Alec Brown

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Alec Brown

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 7

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 231

| league = P. League+

| team = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

| number = 21

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|23}}

| birth_place = Winona, Minnesota, US

| high_school = Winona (Winona, Minnesota)

| college = Green Bay (2010–2014)

| draft_year = 2014

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 50

| draft_team = Phoenix Suns

| career_start = 2015

| years1 = 2015

| team1 = Bakersfield Jam

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro

| years3 = 2016–2017

| team3 = Windy City Bulls

| years4 = 2017–2018

| team4 = Estudiantes

| years5 = 2018–2019

| team5 = Breogán

| years6 = 2019

| team6 = Nizhny Novgorod

| years7 = 2019–2020

| team7 = Telekom Baskets Bonn

| years8 = 2020–2021

| team8 = CB Estudiantes

| years9 = 2021–2022

| team9 = BC Budivelnyk

| years10 = 2022

| team10 = Semt77 Yalovaspor

| years11 = 2022–2023

| team11 = BC Budivelnyk

| years12 = 2023

| team12 = Indios de Mayagüez

| years13 = 2023-2025

| team13 = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

| highlights = * 2× First-team All-Horizon League (2012, 2014)

Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year (2014)
P. League+ Import Player of the Year (2025)
First-team All P. League+ (2024-25)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|USA}}}}

}}

Alec Thomas Brown (born July 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of the P. League+. He played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Brown was drafted 50th overall in the 2014 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, though he never appeared in a game with the team. Brown subsequently played for the NBA G League franchises of the Suns and Chicago Bulls before playing in Europe.

High school career

Brown attended Winona Senior High School in Winona, 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 against Mankato 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 by Rivals.com, Brown was listed as the No. 31 center in the nation in 2010.[https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/101508/alec-brown Alec Brown Recruiting Profile]

College career

Standing 7 feet 1 inch tall, Brown became the first seven-footer to sign with Green Bay. He started for the Phoenix as a freshman and set the school single game mark for blocked shots.{{cite web| title = Green Bay 7-footer Alec Brown primed for a breakout season | work = Yahoo! Sports | date = July 13, 2011| url = https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/green-bay-7-footer-alec-brown-primed-for-a-breakout-season?urn=ncaab,wp3743| access-date = June 4, 2014}} 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.{{cite web| last = Van Beek| first = Paul| title = Alec Brown Named Conference Defensive Player of the Year| work = WinonaRadio.com| date = March 4, 2014| url = http://www.winonaradio.com/pages/18511592.php?| access-date = June 4, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150217235414/http://www.winonaradio.com/pages/18511592.php| archive-date = February 17, 2015| url-status = dead}}

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.{{cite web| last = Van Beek| first = Paul| title = Alec Brown Heads To California To Get Ready For NBA Draft| work = WinonaRadio.com| date = April 1, 2014| url = http://www.winonaradio.com/Alec-Brown-Heads-To-California-To-Get-Ready-For-NB/18712086| access-date = June 4, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140607005255/http://www.winonaradio.com/Alec-Brown-Heads-To-California-To-Get-Ready-For-NB/18712086| archive-date = June 7, 2014| url-status = dead}}

Professional career

=Bakersfield Jam (2015)=

Following the completion of his college career, Brown trained to prepare for 2014 NBA draft workouts. He gained attention at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, 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-range three-pointers in standing shooting drills.{{cite web| last = Helin| first = Kurt| title = Notes out of first couple days of NBA Draft Combine | work = NBCSports.com | date = May 16, 2014| url = http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/16/notes-out-of-first-couple-days-of-nba-draft-combine/ | access-date = June 4, 2014}} On June 26, 2014, he was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.[http://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-pick-alec-brown-no.-50 Suns Pick Alec Brown at No. 50] In July 2014, he joined the Suns for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[http://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-2014-summer-league-roster-announced Suns' 2014 Summer League Roster Announced] During the Suns' final Summer League game, Brown injured his left shoulder during the first quarter of the team's blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[http://www.winonadailynews.com/sports/local/brown-injures-shoulder-in-final-nba-summer-league-game/article_0395e56b-8bb8-5fc9-9905-dfe70888a28a.html Brown injures shoulder in final NBA Summer League game] After undergoing surgery on July 24, he was ruled out for at least 3–4 months.[http://www.news8000.com/sports/alec-brown-to-undergo-shoulder-surgery-miss-34-months/27080672 Alec Brown to undergo shoulder surgery, miss 3–4 months] He signed a contract with the Suns on September 14, 2014, but was waived by the team three days later.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownal01.html|title=Alec Brown Stats {{!}} Basketball-Reference.com|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-23}} Brown had initially planned to play for Obradoiro CAB in the Liga ACB once his shoulder was fully healed.[http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234605/Alec-Brown-To-Sign-With-Obradoiro Alec Brown To Sign With Obradoiro] 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 the NBA G League and entered the league's player pool.[http://www.winonadailynews.com/sports/local/winona-s-alec-brown-plans-to-play-in-nba-d/article_edb3a14c-47d5-5e2f-b457-f4c018062dd2.html Winona’s Alec Brown plans to play in NBA D-League] On February 16, 2015, he was acquired by the Bakersfield Jam, the Suns' G-League affiliate.[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4927856 Jam Acquire Alec Brown] The next day, he made his debut for the Jam, recording six points and five blocks in the 120–109 win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders.[http://dleague.nba.com/games/20150217/LADBAK/ Los Angeles D-Fenders @ Bakersfield Jam – Feb 17] During his time with the Jam, he averaged 7.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 20 games.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/players/b/brownal01d.html Alec Brown D-League Stats]

