Kobe Brown

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Kobe Brown
Kobe Brown 2024.jpg
No. 21–Los Angeles Clippers
Position Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-01-01) January 1, 2000 (age 24)
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Lee (Huntsville, Alabama)
College Missouri (2019–2023)
NBA draft 2023: 1st round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–present Los Angeles Clippers
2023–2024 →Ontario Clippers
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2023)
  • Second-team All-SEC (2022)
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Kobe Levose Brown (born January 1, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers.

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Early life and high school career

Brown grew up in Huntsville, Alabama and attended Lee High School. [1] He averaged 20.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists and was named first team All-State as a junior. [2] Brown repeated as a first team All-State selection and was named the Huntsville Region Player of the Year after averaging 24.1 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists per game during his senior season. [3]

Brown was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college basketball at Texas A&M during his junior year of high school. [4] He decommitted as a senior and re-opened his recruitment. [5] Brown ultimately signed to play at Missouri over offers from Minnesota, Penn State, and Vanderbilt. [6]

College career

Brown played in all 30 of the Missouri Tigers' games with 26 starts during his freshman season and averaged 5.8 points and 3.7 rebounds. [7] He averaged eight points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. [8] Brown was named second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) after leading Missouri with 12.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. [9] [10] He was a first-team All-SEC selection and the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior. [11]

Professional career

Brown was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 2023 NBA draft with the 30th overall pick. [12] The 2023 NBA Summer League boasted two players vying to be the second player to play in the NBA named Kobe (the other was Kobe Bufkin). Both were named after Kobe Bryant, although this is debated by Bufkin's family. [13] Brown debuted in the Los Angeles Clippers first game of the season on October 25 against Portland without scoring in five minutes and 18 seconds of play. [14]

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
2023–24 L.A. Clippers 4409.0.411.292.5001.4.6.3.12.0
Career4409.0.411.292.5001.4.6.3.12.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2024 L.A. Clippers 303.2———.7.0.0.0.0
Career303.2———.7.0.0.0.0

Personal life

Brown's father, Greg Brown, was his coach at Lee High School and played collegiately at Athens State University. [15] His younger brother, Kaleb, plays basketball at Missouri and was his teammate for his final two seasons at the school. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ Boyette, Daniel (November 19, 2018). "In-state 4-star G/F Kobe Brown signs with SEC team". AL.com . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
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  4. ↑ Sayles, Damon (November 14, 2018). "BREAKING: A&M basketball lands versatile forward in Kobe Brown". 247Sports.com . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ Boyette, Daniel (March 21, 2019). "Texas A&M signee Kobe Brown of Lee-Huntsville reopens recruitment". AL.com . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
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  7. ↑ "A look at Missouri men's basketball's 2020-21 roster as it stands". Columbia Missourian . March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Junior forward Kobe Brown is ready to be a leader". Columbia Missourian . June 18, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Missouri Tigers forward Kobe Brown named preseason All-SEC". The Kansas City Star . November 2, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Kobe Brown returns as 'anchor' for Mizzou's remodeled roster". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . May 10, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
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  14. ↑ "Kobe Brown 2023-24 Game Log". Sports Reference . Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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  16. ↑ "Kobe and Kaleb Brown will miss Alabama game". Columbia Daily Tribune . January 21, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
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