Rion Brown

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Rion Brown
Rion Brown.jpg
Brown with Hapoel Tel Aviv, in 2014.
No. 25–Panionios
Position Small forward / shooting guard
League GBL
Personal information
Born (1991-09-03) September 3, 1991 (age 33)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Liberty County (Hinesville, Georgia)
College Miami (Florida) (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2014–2016 Excelsior Brussels
2016–2017 Kataja
2017–2018 JDA Dijon
2018–2019 Promitheas Patras
2019–2020 Panathinaikos
2020 Tofaş
2020–2021 Cedevita Olimpija
2021–2022 BC Enisey
2022 Agua Caliente Clippers
2022–2023 Nanterre 92
2023–2024 ADA Blois
2024–present Panionios
Career highlights and awards

Rion Brown (born September 3, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Panionios of the Greek Basket League. He is a 6'6" (1.98 m) tall swingman.

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Early life

Brown attended Liberty County High School, in Hinesville, Georgia, where he played high school basketball. In high school, he was a teammate of Jordan McRae. [1]

College career

Brown played college basketball at the University of Miami, with the Miami Hurricanes, from 2010 to 2014. As a senior, he averaged 15.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. [2]

Professional career

Brown began his pro career in 2014, with the Israeli Super League club Hapoel Tel Aviv. Later that same year, he joined the Belgian League club Excelsior Brussels. In 2016, he moved to the Finnish League club Kataja Basket. He joined the French Pro A League club JDA Dijon Basket, in 2017. He moved to the Greek Basket League club Promitheas Patras, in 2018. [3]

On July 19, 2019, Brown signed a two-year (1+1) contract with EuroLeague club and Greek Basket League champions Panathinaikos.[ citation needed ]

On January 10, 2020, Brown moved to Turkey and signed with EuroCup club Tofaş. [4]

On August 7, he signed for the Slovenian team Cedevita Olimpija. [5]

On August 17, 2021, Brown signed with BC Enisey of the VTB United League. [6] He averaged 11.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

On March 25, 2022, Brown was acquired via waivers by the Agua Caliente Clippers. [7]

On June 24, 2022, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the French Pro A. [8]

On July 4, 2023, he signed with ADA Blois of the Betclic Élite. [9]

On August 12, 2024, Brown returned to Greece for Panionios.

Personal life

Brown's father, Tico, was also a professional basketball player. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Rion Brown High School: Liberty County High School [Hinesville, Georgia].
  2. ↑ Rion Brown Position: Guard.
  3. ↑ Rion Brown Signs With Promitheas Patras
  4. ↑ "Rion Brown moves to Tofas". Eurohoops. January 10, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rion Brown is the new Cedevita Olimpija reinforcement". aba-liga.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (August 17, 2021). "Rion Brown (ex Ulm) agreed terms with Enisey". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (June 24, 2022). "Rion Brown signs with Nanterre". Sportando. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (July 4, 2023). "Rion Brown est blésois". ada-basket.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ RION BROWN Personal.
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