Chad Brown (born September 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for the UCF Knights.
| No. 27 – Wilki Morskie Szczecin | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | PLK |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 6, 1996 Deltona, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Deltona (Deltona, Florida) |
| College | UCF (2015–2019) |
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Texas Legends |
| 2020–2021 | Charilaos Trikoupis |
| 2021 | Gießen 46ers |
| 2021 | Guelph Nighthawks |
| 2021–2022 | Peristeri |
| 2022 | Merkezefendi |
| 2022–2023 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2023 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg |
| 2023–2024 | Apollon Patras |
| 2024–present | King Szczecin |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life
editBrown attended Deltona High School at Deltona, Florida. A four star prospect by Scout.com, Brown averaged 14.7 points, 15 rebounds and 9.4 blocks per game as a senior.
College career
editBrown played for UCF Knights from 2015[1] to 2019. As a junior, he averaged 5.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, shooting 51 percent from the field, while playing along with Tacko Fall. The same season, he led the team in blocks, averaging 1.1 blocks per game. During his senior season, he averaged 4.5 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 block per game.[2]
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Brown joined the Dallas Mavericks, on October 17, 2019, but was waived after two days.[3] On October 26, 2020, he was acquired by the Texas Legends.[4] In 42 games, he averaged 5.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game.
On August 6, 2020, he joined Charilaos Trikoupis of the Greek Basket League.[5] In 10 games with the Greek club, he averaged 12.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per contest. After his impressive tenure with Trikoupis, Brown was bought out by Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga. In 12 games with the German club, he averaged 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest. Brown then finished the season off with the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, averaging 13.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game.
On July 27, 2021, Brown signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[6] In 24 league games, he averaged 5.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 18 minutes per contest.
On July 4, 2022, Brown signed with Merkezefendi of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[7] On November 12, 2022, he moved to Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[8]
In July 2023, Brown signed with Russian club Uralmash Yekaterinburg of the VTB United League.[9] On October 18, 2023, he moved back to Greece for Apollon Patras.[10] In 25 games, he averaged 12.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 29 minutes of play.
On July 17, 2024, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[11]
References
edit- ^ "Deltona forward Chad Brown signs with UCF basketball". orlandosentinel.com. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Cody (September 5, 2019). "Rookie free agent center Chad Brown named to G League Elite Team". Rookie Wire. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas Mavericks sign Chad Brown: A look at what that means". sportdfw.com/. October 18, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "How Former UCF Big Chad Brown Can Be A Key Rotation Piece For The Texas Legends". ridiculousupside.com. October 19, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Deltona native Chad Brown continues pro basketball career in Greece". eu.news-journalonline.com. August 6, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Mammides, Chris (July 25, 2021). "Peristeri lands Chad Brown, ex Guelph". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Yunanistan Ligi'nden Merkezefendi'ye" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "H.Gilboa Galil tabs Chad Brown". Eurobasket. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ admin (July 7, 2023). "Новый американский бигмен - Чед Браун! ⚡". БК Уралмаш (in Russian). Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Chad Brown (ex Uralmash) joins AS Apollon Patras". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Brown zagra w Kingu Szczecin!" (in Polish). kingwilki.pl. July 17, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.