=Río Natura Monbús Obradoiro (2015–2016)=

In July 2015, Brown re-joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League.{{cite news|title=Suns Announce 2015 Summer League Roster|url=http://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-announce-2015-summer-league-roster|access-date=July 31, 2015|work=NBA.com|date=July 7, 2015}}{{cite news|title=Alec Brown ready to show Phoenix Suns that he can play|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2015/07/07/alec-brown-ready-to-show-suns-that-he-can-play/29840593/|access-date=July 31, 2015|work=Azcentral.com|date=July 8, 2015}} On July 31, he signed with Obradoiro CAB of Spain for the 2015–16 season.{{cite news|title=Obradoiro announces Alec Brown|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/171171/obradoiro-announces-alec-brown.html|access-date=July 31, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=July 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015055701/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/171171/obradoiro-announces-alec-brown.html|archive-date=October 15, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} In 29 games for Obradoiro, he averaged 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

=Windy City Bulls (2016–2017)=

In July 2016, Brown again joined Suns for the 2016 Las Vegas Summer League.[http://arizonasports.com/story/737555/alec-brown-continues-to-battle-adversity-in-his-third-stint-with-summer-suns/ Alec Brown continues to battle adversity in his third stint with Summer Suns] In September, 2016, the Suns renounced to his draft rights{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/alec-brown-phoenix-renounces-rights/|title=Alec Brown: Phoenix renounces rights|work=CBSSports.com|date=September 21, 2016|access-date=December 5, 2016}} and on October 29, the Suns' D-League affiliate, the Northern Arizona Suns, traded his player rights to the Windy City Bulls.[http://windycity.dleague.nba.com/news/bulls-acquire-alec-brown-northern-arizona-suns/ BULLS ACQUIRE ALEC BROWN FROM NORTHERN ARIZONA SUNS] He subsequently joined Windy City's training camp roster,{{cite web|url=http://windycity.dleague.nba.com/news/windy-city-bulls-select-four-players-2016-d-league-draft-complete-training-camp-roster/|title=Windy City Bulls Select Four Players in 2016 D-League Draft to Complete Training Camp Roster|work=NBA.com|date=October 30, 2016|access-date=December 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221182212/http://windycity.dleague.nba.com/news/windy-city-bulls-select-four-players-2016-d-league-draft-complete-training-camp-roster/|archive-date=December 21, 2016|url-status=dead}} 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 the Long Island Nets.[http://dleague.nba.com/games/20161111/LINWCB/ Bulls Run To Victory In Inaugural Game]

=Movistar Estudiantes (2017–2018)=

On April 6, 2017, he signed with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes for the rest of the 2016–17 ACB season.{{cite news|title=Estudiantes adds size with Alec Brown|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/231221/estudiantes-adds-size-with-alec-brown.html|access-date=April 8, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=April 6, 2017}}

In July 2017, Brown played in the NBA Summer League for the Los Angeles Lakers.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/170630-summer-league-roster-breakdown|title=Breaking Down the Lakers' Summer League Roster {{!}} Los Angeles Lakers|work=Los Angeles Lakers|access-date=2018-01-23}}

=Breogán (2018–2019)=

On July 31, 2018, Brown signed with Breogán.{{cite news|title=O Cafés Candelas Breogán incorpora ao pívot Alec Brown|url=http://www.cbbreogan.com/o-cafes-candelas-breogan-incorpora-ao-pivot-alec-brown|access-date=July 31, 2018|work=cbbreogan.com|date=July 31, 2018|language=es}}{{cite news|title=Breogan signs Alec Brown|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/spain/acb/284023/breogan-signs-alec-brown.html|access-date=July 31, 2018|work=Sportando.basketball|date=July 31, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=Nizhny Novgorod (2019)=

On July 25, 2019, Brown signed with BC Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/VTB%20United%20League/news/588793/Alec-Brown-(ex-Breogan)-signs-at-N.Novgorod|title=Alec Brown (ex Breogan) signs at N.Novgorod – Jul 25, 2019|website=Eurobasket LLC|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}

