Chad Brown (basketball)

Chad Brown (born September 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the UCF Knights.

Chad Brown
No. 22 – Gießen 46ers
PositionCenter
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1996-09-06) September 6, 1996
Deltona, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeltona
(Deltona, Florida)
CollegeUCF (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Texas Legends
2020–2021Charilaos Trikoupis
2021–presentGießen 46ers

Early life and high school career

Brown attended Deltona High School at Deltona, Florida. A four star propsect by Scout.com, Brown averaged 14.7 points, 15 rebounds and 9.4 blocks per game as a senior.

College career

Brown played for UCF Knights from 2015[1] to 2019. As a junior, he averaged 5.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, shooting 51 percent from the field, while playing along with Tacko Fall. The same season, he led the team in blocks, averaging 1.1 blocks per game. During his senior season, he averaged 4.5 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 block per game.[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Brown joined the Dallas Mavericks, on October 17, 2019, but was waived after two days.[3] On October 26, 2020, he was acquired by the Texas Legends.[4] In 42 games, he averaged 5.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game.

On August 6, 2020, he joined Charilaos Trikoupis of the Greek Basket League (GBL).[5] After his impressive tenure with Trikoupis he was bought out from his Greek team by Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga.

References
  1. "Deltona forward Chad Brown signs with UCF basketball". orlandosentinel.com. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. Taylor, Cody (5 September 2019). "Rookie free agent center Chad Brown named to G League Elite Team". Rookie Wire. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "Dallas Mavericks sign Chad Brown: A look at what that means". sportdfw.com/. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. "How Former UCF Big Chad Brown Can Be A Key Rotation Piece For The Texas Legends". ridiculousupside.com. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. "Deltona native Chad Brown continues pro basketball career in Greece". eu.news-journalonline.com. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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