J'Covan Brown

J'Covan Brown

Brown with the Texas Longhorns in November 2010
No. 69–Hapoel Tel Aviv
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born	(1990-02-14) February 14, 1990 (age 33) Port Arthur, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school	Memorial (Port Arthur, Texas)
College	Texas (2009–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012	Rethymno Aegean
2013–2014	KAOD
2014	Cañeros de La Romana
2014–2015	Astana
2015–2016	Türk Telekom
2016	AEK Athens
2016–2017	Pınar Karşıyaka
2017–2018	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2018–2021	Hapoel Jerusalem
2021–present	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
All-EuroCup Second Team (2023) 2× Israeli State Cup winner (2019, 2020) Israeli State Cup Final MVP (2020) Israeli League Cup winner (2019) Kazakhstan League champion (2015) First-team All-Big 12 (2012)

J'Covan Marquis Brown (born February 14, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Texas before playing professionally in Greece, Dominican Republic, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Israel. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

High school career

Brown attended Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas, where he averaged 29.9 points per game while playing in 11 contests during his senior season. Brown led Memorial to a 29–6 record while averaging 27 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals per game and earned all-state, all-region and first-team All-District 21-5A accolades in his junior season. ^[1]

College career

J'Covan Brown with the Texas Longhorns in January 2012

Brown played college basketball for The University of Texas's Longhorns from 2009 to 2012. In his senior year at Texas, Brown averaged 20.1 points, 3.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, almost two times the amount of the team's second-leading scorer, Sheldon McClellan and was able to take his team to the Big 12 Tournament Semifinals in 2012. ^[1]

On March 5, 2012, Brown earned a spot in the All-Big 12 First team. ^[2]

On April 2, 2012, Brown declared for the 2012 NBA draft after completing his junior year at Texas. ^[3]

Professional career

Rethymno Aegean (2012)

On August 28, 2012, Brown started his professional career with the Greek team Rethymno Aegean, signing a one-year deal. However, on December 1, 2012, he parted ways with the team after appearing in six games, averaging 9.3 points per game. ^[4]

KAOD and Caneros de La Romana (2013–2014)

In July 2013, Brown joined the New York Knicks for the 2013 NBA Summer League. ^[5]

On November 5, 2013, Brown returned to Greece for a second stint, signing with KAOD for the rest of the season. ^[6] Brown averaged 17.2 points per game and finished as the Greek League second best scorer.

On May 17, 2014, Brown signed with the Dominican team Caneros de La Romana for the 2014 LNB Season. ^[4]

Astana (2014–2015)

On August 8, 2014, Brown signed a one-year deal with the Kazakh team BC Astana. ^[7] On November 11, 2014, Brown recorded a season-high 34 points, shooting 12-of-15 from the field, along with seven rebounds and three assists in a 106–102 win over Tofaş. He was subsequently named EuroChallenge Week 2 Top Performer. ^[8]

Brown finished the season as the EuroChallenge third leading scorer with 17.5 points per game. He helped Astana to win the 2015 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship, as well as reaching the 2015 VTB League Playoffs as the eighth seed, where they eventually were eliminated by CSKA Moscow.

Türk Telekom (2015–2016)

On June 4, 2015, Brown signed with the Turkish team Türk Telekom for the 2015–16 season. ^[9] On December 6, 2015, Brown recorded a career-high 38 points, shooting 11-of-14 from the field, along with three assists in a 93–96 loss to Fenerbahçe. ^[10]

AEK Athens (2016)

Brown with AEK Athens in February 2016

On January 19, 2016, Brown parted ways with Türk Telekom and signed with the Greek team AEK Athens for the rest of the season, with a prospect of renewal for another year. ^[11] Brown helped AEK to reach the 2016 Greek League Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Olympiacos.

