic (Chicago, Illinois)
College	DePaul (2000–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2015
Position	Center / power forward
Number	44, 1
Career history
2004–2005	Sedima Roseto
2005	Budućnost Podgorica
2005	Barangay Ginebra Kings
2005–2006	Daegu Orions
2006	Incheon ET Land Black Slamer
2006–2007	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2007	Seattle SuperSonics
2007–2008	Memphis Grizzlies
2008	Charlotte Bobcats
2008–2009	Austin Toros
2009	Banvit
2009–2010	Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2010	Leones de Ponce
2010	Al Jalaa Aleppo
2010	Panellinios
2011	Perth Wildcats
2011	Huracanes del Atlántico
2011–2012	Shahrdari Gorgan
2012–2013	KCC Egis
2013	Club Atlético Atenas
2014	Al-Ahli
2014–2015	Dundgovi Hawks
Career highlights and awards
KBL All-Star (2006) Second-team All-Conference USA (2004) McDonald's All-American (2000) Second-team Parade All-American (2000)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Andre Devon Brown (born May 12, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for DePaul University and went on to play professionally in Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and in the National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League. He is also a former two-year member of the USA Basketball World Youth Games team that won a gold medal 1998 and a bronze medal in 1999.

High school career

As a high school freshman, Brown attended Brother Rice High School in his hometown of Chicago. As a sophomore, he transferred to nearby Leo Catholic High School where he led his new team downstate and along the way, captured Class A All-State honors, being the only sophomore on the ballot. The following year Leo moved up in population and therefore changed classes to the larger Class AA. In Class AA, Brown continued his dominating ways, garnering All-State honors again, this time initiating the record as the only player to ever be both Class A and AA All-State. Things were changed up again for his senior year in 1999–2000 as Leo were moved back down to Class A, ^[1] as Brown went on to help Leo win the Catholic League title and earn McDonald's All-American honors. ^[2]

College career

In his freshman season at DePaul, Brown joined Imari Sawyer as the first DePaul newcomers since 1992 to have a double-double in their first collegiate game, as he recorded 18 points and 11 rebounds against Lewis University. He scored a season-high 19 points while also grabbing eight rebounds against Marquette. In 30 games (six starts), he averaged 6.5 points and 4.9 rebounds in 22.6 minutes per game. ^{[3] [4]}

In his sophomore season, Brown became the first DePaul player since Stanley Brundy in 1988–89 to lead the team in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots. He also ranked among Conference USA leaders for rebounding (second), scoring (13th) and field goal percentage (14th). He set a C-USA single game record with 27 rebounds against TCU, which was the second-best single-game total in DePaul history. In 26 games (25 starts), he averaged 14.5 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 31.8 minutes per game. ^{[3] [4]}

In his junior season, Brown was selected to the Preseason All-Conference USA team by the league coaches, and went on to record multiple double-doubles in 2002–03, none better than a game-high 20 points and 11 rebounds against UNLV. In 28 games (18 starts), he averaged 9.4 points and 9.0 rebounds in 30.5 minutes per game. ^{[3] [4]}

In his senior season, Brown earned second-team All-Conference USA honors after he was first selected to the Conference USA All-Preseason team and during the season, he was twice named C-USA Player of the Week. He was also named to the All-Tournament team at the Spartan Coca-Cola Classic. In 23 games (all starts), he averaged 13.5 points and 9.2 rebounds in 32.2 minutes per game. ^{[3] [4]}

Brown finished his four-year career ranked fourth in Conference USA history with 855 rebounds and became one of only eight players in DePaul history to have 1,000 points and 800 rebounds in a career. He went on to be named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2004 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament after averaging 18.3 points (4th in tourney) and 10.7 rebounds (2nd in tourney). ^[3]

Professional career

2004–05 season

After going undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft, Brown joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2004 NBA Summer League. On October 4, 2004, he signed with the New Jersey Nets. However, he was later waived by the Nets on October 20, 2004. ^[5] The following month, he signed with Sedima Roseto of Italy for the 2004–05 season. In February 2005, he left Roseto and signed with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro for the rest of the season. In April 2005, he joined the Barangay Ginebra Kings of the Philippines where he played seven games for the club before leaving in late May. ^[6]

2005–06 season

In July 2005, Brown joined the Seattle SuperSonics for the 2005 NBA Summer League. In October 2005, he signed with the Daegu Orions of South Korea for the 2005–06 season. ^[7] In February 2006, he was traded to the Incheon ET Land Black Slamer.

2006–07 season

In July 2006, Brown joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2006 NBA Summer League. On September 29, 2006, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks. ^[8] However, he was later waived by the Hawks on October 26, 2006. ^[9] On November 2, 2006, he was selected by the Sioux Falls Skyforce with the second overall pick in the 2006 NBA Development League Draft. He went on to earn D-League Player of the Week honors on December 18 after recording three straight double-doubles over the week as he led the Skyforce to a 3–0 record. ^[10] In 16 games for Sioux Falls, he averaged 22.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.