=Telekom Baskets Bonn (2019–2020)=

On December 27, 2019, Brown signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de/presse/news/artikel/alec-brown-verstaerkt-baskets-front-court.html|title=Alec Brown verstärkt Baskets-Front-Court|website=www.telekom-baskets-bonn.de|date=27 December 2019 |access-date=2019-12-27}}

=Second stint with Estudiantes (2020–2021)=

On July 1, 2020, Brown returned to Spain, signing with Estudiantes in Liga Endesa.{{cite news|title=Alec Brown Returns to Movistar Estudiantes|url=https://www.ballersabroad.com/news/alec-brown-returns-to-movistar-estudiantes|access-date=July 1, 2020|work=Ballers Abroad|date=July 1, 2020|language=en}} He averaged 8.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game.

=BC Budivelnyk (2021–2022)=

On August 21, 2021, Brown signed with BC Budivelnyk of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.{{cite web |title=Budivelnyk inks Alec Brown, ex Estudiantes |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Ukraine/news/701250/Budivelnyk-inks-Alec-Brown,-ex-Estudiantes |website=Eurobasket |access-date=August 21, 2021 |date=August 21, 2021}}

=Yalovaspor (2022)=

On March 8, 2022, he has signed with Semt77 Yalovaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/734444/Yalova-adds-Brown-to-their-roster,-ex-Budivelnyk|title=Yalova adds Brown to their roster, ex Budivelnyk|last=|first=|date=March 8, 2022|website=|publisher=Eurobasket|language=En|access-date=March 8, 2022}}

=Return to Budivelnyk (2022–2023)=

On August 7, 2022, he has signed with BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bc-budivelnyk-keeps-alec-brown-signs-aurimas-majauskas/|title=BC Budivelnyk keeps Alec Brown, signs Aurimas Majauskas|last=|first=|date=August 1, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 15, 2022 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}

=Indios de Mayagüez (2023)=

On April 19, 2023, Brown signed with the Indios de Mayagüez of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) for the 2023 season.{{cite web |title="Era lo más saludable": los Indios de Mayagüez explican por qué dejaron en libertad a sus refuerzos |url=https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/baloncesto/era-lo-m-s-saludable-los-indios-de-mayag-ez-explican-por-qu-dejaron-en/article_8771d1f6-df01-11ed-8ed2-0b0ce201fba4.html |website=elvocero.com |access-date=February 19, 2025 |date=April 19, 2023}}

=Taoyuan Pauian Pilots (2023–present)=

On December 20, 2023, Brown signed with the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of the P. League+.{{cite web |title=領航猿也補美國男籃猛將 216公分長人伯朗加盟 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2647245 |website=ETtoday運動雲 |access-date=February 19, 2025 |date=December 20, 2023}} On July 31, 2024, he re-signed with the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots.{{cite web |title=領航猿續約第六人伯朗、暖男葛拉漢兩人季後賽關鍵表現獲肯定 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2788284 |website=ETtoday運動雲 |access-date=February 19, 2025 |date=July 31, 2024}} In 2024-25, Brown led the [https://www.asia-basket.com/Taiwan/basketball-pleague_2024-2025.aspx Pilots to the P. League+ Championship]{{Cite web |title=P. League+ Basketball 2024-2025, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Taiwan/basketball-pleague_2024-2025.aspx |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=www.asia-basket.com}} defeating the Taipei Fubon Braves 4 games to 3 in a seven-game series. Brown was named [https://pleagueofficial.com/awards/2024-25 Import Player of the Year]{{Cite web |last=聯創數位科技有限公司 |first=Nextern Digital |title=2024-25 年度獎項 {{!}} P. LEAGUE+ |url=https://pleagueofficial.com/awards/2024-25 |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=2024-25 年度獎項 {{!}} P. LEAGUE+ |language=zh-TW}} during the regular season.

National team

Brown played with the senior United States national team at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a gold medal.

Career statistics

International

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Team

!GP

!MPG

!FG%

!3P%

!FT%

!RPG

!APG

!SPG

!BPG

!PPG

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

|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

|0.5

|6.1

=NBA G-League=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"

! Season

! Team

! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}}

! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}}

! {{Tooltip|3P%|3 point field goal percentage}}

! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free throw percentage}}

! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}}

! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}}

! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}}

! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}}

! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}}

2016–17

Windy City Bulls

23.4

.476

.364

.810

5.2

1.9

10.7

2014–15

Bakersfield Jam

18.0

.458

.354

.793

3.5

1.0

2.0

7.0

References

External links

[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6101808/playerview.html FIBA.com profile]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
[http://www.greenbayphoenix.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204958691 Green Bay Phoenix bio]

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