Rion Brown (born September 3, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Panionios of the Greek Basket League. He is a 6'6" (1.98 m) tall swingman.
 Brown with Hapoel Tel Aviv, in 2014. | |
| No. 25 – Panionios | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | Greek Basket 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 |
| 2021–2022 | BC Enisey |
| 2022 | Agua Caliente Clippers |
| 2022–2023 | Nanterre 92 |
| 2023–2024 | ADA Blois |
| 2024–present | Panionios |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editBrown 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
editBrown 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
editBrown 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.[citation needed]
On January 10, 2020, Brown moved to Turkey and signed with EuroCup club Tofaş.[4]
On August 7, he signed for the Slovenian team Cedevita Olimpija.[5]
On August 17, 2021, Brown signed with BC Enisey of the VTB United League.[6] He averaged 11.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
On March 25, 2022, Brown was acquired via waivers by the Agua Caliente Clippers.[7]
On June 24, 2022, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the French Pro A.[8]
On July 4, 2023, he signed with ADA Blois of the Betclic Élite.[9]
On August 12, 2024, Brown returned to Greece for Panionios.
Personal life
editBrown's father, Tico, was also a professional basketball player.[10]
References
edit- ^ Rion Brown High School: Liberty County High School [Hinesville, Georgia].
- ^ Rion Brown Position: Guard.
- ^ Rion Brown Signs With Promitheas Patras
- ^ "Rion Brown moves to Tofas". Eurohoops. January 10, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Rion Brown is the new Cedevita Olimpija reinforcement". aba-liga.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (August 17, 2021). "Rion Brown (ex Ulm) agreed terms with Enisey". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (June 24, 2022). "Rion Brown signs with Nanterre". Sportando. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 4, 2023). "Rion Brown est blésois". ada-basket.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ RION BROWN Personal.
External links
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- FIBA Champions League profile
- Greek Basket League profile (in English)
- Greek Basket League profile (in Greek)
- Miami Hurricanes bio
- Rion Brown at Eurobasket.com
- Rion Brown at RealGM
- Rion Brown at Proballers
- Rion Brown – Basketball-Reference.com NBA G League player profile
- Rion Brown – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Rion Brown – Sports-Reference.com college basketball player profile
