Rion Brown
No. 25 – Promitheas Patras | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | Greek Basket League FIBA Champions 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 | Brussels |
2016–2017 | Kataja |
2017–2018 | JDA Dijon |
2018–present | Promitheas Patras |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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]