Chad Brown (basketball)

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| name = Chad Brown

| image =

| caption =

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| position = Center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 245

| league = Bahraini Premier League
West Asia Super League

| team = Manama Club

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|6}}

| birth_place = Deltona, Florida

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| high_school = Deltona
(Deltona, Florida)

| college = UCF (2015–2019)

| draft_year = 2019

| career_start = 2019

| career_end =

| years1 = 2019–2020

| team1 = Texas Legends

| years2 = 2020–2021

| team2 = Charilaos Trikoupis

| years3 = 2021

| team3 = Gießen 46ers

| years4 = 2021

| team4 = Guelph Nighthawks

| years5 = 2021–2022

| team5 = Peristeri

| years6 = 2022

| team6 = Merkezefendi

| years7 = 2022–2023

| team7 = Hapoel Gilboa Galil

| years8 = 2023

| team8 = Uralmash Yekaterinburg

| years9 = 2023–2024

| team9 = Apollon Patras

| years10 = 2024

| team10 = King Szczecin

| years11 = 2024–2025

| team11 = Peristeri

| years12 = 2025–present

| team12 = Manama Club

| highlights =

}}

Chad Brown (born September 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Manama Club of the Bahraini Premier League and West Asia Super League. He played college basketball for the UCF Knights.

Early life and education

Brown attended Deltona High School at Deltona, Florida. A four star prospect by Scout.com, Brown averaged 14.7 points, 15 rebounds and 9.4 blocks per game as a senior.

College career

Brown played for UCF Knights from 2015{{cite news|title=Deltona forward Chad Brown signs with UCF basketball|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-recruiting/os-chad-brown-signs-ucf-basketball-20141112-post.html|accessdate=8 November 2020|work=orlandosentinel.com|date=12 November 2014}} to 2019. As a junior, he averaged 5.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, shooting 51 percent from the field, while playing along with Tacko Fall. The same season, he led the team in blocks, averaging 1.1 blocks per game. During his senior season, he averaged 4.5 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 block per game.{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Cody |title=Rookie free agent center Chad Brown named to G League Elite Team |url=https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/2019/09/05/nba-g-league-elite-team-international-challenge-chad-brown-ucf-knights/ |accessdate=10 November 2020 |work=Rookie Wire |date=5 September 2019}}

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Brown joined the Dallas Mavericks, on October 17, 2019, but was waived after two days.{{cite news|title=Dallas Mavericks sign Chad Brown: A look at what that means|url=https://sportdfw.com/2019/10/18/dallas-mavericks-sign-chad-brown-what-that-means/|accessdate=12 November 2019|work=sportdfw.com/|date=18 October 2019}} On October 26, 2020, he was acquired by the Texas Legends.{{cite news|title=How Former UCF Big Chad Brown Can Be A Key Rotation Piece For The Texas Legends|url=https://www.ridiculousupside.com/2019/10/19/20922680/how-former-ucf-big-chad-brown-can-be-a-key-rotation-piece-for-the-texas-legends-dallas-mavericks|accessdate=9 November 2019|work=ridiculousupside.com|date=19 October 2019}} In 42 games, he averaged 5.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game.

On August 6, 2020, he joined Charilaos Trikoupis of the Greek Basket League.{{cite news|title=Deltona native Chad Brown continues pro basketball career in Greece|url=https://eu.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/nba/2020/08/06/deltona-native-chad-brown-continues-pro-basketball-career-in-greece/112872876/|accessdate=8 November 2019|work=eu.news-journalonline.com|date=6 August 2020}} In 10 games with the Greek club, he averaged 12.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per contest. After his impressive tenure with Trikoupis, Brown was bought out by Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga. In 12 games with the German club, he averaged 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest. Brown then finished the season off with the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, averaging 13.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game.

On July 27, 2021, Brown signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.{{cite web |last1=Mammides |first1=Chris |title=Peristeri lands Chad Brown, ex Guelph |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/696113/Peristeri-lands-Chad-Brown,-ex-Guelph |website=Eurobasket |access-date=July 25, 2021 |date=July 25, 2021}} In 24 league games, he averaged 5.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 18 minutes per contest.

On July 4, 2022, Brown signed with Merkezefendi of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=102055|title=Yunanistan Ligi'nden Merkezefendi'ye|last=|first=|date=July 4, 2022|website=|publisher=basketfaul|language=tr|access-date=July 4, 2022}} On November 12, 2022, he moved to Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/news/777846/H.Gilboa-Galil-tabs-Chad-Brown,-ex-Merkezefendi|title=H.Gilboa Galil tabs Chad Brown|last=|first=|date=November 12, 2022|website=|publisher=Eurobasket|language=En|access-date=November 12, 2022}}

In July 2023, Brown signed with Russian club Uralmash Yekaterinburg of the VTB United League.{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-07-07 |title=Новый американский бигмен - Чед Браун! ⚡ |url=https://bcuralmash.ru/news/novyj-amerikanskij-bigmen-ched-braun-%E2%9A%A1/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=БК Уралмаш |language=ru-RU}} On October 18, 2023, he moved back to Greece for Apollon Patras.{{Cite web |title=Chad Brown (ex Uralmash) joins AS Apollon Patras |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/833358/Chad-Brown-ex-Uralmash-joins-AS-Apollon-Patras |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.eurobasket.com}} In 25 games, he averaged 12.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 29 minutes of play.

On July 17, 2024, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).{{Cite web|url=https://kingwilki.pl/posts/brown-zagra-w-kingu-szczecin/269|title=Brown zagra w Kingu Szczecin!|last=|first=|date=July 17, 2024|website=|publisher=kingwilki.pl|language=pl|access-date=August 12, 2024}}

On December 28, 2024, Brown returned to Peristeri.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-28 |title=Chad Brown reunites with Peristeri, bounces back in the BCL |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1763875/chad-brown-signs-with-peristeri-basketball-champions-league/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Eurohoops |language=en}}