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Rion Brown
Brown with Hapoel Tel Aviv, in 2014.
No. 25 – Promitheas Patras
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueGreek Basket League
FIBA Champions League
Personal information
Born (1991-09-03) September 3, 1991 (age 33)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolLiberty County (Hinesville, Georgia)
CollegeMiami (Florida) (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014Hapoel Tel Aviv
2014–2016Brussels
2016–2017Kataja
2017–2018JDA Dijon
2018–presentPromitheas Patras
Career highlights and awards

Rion Brown (September 3, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League. He is a 6'6" (1.98 m) tall shooting guard-small forward.

High school

Brown 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

Brown 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, 2.3 assists per game.[2]

Professional career

Brown 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.

Personal

Brown's father, Tico, was also a professional basketball player.[3]

References