Andre Brown

infobox NBA Player


name = Andre Brown
league = NBA
team = Memphis Grizzlies
position = Power forward/center
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 245
number = 44
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|5|12
birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
college = DePaul University
draft = Not drafted
career_start = 2004
highschool = Leo Catholic, Chicago
former_teams = Great Lakes Storm (2004-2005)
Roseto Basket (2005)
KK Budućnost (2005)
Barangay Ginebra Kings (2005)
Daegu Orions (2005-06)
Sioux Falls Skyforce (2006)
Seattle SuperSonics (2007)
awards =

Andre D. Brown (born May 12 1981 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. A power forward-center, he currently plays for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.

High school/college career

Brown played competitively at Leo High School and DePaul University, both in Chicago. [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/301272_sonx26.html Sonics sign Brown for rest of season] ]

Professional career

Brown started his professional adventure in the CBA, and went on to play for three other teams throughout 2004-2005. [ [http://hoopshype.com/players/andre_brown.htm Career moves at hoopshype.com] ] In the following season, he played professionally in South Korea for the Daegu Orions of the Korean Basketball League. [ [http://depaul.scout.com/2/572879.html Andre Brown in Atlanta Hawks camp] ] He was selected with the second overall pick in the 2006 NBA D-League draft by the Sioux Falls Skyforce and was named D-League Performer of the Week for December 18, 2006, averaging 23.3 points and 11.2 rebounds in 13 games during the month. [http://www.nba.com/sonics/news/brown070105.html Sonics sign Brown] ] [ [http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/performer_061218.html D-League Performer of the Week, December 18, 2006] ] [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/298619_brown05ww.html Andre Brown called up by Sonics to rebound] ] He led the league in scoring with 22.8 points per game, and was second in rebounding at 10.8 boards per game.

Brown was signed to a 10-day contract by the Seattle SuperSonics on January 5, 2007. After averaging 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in four games, [http://www.nba.com/sonics/news/brown070115.html Sonics re-sign Brown to second 10-day contract] ] he was signed to a second 10-day contract on January 15. He was subsequently signed for the rest of the season on January 25 [http://www.nba.com/sonics/news/brown070125.html Sonics sign Brown for remainder of season] ] after playing seven games, averaging 5.0 points and 2.9 rebounds. In 38 total games for the Sonics in 2006-07 he averaged 2.4 points and 1.9 rebounds a game.

Brown also played with the San Antonio Spurs during the 2006 Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City, top scoring for the team with 13 points in the fourth game against the Philadelphia 76ers, [ [http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/weblogs/courtside/archives/2006/07/brown_leads_spu.html MySA.com: Courtside: The San Antonio Spurs Blog] ] [ [http://www.nba.com/media/jazz/06game10.pdf Philadelphia, 81 - San Antonio, 67] ] and was a member of the Atlanta Hawks for almost a month, but prior to the 2006-07 NBA season he was cut from the training camp roster. [ [http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Transactions.html Atlanta Hawks transactions] ]

Prior to his signing with Memphis Grizzlies, Brown was on the Indiana Pacers' 2007 summer league team. [http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/grizzlies/article/0,1426,MCA_475_5636803,00.html Grizzlies sign former Pacer Andre Brown] ] He joined the Grizzlies' roster prior to 2007-08, often being the last man off the bench. He averaged 3 points and rebounds per game in 33 contests although, with the club already ousted from playoff contention, he would average 16 points and 12 boards in the final three games (all losses).

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Seattle
38 || 0 || 7.1 || .568 || .000 || .600 || 1.9 || .1 || .2 || .1 || 2.4
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Memphis
33 || 1 || 8.7 || .500 || .000 || .449 || 2.8 || .2 || .2 || .1 || 3.0
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
71 || 1 || 7.8 || .533 || .000 || .484 || 2.3 || .1 || .2 || .1 || 2.7
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Notes

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/andre_brown/index.html NBA.com profile]
* [http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/andre_brown/index.html D-League profile]