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.

Rion Brown
Brown with Hapoel Tel Aviv, in 2014.
No. 15 – ADA Blois Basket 41
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueBetclic Élite
Personal information
Born (1991-09-03) September 3, 1991 (age 32)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolLiberty County (Hinesville, Georgia)
CollegeMiami (Florida) (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014Hapoel Tel Aviv
2014–2016Excelsior Brussels
2016–2017Kataja
2017–2018JDA Dijon
2018–2019Promitheas Patras
2019–2020Panathinaikos
2020Tofaş
2020–2021Cedevita Olimpija
2021–2022BC Enisey
2022Agua Caliente Clippers
2022–2023Nanterre 92
2023–presentADA Blois
Career highlights and awards

High school edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Brown's father, Tico, was also a professional basketball player.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ Rion Brown High School: Liberty County High School [Hinesville, Georgia].
  2. ^ Rion Brown Position: Guard.
  3. ^ Rion Brown Signs With Promitheas Patras
  4. ^ "Rion Brown moves to Tofas". Eurohoops. January 10, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Rion Brown is the new Cedevita Olimpija reinforcement". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (August 17, 2021). "Rion Brown (ex Ulm) agreed terms with Enisey". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  8. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (June 24, 2022). "Rion Brown signs with Nanterre". Sportando. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 4, 2023). "Rion Brown est blésois". ada-basket.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  10. ^ RION BROWN Personal.

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