American basketball player
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 .
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]
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]
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.
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