On January 5, 2007, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the Seattle SuperSonics, going on to sign a second 10-day contract on February 15, and for the rest of the season on January 25. ^{[11] [12]}

2007–08 season

Despite joining the Indiana Pacers but not playing for them during the 2007 NBA Summer League, Brown signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 20, 2007. ^[13] Despite a promising stint with the SuperSonics, Brown managed just 33 games for Memphis in 2007–08 as he averaged 3.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 8.7 minutes per game. He did, however, average 13.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per game over the final four games of the season after the Grizzlies had already been ruled out of playoff contention. ^[14]

2008–09 season

On September 28, 2008, Brown signed with the Charlotte Bobcats. ^[15] However, he was later waived by the Bobcats on November 19, 2008, after appearing in four regular season games. ^[16] On December 3, he was acquired by the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League. On January 22, he parted ways with Austin after appearing in 17 games. ^[17] A few days later, he signed with Banvit Bandırma of Turkey for the rest of the season. ^[18]

2009–10 season

In July 2009, Brown joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2009 NBA Summer League. On December 3, 2009, he signed with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls for the rest of the 2009–10 CBA season. ^[19]

On April 1, 2010, Brown signed with Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional where he played one game before signing with Al Jalaa Aleppo of Syria on April 22 for the rest of the season. ^[19]

2010–11 season

In July 2010, Brown joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2010 NBA Summer League. ^[20] On September 24, 2010, he signed with the New Jersey Nets, re-joining the team for a second stint. ^[5] However, much like last time, he was waived by the team on September 29, before training camp even began. ^[21] Five days later, he signed a one-year deal with Panellinios B.C. of the Greek Basket League. ^[22] On January 6, 2011, he was released by Panellinios after appearing in six league games and three EuroCup games. ^[23]

On January 13, 2011, Brown signed with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League as a short-term injury replacement for Matthew Knight. ^{[24] [25]} However, after losing co-captain Shawn Redhage to a season-ending hip injury on January 23, ^{[26] [27]} Brown's contract was extended by the Wildcats to see out the 2010–11 season. ^[28] The Wildcats went on to finish fourth on the ladder and played the New Zealand Breakers in the semi-finals, where they lost 2 games to 1. In 15 games for the Wildcats, he averaged 9.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. ^[29]

2011–12 season

On July 7, 2011, Brown signed with Huracanes del Atlántico for the 2011 LNB season. ^[30]

On November 10, 2011, Brown signed with Shahrdari Gorgan of Iran for the 2011–12 season. ^[31]

2012–13 season

On October 14, 2012, Brown signed with the KCC Egis of South Korea for the 2012–13 season. ^[32]

2013–14 season

On November 14, 2013, Brown signed with Club Atlético Atenas of Uruguay for the 2013–14 season. ^[33] However, he left the club later that month after just two games.

On January 24, 2014, Brown signed with the Sendai 89ers of Japan for the rest of the season. ^[34] However, less than a week later, he parted ways with the club before playing in a game for them after a family emergency arose. ^[35] He went on to sign with Al-Ahli of Bahrain on February 26 for the rest of the season. ^{[36] [37]}

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Seattle	38	0	7.1	.568	.000	.600	1.9	.1	.2	.1	2.4
2007–08	Memphis	33	1	8.7	.500	.000	.449	2.8	.2	.2	.1	3.0
2008–09	Charlotte	4	0	10.3	.143	.000	1.000	3.0	.3	.3	.0	1.0
Career		75	1	8.0	.516	.000	.500	2.4	.1	.2	.1	2.6

References

1. HighSchoolElite.com's Class A All-State
2. Leo Rips Brother Rice For Catholic Crown
3. Prospect Profile: Andre Brown
4. Andre Brown Stats
5. Nets Announce Training Camp Roster
6. Ritualo Helps FedEx Past Red Bull; Aces Demolish Gin Kings
7. ANDRE BROWN PLAYING IN SOUTH KOREA
8. Hawks Add Six To Training Camp Roster
9. Hawks Waive Glyniadakis And Brown
10. D-League Performer of the Week, December 18, 2006 Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
11. Sonics Sign Andre Brown for Rest of the Season
12. Impressed Sonics sign Brown for rest of season
13. Memphis Grizzlies sign forward Andre Brown
14. Andre Brown 2007–08 Game Log
15. Bobcats Add Brown, Williams, Taylor To Roster Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
16. Bobcats try to boost frontcourt with moves, pursuit of McDyess
17. 2008–09 Transactions Archived December 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
18. Andre Brown is coming to Turkey
19. "General basketball transactions: 2009/10". Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
20. NBA Summer League Rosters – Vegas
21. Nets Waive Andre Brown From Training Camp Roster
22. PANELLINIOS picks up big man Brown
23. "General basketball transactions: 2010/11". Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
24. Wildcats sign ex-NBA big man Brown
25. Wildcats import in it for the long haul
26. Redhage ruled out for season
27. Wildcats weigh up Brown extension
28. Hard-man Brown heeds call to stay
29. Player statistics for Andre Brown
30. LNB – HURACANES DEL ATLANTICO CONTRATAN EX NBA ANDRE BROWN (in Spanish)
31. "General basketball transactions: 2011/12". Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
32. General basketball transactions: 2012/13
33. Algo se acordará (in Spanish)
34. Former NBA forward Andre Brown joins Sendai 89ers
35. Ex-NBA player Brown parts ways with Sendai due to family emergency
36. Al Ahli Manama sign Andre Brown
37. Andre Brown links with Al Ahli

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com    and  Basketball-Reference.com
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• RealGM.com Profile