Kendrick Shamar Brown (born October 24, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for FUS Rabat of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Division Excellence.[1][2] He plays at the point guard position.
| FUS Rabat | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Division Excellence BAL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 24, 1989 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Soldan (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Jūrmala |
| 2013–2014 | Norrköping Dolphins |
| 2014 | Trepça |
| 2014–2015 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza |
| 2015 | Donar |
| 2016 | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2016 | Koroivos Amaliadas |
| 2016–2017 | Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 2017–2018 | Aurora Basket Jesi |
| 2018 | VEF Rīga |
| 2018 | Indios de San Francisco de Macorís |
| 2018 | Dzūkija |
| 2019 | Parma |
| 2019 | Nantes |
| 2019 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2019–2020 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2020–2021 | Larisa |
| 2021 | Atomerőmű SE |
| 2022 | Plateros de Fresnillo |
| 2022–2023 | Trepça |
| 2023 | Al-Ittihad |
| 2024–present | FUS Rabat |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editBrown played high school basketball at Soldan High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He was ranked as the No. 206 player in Missouri.[3]
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Brown signed with the Latvian club Jūrmala for the 2012–13 Latvian Basketball League season. The following season, he joined Norrköping Dolphins of the Swedish Basketligan.[4]
For the 2015–16 season, Brown signed with Donar Groningen.[5] On October 6, 2015, he recorded a triple double in a 122–57 win against BS Weert, with 18 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds.[6] On December 14, Donar bought Brown out.[7]
In January 2016, Brown signed with BC Lietuvos rytas in Lithuania.[8] On June 20, he left the team.[9]
On July 19, 2016, Brown signed with Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League.[10] He left Koroivos after appearing in twelve games. On December 28, 2016, he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.[11]
On July 13, 2017, Brown signed with Aurora Basket Jesi on the Italian second division (Serie A2 East).[12] On January 9, 2018, he parted ways with Jesi after averaging 19.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.[13] Seven days later, he signed with Latvian club VEF Rīga for the rest of the season.[14]
Brown signed with Lithuanian team Dzūkija on August 22, 2018.[15]
In the 2018–19 season, Brown played with Russian club BC Parma of the VTB United League. On May 21, 2019, Brown signed with Nantes of the French LNB Pro B, the national second-tier league.[16] The signing was remarkable as Brown was signed for the last game of the season for Nantes. He went on to score 13 points in his only match with the team.
On July 28, 2019, Brown returned to Lithuania by signing with Lietkabelis.[17]
On November 28, 2019, Brown signed with Aris Thessaloniki in Greece.[18] He averaged 13.7 points and 3.2 assists per game. On September 10, 2020, Brown signed with Larisa.[19] On April 3, 2021, Brown parted ways with the Greek club.
On July 2, 2021, Brown signed with Atomerőmű SE of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[20]
In January 2023, Brown signed with KB Trepça in Kosovo.[21]
On January 20, 2024, Brown was announced by FUS Rabat, the defending champions of Morocco.[22]
References
edit- ^ "Ken Brown Basketball Player Profile, Donar Groningen, Philander Smith, News, Eredivisie stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com.
- ^ "Ken Brown Player Profile, Philander Smith, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". realgm.com.
- ^ "Ken Brown-MaxPreps". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
- ^ "Ken Brown (ex Jurmala) agreed terms with Norrkoping". mlbb.d11.gr. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Ken Brown signs with Donar". Sportando.com. August 4, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ Donar verpulvert BS Weert "Donar destroys BS Weert"
- ^ "Donar signs Tommy Mason-Griffin, parts ways with Ken Brown". Sportando.com. December 12, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Ken Brown signs with Lietuvos Rytas". Sportando.com. December 12, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ Lietuvos Rytas, Ken Brown part ways
- ^ Ken Brown inks with Koroivos
- ^ Ken Brown inks with Al-Riyadi
- ^ "Ken Brown signs with Aurora Basket Jesi". Sportando. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "Ken Brown, Aurora Basket Jesi part ways". Sportando. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
- ^ "VEF Riga signs Ken Brown". vefriga.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Dzukija Alytus signs Ken Brown, Devante Wallace, Dino Kobic and Ibrahim Mulaomerovic". Sportando. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "Nantes fait venir Kendrick Brown pour le dernier match de la saison". BeBasket (in French). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (28 July 2019). "Kendrick Brown signs with Lietkabelis". Sportando. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (November 29, 2020). "Aris BC sign Ken Brown". Sportando. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (September 10, 2020). "Larisa signs Ken Brown". Sportando. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ Gabor, Winter (July 20, 2021). "Ken Brown (ex Quimper) signs at Atomeromu". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Ken Brown rikthehet te Trepça".
- ^ @fusbasketball (2024-01-19). "Welcome to our new signing. Ken Brown officially in town" – via Instagram.