Kedrick Brown

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Albert Kedrick Brown
Kedrick Brown Bornova2.jpg
Personal information
Born (1981-03-18) March 18, 1981 (age 43)
Zachary, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school Zachary (Zachary, Louisiana)
College Okaloosa-Walton Community College (1999–2001)
NBA draft 2001: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career2001–2012
Position Small forward
Number42, 5
Coaching career2017–2018
Career history
As player:
20012003 Boston Celtics
2003–2004 Cleveland Cavaliers
2004–2005 Philadelphia 76ers
2007–2009 Anaheim Arsenal
2009–2010 Bornova Belediye
2011–2012 Antalya BŞB
As coach:
2017–2018 Southern A&M (player personnel)
Career highlights and awards
  • First team NJCAA All-American (2001)
Career NBA statistics
Points 509 (3.6 ppg)
Rebounds 347 (2.4 rpg)
Assists 103 (0.7 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Albert Kedrick Brown (born March 18, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Born and raised in Zachary, Louisiana, Brown played college basketball at Okaloosa-Walton Community College (now Northwest Florida State College), where he was a first team NJCAA All-America selection as a sophomore.

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Brown was drafted with the 11th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in December 2003 and was later dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers in July 2004.

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2001–2003)

Brown was drafted 11th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2001 NBA draft. [1] On October 30, 2001, he made his NBA debut, playing five minutes in a 108–89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. [2] On January 21, 2002, Brown scored a season-high 12 points, along with two rebounds and four steals, in a 106–97 win over the Toronto Raptors. [3]

On January 18, 2003, Brown logged season-highs of 14 points and ten rebounds in a 97–95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. [4]

On November 7, 2003, Brown scored a career-high 18 points, along with six rebounds and two steals, in a 87–94 loss to the New Jersey Nets. [5] On December 13, he played his final game for the Celtics, logging two points and an assist during a 105–98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team he would be traded to. [6]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2004)

On December 15, 2003, Brown was traded, along with Eric Williams and Tony Battie, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm, and Michael Stewart. [7]

Philadelphia 76ers (2004–2005)

On July 20, 2004, Brown was traded, along with Kevin Ollie, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Eric Snow. [8] Brown's final NBA game was played on February 4, 2005, in a 103–85 win over the Atlanta Hawks where Kedrick played for 2 and half minutes and scored 1 point.

Anaheim Arsenal (2007–2009)

Brown was selected ninth overall by the Anaheim Arsenal in the 2007 NBA D-League draft. [9]

Brown was selected 12th overall by the Maine Red Claws in the 2009 NBA D-League expansion draft. [10] However, he never played a game for the team.

Bornova (2009–2010)

In 2009, Brown joined Bornova for the team's first season in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). [11]

Antalya (2011–2012)

For the final season of his professional basketball career, Brown joined Antalya. [12]

Coaching career

Brown joined the player personnel of the Southern Jaguars men's basketball team in 2017. [13]

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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2001–02 Boston 2958.4.329.185.6001.7.5.6.22.2
2002–03 Boston 51513.1.357.077.6252.7.4.7.32.8
2003–04 Boston 211019.4.455.375.6153.21.2.8.15.2
2003–04 Cleveland 341616.5.465.388.6432.31.1.4.15.3
2004–05 Philadelphia 806.9.333.000.8001.4.5.4.11.5
Career1433613.5.405.274.6402.4.7.6.23.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2002 Boston 201.51.0001.000.0.0.0.52.5
2003 Boston 303.7.250.500.7.0.3.01.0
Career502.8.5001.000.500.4.0.2.21.6

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