Rion Brown
No. 15 – BC Enisey | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | VTB United League |
Personal information | |
Born | September 3, 1991 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Liberty County (Hinesville, Georgia) |
College | Miami (Florida) (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
2014–2016 | Excelsior Brussels |
2016–2017 | Kataja |
2017–2018 | JDA Dijon |
2018–2019 | Promitheas Patras |
2019–2020 | Panathinaikos |
2020 | Tofaş |
2020–2021 | Cedevita Olimpija |
2021–present | BC Enisey |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Rion Brown (born September 3, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for BC Enisey of the VTB United League. He is a 6'6" (1.98 m) tall shooting guard-small forward.
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.
On August 7, he signed for the Slovenian team Cedevita Olimpija.[4]
On August 17, 2021, Brown signed with BC Enisey of the VTB United League.[5]
Personal life[]
Brown's father, Tico, was also a professional basketball player.[6]
References[]
- ^ Rion Brown High School: Liberty County High School [Hinesville, Georgia].
- ^ Rion Brown Position: Guard.
- ^ Rion Brown Signs With Promitheas Patras
- ^ "Rion Brown is the new Cedevita Olimpija reinforcement". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (August 17, 2021). "Rion Brown (ex Ulm) agreed terms with Enisey". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ RION BROWN Personal.
External links[]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Phoenix Brussels players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
- JDA Dijon Basket players
- Kataja BC players
- KK Cedevita Olimpija players
- Miami Hurricanes men's basketball players
- Panathinaikos B.C. players
- Promitheas Patras B.C. players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Tofaş S.K. players