Ira Brown

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Ira Brown
アイラ・ブラウン
Ira Brown (cropped).jpg
No. 33Hiroshima Dragonflies
Position Power forward
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1982-08-03) August 3, 1982 (age 42)
Corsicana, Texas
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Willis (Willis, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2010 Coras de Tepic
2010–2011 Asociación Española
2011 San Miguel Beermen
2011 Lagartos UAN de Tepic
2011–2014 Toyama Grouses
2014–2017 Sunrockers Shibuya
2017–2019 Ryukyu Golden Kings
2019–2023 Osaka Evessa
2023–2024 Chiba Jets Funabashi
2024–present Hiroshima Dragonflies
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
EABA Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Nagano Team
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  2. 1 2 "Meet the Texas native who beat the odds and is trying to help Japan's 3x3 basketball team do the same". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  3. "Circuito De Baloncesto De La Costa Del Pacifico (2010)". Latinbasket.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. "#33 アイラ・ブラウン 選手契約合意(新規)のお知らせ". 広島ドラゴンフライズ. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  5. "Former Zags excited to play in TBT during Hoopfest". krem.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  6. From Texas To Tokyo: How Ira Brown Found Family In Basketball Abigail Leonard (wbur.org), 10 March 2017. Accessed 8 May 2017.
  7. FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA.com, accessed 2 May 2017.
  8. "Ira Brown Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
Ira Brown
Pitcher
Born: (1982-08-03) August 3, 1982 (age 42)
Corsicana, Texas
Bats: Right
Throws: Right