Jabari Brown

Jabari Brown

Brown at Mizzou Arena in 2014
No. 22 – Jilin Northeast Tigers
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1992-12-18) December 18, 1992
Oakland, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada)
Oakland (Oakland, California)
College
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2015 Los Angeles Lakers
2015–2016 Foshan Long Lions
2016 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2016–present Jilin Northeast Tigers
Career highlights and awards
  • All-NBA D-League Third Team (2015)
  • NBA D-League All-Rookie Second Team (2015)
  • NBA D-League All-Star (2015)
  • First-team All-SEC (2014)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jabari Akil Brown[1] (born December 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the University of Missouri where as a junior he led not only Mizzou but the entire SEC in scoring with an average of 19.9 points per game. Brown was also named to the All-SEC first team in 2014.[2]

High school career

Brown started his junior year of high school Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada where he averaged 16 points per game before transferring mid-year to Oakland High School, returning to his hometown of Oakland, California. For the rest of his junior campaign, he averaged 23.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game for Oakland High.[3]

As a senior in 2010–11, Brown averaged 23.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a senior for Oakland High. He was ranked the No. 19 national prospect in the class of 2011 and named a Jordan Brand All-American; he averaged nearly one point per minute in the All-America Game, scoring 14 points in 15 minutes.[3]

College career

Brown joined the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team for his freshman season in 2011–12. However, after playing 51 total minutes in two games for Oregon, Brown decided to transfer to the University of Missouri. As a sophomore in 2012–13, Brown averaged 13.7 points per game in helping Mizzou to a 23–11 record. Brown stepped up in his junior season and became the leader for his Mizzou team. Brown averaged a league-leading 19.9 points per game as he was named to the All-SEC first team and NABC Division I All-District 21 first team.[3][4] Brown also made the Dean's List in the fall 2012 semester as a sophomore.[1]

In April 2014, he declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.[5]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Oregon 2 2 25.5 .273 .143 .417 2.0 .5 .5 .0 6.0
2012–13 Missouri 25 24 32.7 .404 .366 .785 3.4 1.4 .7 .0 13.7
2013–14 Missouri 35 35 37.0 .467 .410 .797 4.4 1.9 .6 .1 19.9

Professional career

D-League / Los Angeles Lakers (2014–2015)

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Brown joined the Houston Rockets for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 23, 2014, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.[6] However, he was later waived by the Lakers on October 25 after appearing in four preseason games.[7] On November 1, he was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Lakers.[8] On January 10, 2015, he scored a D-League season-high of 50 points on 16-of-22 shooting in a 124–99 win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[9] He went on to play for the Futures All-Star team in the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[10]

On March 10, 2015, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the Lakers to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Los Angeles had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, one over the allowed limited of 15.[11] On March 21, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Lakers.[12] After scoring 22 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on March 30, Brown signed a multi-year deal with the Lakers the following day.[13] In the regular season finale on April 15, Brown scored 32 points on 9-of-19 shooting in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.[14] On October 26, he was waived by the Lakers prior to the start of the 2015–16 season.[15][16]

Foshan Long Lions (2015–2016)

In November 2015, Brown signed with the Foshan Long Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.[17] In 27 games for Foshan in 2015–16, he averaged 32.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[18]

Los Angeles D-Fenders (2016)

On March 2, 2016, Brown was reacquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.[19] The next day, he made his season debut in a 124–103 win over the Bakersfield Jam, recording 26 points, one rebound, two assists and one steal in 27 minutes.[20] On April 7, he was waived by the D-Fenders after suffering a season-ending injury.[21]

Jilin Northeast Tigers (2016–present)

On September 23, 2016, Brown signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[22] However, he was later waived by the Bucks on October 5.[23] The next day, he signed with the Jilin Northeast Tigers, returning to China for the 2016–17 season.[24]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 L.A. Lakers 19 5 29.9 .412 .371 .753 1.9 1.1 .6 .1 11.9
Career 19 5 29.9 .412 .371 .753 1.9 1.1 .6 .1 11.9

References

  1. 1 2 "Dean's List: Fall 2012 / California". University of Missouri. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Matter, Dave (March 11, 2014). "Mizzou's Brown named first-team All-SEC". stltoday.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jabari Brown - 2013-14 Men's Basketball". MUTigers.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jabari Brown". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "MIZZOU BASKETBALL'S JABARI BROWN TO ENTER THE 2014 NBA DRAFT". MUTigers.com. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Lakers Sign Four to Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Lakers Waive Brown and Smith". NBA.com. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ "D-Fenders Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ Jabari Brown GOES OFF for 50 points as D-Fenders defeat the Skyforce. YouTube.com. January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Thirteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented by Kumho Tire". NBA.com. February 15, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Lakers Sign Jabari Brown". NBA.com. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Brown Returns on Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lakers Sign Jabari Brown to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Kings beat Lakers 122-99, sending LA to worst season ever". NBA.com. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Lakers Waive Jabari Brown". NBA.com. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  16. ↑ Bresnahan, Mike (October 26, 2015). "Metta World Peace makes Lakers' 15-man roster". LATimes.com. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Jabari Brown signs at Foshan". Asia-Basket.com. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Jabari BROWN | Season 2015/2016". FIBA.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  19. ↑ "D-Fenders Acquire Jabari Brown". OurSportsCentral.com. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Blue, Brown Lead D-Fenders Past Jam". NBA.com. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  21. ↑ "D-Fenders Reacquire Jamal Branch". OurSportsCentral.com. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  22. ↑ "BUCKS ANNOUNCE 2016 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Bucks waive guard Jabari Brown". FoxSports.com. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Jabari Brown: Inks deal with Chinese team". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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