Ira Brown
No. 33 – Osaka Evessa | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
League | B.League | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Corsicana, Texas | August 3, 1982|||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Willis (Willis, Texas) | |||||||||||||
College |
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NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2009–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2010 | Coras de Tepic | |||||||||||||
2010-2011 | ||||||||||||||
2011 | San Miguel Beermen | |||||||||||||
2011 | ||||||||||||||
2011-2014 | Toyama Grouses | |||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Sunrockers Shibuya | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | |||||||||||||
2019–present | Osaka Evessa | |||||||||||||
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Medals
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Born: Corsicana, Texas | August 3, 1982|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Ira Demon Brown (born August 3, 1982) is a Japanese-American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Osaka Evessa of the Japanese B.League. He had also spent three years with the Hirachi/Shibuya Sunrockers, as well as two years with the Toyama Grouses during his career in Japan.
Brown grew up in Corsicana, Texas. He became a Japanese citizen after extensive language testing and a waiting period which took two years. As of 2018, he resides in Okinawa.[1]
He was a member of Japan's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran, Iran, where he recorded the most rebounds, steals and blocks for his team.[2]
He played 3x3 basketball for Japan in the 2021 Olympics.
The Basketball Tournament[]
Ira Brown played for Team A Few Good Men in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In two games, he averaged five points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game on 40 percent shooting. A Few Good Men made it to the Second Round before falling to Team Gael Force.
Baseball career[]
He was drafted in 2001 by the Kansas City Royals, and played in the minors for five years.
Career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2011-12 | Toyama | 52 | 52 | 30.6 | .475 | .323 | .625 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 12.7 |
2012-13 | Toyama | 50 | 48 | 31.8 | .537 | .254 | .658 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 16.5 |
2013-14 | Toyama | 52 | 52 | 34.2 | .523 | .419 | .650 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 16.8 |
2014-15 | Hitachi | 54 | 45 | 27.8 | .503 | .364 | .651 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 13.7 |
2015-16 | Hitachi | 54 | 50 | 29.3 | .506 | .214 | .667 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
2016-17 | Shibuya | 57 | 44 | 29.3 | .517 | .358 | .597 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 13.7 |
2017-18 | Ryukyu | 60 | 58 | 28.7 | .490 | .409 | .614 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
References[]
- ^ From Texas To Tokyo: How Ira Brown Found Family In Basketball Abigail Leonard (wbur.org), 10 March 2017. Accessed 8 May 2017.
- ^ FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA.com, accessed 2 May 2017.
External links[]
- 1982 births
- Living people
- 3x3 basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American men's 3x3 basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Baseball players from Texas
- Basketball players from Texas
- Burlington Bees players
- Edmonton Cracker-Cats players
- Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Gulf Coast Royals players
- Japanese men's basketball players
- Japanese people of African-American descent
- Japan national 3x3 basketball team players
- Olympic 3x3 basketball players of Japan
- Osaka Evessa players
- People from Corsicana, Texas
- People from Willis, Texas
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Phoenix Bears men's basketball players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Ryukyu Golden Kings players
- San Miguel Beermen players
- Shreveport Sports players
- Spokane Indians players
- Sportspeople from the Houston metropolitan area
- Sun Rockers Shibuya players
- Toyama Grouses players