Rion Brown Explained

Rion Brown
Position:Small forward / Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:216
League:Greek Basket League
Team:Panionios
Number:25
Nationality:American
Birth Date:3 September 1991
High School:Liberty County (Hinesville, Georgia)
College:Miami (Florida) (2010–2014)
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014
Team1:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Years2:2014–2016
Team2:Excelsior Brussels
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:Kataja
Years4:2017–2018
Years5:2018–2019
Team5:Promitheas Patras
Years6:2019–2020
Team6:Panathinaikos
Years7:2020
Team7:Tofaş
Years8:2020–2021
Team8:Cedevita Olimpija
Years9:2021–2022
Team9:BC Enisey
Years10:2022
Team10:Agua Caliente Clippers
Years11:2022–2023
Team11:Nanterre 92
Years12:2023–2024
Team12:ADA Blois
Years13:2024–present
Team13:Panionios
Highlights:

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.

High school

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.

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 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Rion-Brown/Summary/23539 Rion Brown High School: Liberty County High School [Hinesville, Georgia].
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rion-brown-1.html Rion Brown Position: Guard.
  3. http://www.ballersabroad.com/news/rion-brown-signs-with-promitheas-patras Rion Brown Signs With Promitheas Patras
  4. Web site: Rion Brown moves to Tofas. January 10, 2020. Eurohoops. En. June 25, 2022.
  5. Web site: Rion Brown is the new Cedevita Olimpija reinforcement . aba-liga.com . 7 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Yahyabeyoglu. Fersu. Rion Brown (ex Ulm) agreed terms with Enisey . Eurobasket . August 17, 2021 . August 17, 2021.
  7. Web site: 2021-22 NBA G League Transactions. gleague.nba.com. March 25, 2022. March 25, 2022.
  8. News: Rion Brown signs with Nanterre. June 24, 2022. Sportando. En. June 25, 2022. Maggi . Alessandro .
  9. News: Rion Brown est blésois. July 4, 2023. ada-basket.com. En. August 3, 2023. Maggi . Alessandro .
  10. https://hurricanesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1403 RION BROWN Personal.