Devin Brown
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| New Orleans Hornets – No. 23 | |
| Shooting guard | |
| Born: December 30, 1978 Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| High school | South San Antonio West |
| College | UTSA |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2002 |
| Pro career | 2002–present |
| Former teams | San Antonio Spurs (2002, 2003–2005) Fayetteville Patriots (2002–2003) Denver Nuggets (2003) Utah Jazz (2005–2006) New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (2006–2007) Cleveland Cavaliers (2007–2008) |
| Awards | 2002-03 NBA Development League Rookie of the Year |
| Profile | Info Page |
Devin Brown (born December 30, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah[1]) is an American National Basketball Association player currently playing for the New Orleans Hornets[2].
Brown was raised in San Antonio, Texas. He played organized basketball at South San Antonio West Campus High School, a school on the south side of San Antonio, where he became the all-time high school scorer in greater San Antonio.
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[edit] College career
Brown played four seasons at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is the all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,922 career points. His collegiate averages were 18.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.75 steals in 32.0 minutes. In addition to that, Brown is the only player in UTSA school history to record a triple double - a 33-point, 11-rebound, 11-assist performance on February 17, 2001 against the Louisiana-Monroe Indians. Brown was named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year in 1998-99 and named First Team All-Southland Conference three times. His number was retired by UTSA, the first Roadrunner to receive such an honor.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] The early years
Brown was not selected in the 2002 NBA Draft. He was, however, the 6th overall pick in the CBA Draft by the Sioux Falls Skyforce and the 18th overall pick in the USBL Draft by the Kansas Cagerz.[3] He was also drafted 2nd overall by Fayetteville Patriots in 2002 NBA D-League Draft.[4]
Brown began his professional career with the Cagerz in 2002. During his rookie year, he averaged 17.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and won the USBL Rookie of the Year.[5]
The following year Brown received an invite to the San Antonio Spurs' training camp. He was cut before the season started but then re-signed in November 2002 for two weeks during which he played in seven games.[3]
Also in November 2002, Brown was drafted with the second overall pick of the then-named National Basketball Development League draft by the Fayetteville Patriots.[6] He played 44 games for the Patriots and was named the 2003 NBDL Most Valuable Player as well as the 2003 NBDL Rookie of the Year.[7][8] He averaged 16.9 points on 50% shooting, 4.1 rebounds and two assists in 24.7 minutes.
[edit] NBA
Brown earned a ten-day contract with the Denver Nuggets in April 2003, appearing in three games with two starts.
After playing for the Spurs 2003 Summer League team, Brown signed with the team for the third time. Brown appeared in 58 games for the Spurs in 2003-04, logging major minutes as the season progressed and played a major role in the playoffs. In game six of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers, Brown scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and three assists in a playoff-career-high 28 minutes.
Brown established career highs in all categories in the 2004-05 season while playing for the Spurs. In 67 games played, he averaged 7.4 points and 2.6 rebounds.
On September 9, 2005, as a restricted free agent, Brown signed a two year offer sheet with the Utah Jazz. The Spurs had the right to match the offer sheet but did not do so.[9] During the 2005-2006 season, Brown played in 81 games for the Jazz (starting 14) and he averaged 7.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. On February 13, 2006, he scored a career high 25 points in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
On July 12, 2006, the Jazz traded Brown, along with Keith McLeod and Andre Owens, to the Golden State Warriors for veteran guard Derek Fisher,[10] but he was waived during training camp.[11]
On December 22, 2006, he signed with the New Orleans Hornets to help fill in gaps left by injuries to the team's major players.[12] Brown played in 58 games for the Hornets (starting 49 of them), and averaged a career-high 11.6 points per game with and 4.3 rebounds. On April 10, 2007, Brown tied his career high by putting up 25 points against the Los Angeles Clippers.
On September 29, he signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[13] Brown played in 78 regular season games as a Cavalier (starting 20). He averaged 7.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists, scoring a season-high 20 points against the Sacramento Kings on November 9, and was three assists away from a triple-double against the Washington Wizards on February 22, 2008. On April 2, he tied his season-high against the Charlotte Bobcats. He also had 5 rebounds and 8 assist as a starter in that game. Brown scored double digit points on 19 occasions and rebounds twice. On August 22, 2008, He signed a two year contract with the New Orleans Hornets.
[edit] Honors, rankings and milestones
2002 USBL Rookie of the Year
2003 NBDL Rookie of the Year
2003 NBDL Most Valuable Player
On April 14, 2007, Brown scored his 2,000th career point in a game against the Houston Rockets.
On April 27, 2007, Brown had his number 14 retired by the Kansas Cagerz of the USBL.[5]
On March 6, 2008, Brown had his 500th career assist in a game against the New York Knicks. On March 21, he scored his 2,500th career point in a game against the Toronto Raptors, grabbing his 1,000th career rebound against the Philadelphia 76ers nine days later.
[edit] NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2002–03 | San Antonio | 7 | 0 | 3.1 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 |
| 2002–03 | Denver | 3 | 2 | 23.7 | .280 | .000 | .667 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .3 | 6.0 |
| 2003–04 | San Antonio | 58 | 0 | 10.8 | .434 | .286 | .811 | 2.2 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 4.0 |
| 2004–05 | San Antonio | 67 | 0 | 18.5 | .423 | .372 | .792 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 7.4 |
| 2005–06 | Utah Jazz | 81 | 14 | 21.1 | .393 | .331 | .745 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .5 | .2 | 7.5 |
| 2006–07 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 58 | 49 | 28.7 | .420 | .357 | .794 | 4.3 | 2.6 | .8 | .2 | 11.6 |
| 2007–08 | Cleveland | 78 | 20 | 22.6 | .409 | .308 | .754 | 3.4 | 2.2 | .7 | .1 | 7.5 |
| Career | 352 | 85 | 20.2 | .411 | .341 | .773 | 3.0 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 7.5 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2003–04 | San Antonio Spurs | 9 | 0 | 14.4 | .486 | .600 | .588 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 5.8 |
| 2004–05 | San Antonio | 12 | 0 | 5.0 | .350 | .429 | .571 | .6 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 1.8 |
| 2007–08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8 | 0 | 11.5 | .265 | .294 | .667 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | 4.1 |
| Career | 29 | 0 | 9.7 | .374 | .412 | .615 | 1.5 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 3.7 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ NBA.com: Devin Brown bio
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b Hoopshype Devin Brown Profile
- ^ NBDL: 2003-03 NBDL Draft Board
- ^ a b Hornets Swarm into Salina
- ^ 2002-03 NBDL Draft Board
- ^ Wrapping Up The 2003 NBA Summer Leagues Through NBDL Eyes
- ^ Will Bynum Named D-League Rookie of the Year
- ^ Jazz sign free agent Brown
- ^ Warriors acquire Brown, McLeod and Owens from Utah
- ^ Warriors waive Brown
- ^ Hornets sign free agent Brown
- ^ Cavs make two moves
[edit] External links
- Brown's official site
- NBA.com profile
- Devin Brown Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
| Preceded by Fred House |
National Basketball Development League Rookie of the Year 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Desmond Penigar |
| Preceded by Ansu Sesay |
National Basketball Development League Most Valuable Player 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Tierre Brown |
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