 Brown with
Hapoel Tel Aviv, in 2014. | |
| No. 15 – ADA Blois Basket 41 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | Betclic Élite |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 3, 1991 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Liberty County ( Hinesville, Georgia) |
| College | Miami (Florida) (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–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–present | ADA Blois |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Rion Brown (born September 3, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for ADA Blois of the Betclic Élite. He is a 6'6" (1.98 m) tall shooting guard- small forward.
High school
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 has signed with Nanterre 92 of the French Pro A. [8]
On July 4, 2023, he has signed with ADA Blois of the Betclic Élite. [9]
Personal life
Brown's father, Tico, was also a professional basketball player. [10]
References
- ^ Rion Brown High School: Liberty County High School [Hinesville, Georgia].
- ^ Rion Brown Position: Guard.
- ^ Rion Brown Signs With Promitheas Patras
- ^ "Rion Brown moves to Tofas". Eurohoops. January 10, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Rion Brown is the new Cedevita Olimpija reinforcement". aba-liga.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (August 17, 2021). "Rion Brown (ex Ulm) agreed terms with Enisey". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (June 24, 2022). "Rion Brown signs with Nanterre". Sportando. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 4, 2023). "Rion Brown est blésois". ada-basket.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ RION BROWN Personal.
External links
- 1991 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- ADA Blois Basket 41 players
- Agua Caliente Clippers players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Brussels Basketball players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
- JDA Dijon Basket players
- Kataja BC players
- KK Cedevita Olimpija players
- Miami Hurricanes men's basketball players
- Nanterre 92 players
- Panathinaikos B.C. players
- Promitheas Patras B.C. players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Tofaş S.K. players