Chaundee Brown Jr. | |
Position: | Small forward / shooting guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lbs: | 215 |
League: | Basketball Bundesliga |
Team: | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
Number: | 9 |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1998 |
Birth Place: | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
High School: |
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College: |
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Draft Year: | 2021 |
Career Start: | 2021 |
Years1: | 2021 |
Team1: | South Bay Lakers |
Team2: | Los Angeles Lakers |
Years3: | 2021 |
Team3: | →South Bay Lakers |
Team4: | Atlanta Hawks |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Team5: | Austin Spurs |
Years6: | 2023 |
Team6: | Indios de Mayagüez |
Years7: | 2023 |
Team7: | Scarborough Shooting Stars |
Years8: | 2023 |
Team8: | SIG Strasbourg |
Years9: | 2023–present |
Team9: | Baskets Oldenburg |
Chaundee Dwaine Brown Jr. (born December 4, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Michigan Wolverines.
Brown attended Dr. Phillips High School in Dr. Phillips, Florida and transferred to The First Academy in Orlando, Florida for his junior year.[1] As a senior, he averaged 24.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Brown was named Florida Gatorade Player of the Year and 4A Player of the Year.[2] He committed to playing college basketball for Wake Forest over offers from Kansas, Indiana and Florida, among others.[3] A four-star recruit, Brown became the program's highest-ranked commitment since Al-Farouq Aminu and Tony Woods in 2008.[4]
As a freshman, Brown was a regular starter at Wake Forest, averaging 7.6 points and three rebounds per game. In his sophomore season, he averaged 11.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.[5] Brown averaged 12.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a junior.[6] He was sidelined for eight games with ankle and calf injuries. For his senior season, Brown transferred to Michigan, choosing the Wolverines over Gonzaga and Illinois.[7] He received a waiver for immediate eligibility from the NCAA.[8] He averaged 8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game while shooting 41.9% from 3-point range. On April 10, 2021, Brown declared for the 2021 NBA draft forgoing an extra year of college eligibility.[9]
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Brown signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 10, 2021.[10] However, he was waived on October 15.[11] On October 23, Brown signed with the South Bay Lakers as an affiliate player, playing one game.[12]
On November 16, 2021, Brown signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.[13] However, he was waived on December 21, after making two appearances with Los Angeles.[14]
On December 27, 2021, the Atlanta Hawks signed Brown to a 10-day contract.[15] After his deal expired, he returned to South Bay.
On April 9, 2022, Brown signed a two-way contract with the Hawks.[16] On September 11, he was waived by the Hawks.[17]
On September 28, 2022, the Austin Spurs announced that they had acquired the returning right of Brown from South Bay Lakers for a first round pick in the 2023 NBA G League Draft and the returning player rights to Galen Robinson Jr.[18] On October 24, 2022, Brown joined the Austin Spurs training camp roster.[19]
On April 19, 2023, Brown signed with Indios de Mayagüez of the Puerto Rican league.[20] He was released on May 22 after appearing in 12 games and signed with Gigantes de Carolina on May 24, but left the team a day later.[21]
On July 19, 2023, Brown signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, making his debut two days later.[22] On July 29, he was released from the club.
On July 22, 2023, Brown signed with SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A.[23]
On June 13, 2024, Brown was selected by the Valley Suns in the 2024 NBA G League expansion draft.[24]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers| 2 || 0 || 10.5 || .143 || .000 || – || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta| 3 || 2 || 27.7 || .360 || .400 || .833 || 4.7 || 1.3 || .7 || .0 || 9.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 5 || 2 || 20.8 || .313 || .333 || .833 || 3.2 || .8 || .4 || .0 || 6.2
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest| 30 || 29 || 20.9 || .411 || .342 || .806 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .2 || .2 || 7.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest| 31 || 29 || 29.0 || .408 || .323 || .840 || 4.9 || 1.2 || .7 || .2 || 11.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest| 23 || 15 || 28.2 || .456 || .322 || .831 || 6.5 || 1.4 || .5 || .1 || 12.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan| 28 || 1 || 20.6 || .488 || .419 || .690 || 3.1 || .6 || .1 || .3 || 8.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 112 || 74 || 24.6 || .435 || .352 || .812 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .4 || .2 || 9.8