Terrell Brown Jr.

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Terrell Brown Jr.
No. 3Greensboro Swarm
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998 (age 25)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Garfield
(Seattle, Washington)
College
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023 Memphis Hustle
2023–present Greensboro Swarm
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2022)
  • First-team All-WAC (2020)
  • Second-team All-WAC (2019)
  • WAC All-Newcomer Team (2019)

Terrell Brown Jr. (born April 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Shoreline CC Dolphins, Seattle Redhawks, Arizona Wildcats, and Washington Huskies.

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High school career

Brown played basketball for Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington, where he won two state championships. He had a limited role during his high school career, playing alongside Jaylen Nowell and Tramaine Isabell. Brown was lightly recruited and only received offers from NCAA Division II programs. [1] [2]

College career

Brown first attended Western Oregon University but returned home after one month after struggling to adjust to living in a small college town. He attended Green River College for the rest of the year before joining the team at Shoreline Community College, where his cousin served as assistant coach. [2] As a freshman, Brown averaged 30 points per game, leading the Northwest Athletic Conference in scoring and steals. He received Freshman of the Year and All-Defensive Team honors. [3]

For his sophomore season, Brown joined NCAA Division I program Seattle as a walk-on. [3] He earned a scholarship in the second semester of his first year. [4] As a sophomore, Brown averaged 14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, earning Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and All-Newcomer Team honors. [3] In his junior season, he averaged a conference-leading 20.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, and was named to the First Team All-WAC. [5] For his senior season, Brown transferred to Arizona. [6] As a senior, he averaged 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Brown opted to use an additional year of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and transfer to Washington. [7] On November 23, 2021, he scored a career-high 32 points in an 87–76 win against South Dakota State. [8] Brown was named first-team All-Pac-12. [9]

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2022–2023)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Brown joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for Summer League. On October 22, 2022, Brown was selected by the College Park Skyhawks in the 2022 NBA G League draft with the 7th overall pick. However, he was waived 6 days later. [10] On November 15, he signed with the Memphis Hustle. [11]

Greensboro Swarm (2023–present)

On October 20, 2023, Brown signed with the Charlotte Hornets, [12] but was waived the next day. [13] On October 29, he signed with the Greensboro Swarm. [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

College

NCAA Division I

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Seattle 332833.4.455.318.6826.84.51.1.314.1
2019–20 Seattle 292936.0.415.291.7846.24.81.6.420.8
2020–21 Arizona 261025.7.390.368.7763.53.5.9.27.3
2021–22 Washington 323236.1.452.200.7724.24.32.2.521.7
Career1209933.1.434.284.7565.24.31.5.416.3

JUCO

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Shoreline CC 252534.6.437.347.7468.04.03.2.330.0

Personal life

Brown is the godson of Jason Terry, who played in the NBA before becoming a coach. Terry served as his assistant coach at Arizona. [15]

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