Pınar Karşıyaka (2016–2017)

On July 14, 2016, Brown returned to Turkey for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka. ^[12] On December 13, 2016, Brown recorded a season-high 36 points, shooting 13-of-20 from the field, along with four assists and two steals in a 99–59 blowout win over Reyer Venezia. ^[13]

Brown helped Karşıyaka to reach the 2017 Champions League Quarterfinals, where they eventually lost to Reyer Venezia.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2017–2018)

On September 12, 2017, Brown signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2017–18 season. ^[14] On November 13, 2017, Brown recorded 28 points, shooting 10-of-15 from the field, along with 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals in an 88–86 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 6 MVP. ^[15] On April 9, 2018, Brown recorded a double-double of 32 points and 11 assists, shooting 6-of-6 from three-point range in a 94–91 win over Hapoel Holon. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 22 MVP. ^[16]

Brown helped Gilboa Galil to reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem. Brown finished the season as the League third assists leader (5.9 per game) and also averaged 17 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, shooting a career-high of 42.5 percent from 3-point range.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2018–present)

On June 18, 2018, Brown signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem. ^[17] On February 2, 2019, Brown recorded a season-high 25 points, shooting 9-of-13 from the field, along with six rebounds and assists for 33 PIR in a 104–94 win over Maccabi Ashdod. ^[18] On February 14, 2019, Brown helped Jerusalem to win the 2019 Israeli State Cup after an 82–67 win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion, scoring 19 points off the bench. ^[19] On March 4, 2019, Brown was named Israeli League Player of the Month after averaging 20.0 points and 4.7 assists per game in three games played in February. ^[20]

On February 13, 2020, Brown recorded 26 points, while shooting 10-of-21 from the field, along with six rebounds and five assists, leading Jerusalem to its sixth Israeli State Cup title after a 92–89 win over Ironi Nahariya. He was subsequently named the Final MVP. ^[21] Brown averaged 14.8 points and 5.3 assists per game during the 2019–20 season. On August 13, 2020, he re-signed with Hapoel Jerusalem. ^[22]

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2021–present)

In summer 2021, he has signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.

Personal life

Brown is the son of Johnny Ray and Angela Brown. His cousin, B. J. Tyler, is a former NBA player who also played for the University of Texas. Tyler earned third-team All-America honors by The Associated Press as a senior in 1993–94 and was the No. 20 overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. ^[1]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	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		Led the league

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Texas	33	9	21.7	.354	.288	.883	2.2	2.4	.8	.1	9.6
2010–11	Texas	36	0	21.5	.406	.385	.861	2.2	2.1	.9	.2	10.4
2011–12	Texas	34	34	35.6	.417	.369	.863	3.4	3.8	1.2	.1	20.1
Career		103	43	26.2	.398	.350	.867	2.6	2.8	1.0	.1	13.4

Domestic Leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Rethymno	GBL	6	19.5	.339	.355	.636	1.2	.8	.8	.0	9.3
2013–14	KAOD	GBL	25	30.8	.447	.391	.869	2.8	2.1	.8	.0	17.2
2014–15	Astana	VTB	29	33.0	.403	.373	.864	2.3	3.8	.8	.0	12.0
		KBC	11	22.6	.421	.286	.800	1.5	3.3	1.7	.0	7.8
2015–16	Türk Telekom	BSL	12	25.7	.442	.377	.940	2.2	2.8	.1	.0	15.0
2016	AEK Athens	GBL	19	24.7	.342	.333	.815	2.3	2.9	.6	.1	9.6
2016–17	Pınar Karşıyaka	BSL	27	29.4	.377	.326	.902	1.7	4.4	.9	.1	11.1
2017–18	Gilboa Galil	IPL	33	31.6	.452	.425	.832	3.2	5.9	1.0	.0	17.0
2018–19	Hapoel Jerusalem		29	21.2	.395	.344	.845	2.3	4.5	.4	.0	10.3

European Competitions

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Astana	EuroChallenge	12	34.5	.477	.392	.837	3.5	3.7	1.4	.0	17.8
2015–16	Türk Telekom	Europe Cup	5	23.6	.674	.688	.846	2.8	4.4	1.6	.2	16.0
2016–17	Pınar Karşıyaka	BCL	19	30.8	.443	.386	.857	3.1	5.1	.9	.0	15.5
2018–19	Hapoel Jerusalem		18	19.8	.379	.371	.947	2.2	4.1	.8	.0	8.8

Source: RealGM

References

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External links

• RealGM profile
• Texas Longhorns bio