No. 50–Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
League | B.League | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Corsicana, Texas, U.S. | August 3, 1982||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese / American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Willis (Willis, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College |
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NBA draft | 2009: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2009–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 | Hiroshima Dragonflies | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Ira Brown | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Corsicana, Texas | August 3, 1982|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Ira Demon Brown (born August 3,1982) is a Japanese-American professional basketball player for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the Japanese B.League. He had also spent three years with the Hirachi/Shibuya Sunrockers,as well as two years with the Toyama Grouses during his career in Japan.
Brown grew up in Corsicana,Texas,in a three-bedroom house along with "roughly 15 relatives." [1] [2] The house burned down in a fire,forcing him to relocate to another home,though he often stayed with friends. [1] When he was 14 years old,Brown moved in with his former youth baseball coach,Earl Mitchell,in Conroe,Texas. [1] He was eventually adopted by Mitchell. [1]
Brown began his college career at Phoenix College before transferring to Gonzaga in 2007.
In 2010,Brown earned league all-star honors as a member of the Coras de Tepic of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA). [3]
On October 2,2024,Brown signed with the Hiroshima Dragonflies of the B.League. [4] On November 10,his contract was expired. [5]
On November 14,2024,Brown signed with the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka. [6]
Brown played for Team A Few Good Men in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In two games,he averaged five points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game on 40 percent shooting. A Few Good Men made it to the Second Round before falling to Team Gael Force. [7]
He became a Japanese citizen after extensive language testing and a waiting period which took two years. As of 2018,he resides in Okinawa. [8]
He was a member of Japan's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran,Iran,where he recorded the most rebounds,steals and blocks for his team. [9]
He played 3x3 basketball for Japan in the 2021 Olympics. [1] [2]
Brown was drafted in 2001 by the Kansas City Royals,and played in the minors for five years. [10]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2011–12 | Toyama | 52 | 52 | 30.6 | .475 | .323 | .625 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 12.7 |
2012–13 | Toyama | 50 | 48 | 31.8 | .537 | .254 | .658 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 16.5 |
2013–14 | Toyama | 52 | 52 | 34.2 | .523 | .419 | .650 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 16.8 |
2014–15 | Hitachi | 54 | 45 | 27.8 | .503 | .364 | .651 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 13.7 |
2015–16 | Hitachi | 54 | 50 | 29.3 | .506 | .214 | .667 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
2016–17 | Shibuya | 57 | 44 | 29.3 | .517 | .358 | .597 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 13.7 |
2017–18 | Ryukyu | 60 | 58 | 28.7 | .490 | .409 | .614 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
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