John Brown (basketball, born 1951)

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John Brown
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Brown during his sophomore season at Missouri.
Personal information
Born (1951-12-14) December 14, 1951 (age 73)
Frankfurt, West Germany
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolDixon (Dixon, Missouri)
College Missouri (1970–1973)
NBA draft 1973: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1973–1983
Position Small forward
Number50, 32, 52
Career history
19731978 Atlanta Hawks
1978–1979 Chicago Bulls
1979 Utah Jazz
1980 Atlanta Hawks
1980–1982 Basket Mestre
1982–1983 Grifone Perugia
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,614 (7.4 ppg)
Rebounds 2,126 (4.4 rpg)
Assists 703 (1.4 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference

John Young Brown (born December 14, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, he played college basketball at the University of Missouri. He was a graduate of Dixon High School in Dixon, Missouri. Brown was selected for the 1972 Olympic team, but due to injury did not compete in the games.

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Brown was selected tenth overall in the 1973 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, and was named to the 1974 NBA All-Rookie Team. His final season was split between the Hawks and the Utah Jazz in 1979–80. Brown also played for the Chicago Bulls for one season and several years in Italy after leaving the NBA. He was also drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals in the second round of the 1973 American Basketball Association special circumstances draft as the final draft pick made under that franchise's old name; months after making that selection, the team would become the San Antonio Spurs ever since then.

On March 10, 2019, the University of Missouri retired Brown's number 50 jersey in a ceremony at halftime of their final home game of the 2018–19 season. [1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Source [2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1973–74 Atlanta 7722.3.438.7515.71.5.4.29.3
1974–75 Atlanta 7327.2.461.7405.91.8.7.211.2
1975–76 Atlanta 7523.4.442.7755.41.7.6.27.9
1976–77 Atlanta 7718.2.457.8073.11.3.6.15.7
1977–78 Atlanta 7521.3.474.8254.01.4.7.17.3
1978–79 Chicago 77416.4.479.8573.11.4.2.15.0
1979–80 Utah 46.0.0001.0002.31.0.0.01.0
1979–80 Atlanta 2812.9.378.7732.2.5.1.13.9
Career486420.8.453.7834.41.4.5.27.4

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1978 Atlanta 23.0.0.0.0.0.0
1980 Atlanta 511.6.308.0001.0002.0.2.2.22.0
Career79.1.308.0001.0001.4.1.1.11.4

References

  1. Schiffer, Alex (March 9, 2019). "'Now I can die': Mizzou retires John Brown's No. 50 basketball jersey". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "John Brown NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2025.