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| Position | Power forward /center | ||||||||||||||
| League | P. League+ | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-07-23)July 23, 1992 (age 33) Winona, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Winona (Winona, Minnesota) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Green Bay (2010–2014) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2014: 2nd round, 50th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Bakersfield Jam | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Windy City Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Breogán | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Nizhny Novgorod | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | BC Budivelnyk | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Semt77 Yalovaspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | BC Budivelnyk | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Indios de Mayagüez | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | ||||||||||||||
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Alec Thomas Brown (born July 23, 1992) is an American professionalbasketball player forTaoyuan Pauian Pilots of theP. League+. He played college basketball at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Brown was drafted 50th overall in the2014 NBA draft by thePhoenix Suns, though he never appeared in a game with the team. Brown subsequently played for theNBA G League franchises of the Suns andChicago Bulls before playing in Europe.
Brown attendedWinona Senior High School inWinona, Minnesota. As a junior, he averaged 14.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. In his senior year, he averaged 22.4 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.9 blocks per game. He led his school to a record of 29–2 and finished third in the class AAA State Tournament. On January 8, 2010, Brown recorded a triple-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 12 blocks againstMankato West High School. He was named "Winona Daily News Player of the Year", was also named to the AP all-state 1st team, the class AAA all-tournament team at the State Tournament, and to the 1st team all-Big 9 Conference. During his high school career he set seven Winona records, such as points in a game (44), points in a season (650), blocks in a game (13), blocks in a season (141), field goals in a game (18), field goals scored in one season (247), and free throws scored in one season (152).Considered a three-star recruit byRivals.com, Brown was listed as the No. 31 center in the nation in 2010.[1]
Standing 7 feet 1 inch tall, Brown became the first seven-footer to sign withGreen Bay. He started for the Phoenix as a freshman and set the school single game mark forblocked shots.[2] Over his four-year career, Brown was twice named first team All-Horizon League (in 2012 and 2014) and as a senior was named conference Defensive Player of the Year.[3]
Brown graduated and left Green Bay as the school's career leader in blocked shots (309 – also tied for the modern-day Horizon League record) and scored 1,678 points and collected 800 rebounds.[4]
Following the completion of his college career, Brown trained to prepare for2014 NBA draft workouts. He gained attention at theNBA Draft Combine inChicago, measuring a full seven feet tall without shoes and enjoying one of the top shooting performances of any player, including hitting 18 of 25 NBA-rangethree-pointers in standing shooting drills.[5] On June 26, 2014, he was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by thePhoenix Suns.[6] In July 2014, he joined the Suns for the2014 NBA Summer League.[7] During the Suns' final Summer League game, Brown injured his left shoulder during the first quarter of the team's blowout loss to theDallas Mavericks.[8] After undergoing surgery on July 24, he was ruled out for at least 3–4 months.[9] He signed a contract with the Suns on September 14, 2014, but was waived by the team three days later.[10] Brown had initially planned to play forObradoiro CAB in theLiga ACB once his shoulder was fully healed.[11] However, after taking extra time off to rehabilitate the same shoulder that gave him problems during his senior year at Green Bay, Brown eventually filed paper work with theNBA G League and entered the league's player pool.[12] On February 16, 2015, he was acquired by theBakersfield Jam, the Suns' G-League affiliate.[13] The next day, he made his debut for the Jam, recording six points and five blocks in the 120–109 win over theLos Angeles D-Fenders.[14] During his time with the Jam, he averaged 7.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 20 games.[15]
In July 2015, Brown re-joined the Phoenix Suns for the2015 Las Vegas Summer League.[16][17] On July 31, he signed withObradoiro CAB of Spain for the 2015–16 season.[18] In 29 games for Obradoiro, he averaged 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
In July 2016, Brown again joined Suns for the2016 Las Vegas Summer League.[19] In September, 2016, the Suns renounced to his draft rights[20] and on October 29, the Suns' D-League affiliate, theNorthern Arizona Suns, traded his player rights to theWindy City Bulls.[21] He subsequently joined Windy City's training camp roster,[22] and went on to make the opening night roster. He made his debut for the Bulls on November 11, 2016, recording 17 points, six rebounds and three blocks in a 123–94 win over theLong Island Nets.[23]
On April 6, 2017, he signed with Spanish clubMovistar Estudiantes for the rest of the2016–17 ACB season.[24]
In July 2017, Brown played in theNBA Summer League for theLos Angeles Lakers.[25]
On July 31, 2018, Brown signed withBreogán.[26][27]
On July 25, 2019, Brown signed withBC Nizhny Novgorod of theVTB United League.[28]
On December 27, 2019, Brown signed withTelekom Baskets Bonn of theBasketball Bundesliga.[29]
On July 1, 2020, Brown returned to Spain, signing withEstudiantes inLiga Endesa.[30] He averaged 8.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game.[31]
On August 21, 2021, Brown signed withBC Budivelnyk of theUkrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[31]
On March 8, 2022, he has signed withSemt77 Yalovaspor of the TurkishBasketball Super League.[32]
On August 7, 2022, he has signed withBC Budivelnyk of theEuropean North Basketball League.[33]
On April 19, 2023, Brown signed with theIndios de Mayagüez of theBaloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) for the 2023 season.[34]
On December 20, 2023, Brown signed with theTaoyuan Pauian Pilots of theP. League+.[35] On July 31, 2024, he re-signed with the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots.[36] In 2024-25, Brown led thePilots to the P. League+ Championship[37] defeating theTaipei Fubon Braves 4 games to 3 in a seven-game series. Brown was namedImport Player of the Year[38] during the regular season.
Brown played with the seniorUnited States national team at the2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a gold medal.
International
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2024-25 | Taoyuan Pilots | 40 | 31.7 | .488 | .415 | .776 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | Taoyuan Pilots | 41 | 28.1 | .422 | .370 | .792 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 2022-23 | BC Budivelnyk | 24 | 18.1 | .440 | .390 | .632 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| 2021-22 | BC Budivelnyk | 38 | 25.3 | .468 | .388 | .735 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 2020-21 | Movistar Estudiantes | 36 | 22.7 | .430 | .396 | .769 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| 2018–19 | Breogan | 31 | 23.8 | .467 | .411 | .814 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 2017–18 | Movistar Estudiantes | 50 | 21.4 | .454 | .351 | .823 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 11.0 |
| 2015-16 | Obradoiro CAB | 29 | 15.9 | .480 | .415 | .750 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Windy City Bulls | 50 | 23.4 | .476 | .364 | .810 | 5.2 | .9 | .7 | 1.9 | 10.7 |
| 2014–15 | Bakersfield Jam | 20 | 18.0 | .458 | .354 | .793 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
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