Chad Brown (basketball)

Chad Brown (born September 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the UCF Knights.

Chad Brown
No. 27 – Apollon Patras
PositionCenter
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1996-09-06) September 6, 1996
Deltona, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeltona
(Deltona, Florida)
CollegeUCF (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Texas Legends
2020–2021Charilaos Trikoupis
2021Gießen 46ers
2021Guelph Nighthawks
2021–2022Peristeri
2022Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli
2022–2023Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2023Uralmash Yekaterinburg
2023–presentApollon Patras

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, playing around 18 minutes per contest.

On July 4, 2022, he has signed with Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[7]

On November 12, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[8]

In July 2023 he signed with Russian club Uralmash Yekaterinburg of the VTB United League. On October 18, 2023, he moved back to Greece for Apollon Patras.

References
  1. "Deltona forward Chad Brown signs with UCF basketball". orlandosentinel.com. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. Taylor, Cody (September 5, 2019). "Rookie free agent center Chad Brown named to G League Elite Team". Rookie Wire. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. "Dallas Mavericks sign Chad Brown: A look at what that means". sportdfw.com/. October 18, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. "How Former UCF Big Chad Brown Can Be A Key Rotation Piece For The Texas Legends". ridiculousupside.com. October 19, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  5. "Deltona native Chad Brown continues pro basketball career in Greece". eu.news-journalonline.com. August 6, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. Mammides, Chris (July 25, 2021). "Peristeri lands Chad Brown, ex Guelph". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  7. "Yunanistan Ligi'nden Merkezefendi'ye" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  8. "H.Gilboa Galil tabs Chad Brown". Eurobasket. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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