Chad Brown (basketball) explained

Chad Brown
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:245
League:PLK
Team:Wilki Morskie Szczecin
Birth Date:6 September 1996
Birth Place:Deltona, Florida
Nationality:American
High School:Deltona
(Deltona, Florida)
College:UCF (2015–2019)
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019–2020
Team1:Texas Legends
Years2:2020–2021
Team2:Charilaos Trikoupis
Years3:2021
Team3:Gießen 46ers
Years4:2021
Team4:Guelph Nighthawks
Years5:2021–2022
Team5:Peristeri
Years6:2022
Team6:Merkezefendi
Years7:2022–2023
Team7:Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Years8:2023
Team8:Uralmash Yekaterinburg
Years9:2023–2024
Team9:Apollon Patras
Years10:2024–present
Team10:King Szczecin
Highlights:
  • Greek League rebounding leader (2024)
  • Greek League blocks leader (2024)

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.

Early life and high school career

Brown 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

Brown 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

After 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Deltona forward Chad Brown signs with UCF basketball. 8 November 2020. orlandosentinel.com. 12 November 2014.
  2. News: Taylor . Cody . Rookie free agent center Chad Brown named to G League Elite Team . 10 November 2020 . Rookie Wire . 5 September 2019.
  3. News: Dallas Mavericks sign Chad Brown: A look at what that means. 12 November 2019. sportdfw.com/. 18 October 2019.
  4. News: How Former UCF Big Chad Brown Can Be A Key Rotation Piece For The Texas Legends. 9 November 2019. ridiculousupside.com. 19 October 2019.
  5. News: Deltona native Chad Brown continues pro basketball career in Greece. 8 November 2019. eu.news-journalonline.com. 6 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Mammides . Chris . Peristeri lands Chad Brown, ex Guelph . Eurobasket . July 25, 2021 . July 25, 2021.
  7. Web site: Yunanistan Ligi'nden Merkezefendi'ye. July 4, 2022. basketfaul. tr. July 4, 2022.
  8. Web site: H.Gilboa Galil tabs Chad Brown. November 12, 2022. Eurobasket. En. November 12, 2022.
  9. Web site: admin . 2023-07-07 . Новый американский бигмен - Чед Браун! ⚡ . 2024-04-05 . БК Уралмаш . ru-RU.
  10. Web site: Chad Brown (ex Uralmash) joins AS Apollon Patras . 2024-04-05 . www.eurobasket.com.
  11. Web site: Brown zagra w Kingu Szczecin!. July 17, 2024. kingwilki.pl. pl. August 12, 2024.