Brown attended Ocean View High School where he averaged 14.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a junior, while being named league MVP. That year he led the Seahawks to a CIF Southern Section championship and state runner-up finish and was named CIF Southern Section Player of the Year and a member of the first-team all-state. His high school jersey was retired and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was the No. 7-ranked small forward, No. 41 player overall and a four-star recruit by Scout.com.[1]
College career
Brown attended Stanford from 2010 to 2015.[2][3] Brown had a medical redshirt in his true junior season of 2012–13 due to a hip injury.[1] In his redshirt junior season of 2013–14, he averaged 12.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game and shot 47.5% from the floor, 45.3% from beyond the arc and 78.5% on free throws. He was named the Pac-12's Most Improved Player as the Cardinal reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.[4]
As a senior Brown led Stanford to the NIT championship while averaging 14.8 points (10th in the Pac-12), a team-high 6.9 rebounds (8th), and 2.5 assists per game. He had the eighth best free-throw percentage in the Pac-12, at 79.4 per cent.[5] During his career he averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[6]
Brown completed his bachelor's degree in communication in May 2014 and was enrolled in Stanford's Master of Arts program in media studies in his redshirt senior season.[7]
Professional career
Los Angeles Lakers (2015–2016)
On June 25, 2015, Brown was selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.[8] On July 9, he signed with the Lakers.[6] He made his debut for the Lakers on October 30, scoring five points off the bench in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.[9] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments to the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the Lakers' D-League affiliate.[10] On October 24, 2016, he was waived by the Lakers.[11]
Erie BayHawks and NBA stints (2016–2017)
On October 30, 2016, Brown was selected by the Erie BayHawks with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft.[12] After averaging 29.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in three games, Brown signed with the New Orleans Pelicans on November 21.[13] On December 9, he was waived by the Pelicans. In nine games, he averaged 3.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 15.9 minutes.[14] Three days later, he returned to Erie.[15]
On January 22, 2017, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the Orlando Magic.[16] On February 2, 2017, after the 10-day contract expired, Brown returned to the BayHawks.[17] Four days later, he was named in the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[18]
Minnesota Timberwolves/Iowa Wolves (2017–2018)
On August 1, 2017, Brown was signed to a two-way contract by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Timberwolves and their G-League affiliate, the Iowa Wolves. He became the first player in franchise history to sign a two-way contract.[19]
On August 29, 2018, Brown signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on a training camp contract.[20] On October 10, 2018, Brown was waived by the 76ers.[21]
Partizan (2018)
On October 23, 2018, Brown signed with Serbian club Partizan for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[22] On November 27, 2018, he parted ways with Partizan.[23]
Lakeland Magic (2019)
On January 10, 2019, the Lakeland Magic announced via their Twitter account that they had added Brown.[24]
Following the close of his freshman year at Stanford University, Brown was selected to represent USA Basketball on the team sent to Latvia for the 2011 FIBA Under −19 World Championship. Brown appeared in five games with his best performance against Egypt, 10 points, five rebounds and three assists. The United States finished 7–2. ([33])
