Derrick Brown (basketball, born 1987)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Derrick Brown

| image = Derrick Brown 1 KK Crvena zvezda EuroLeague 20191010 (7).jpg

| caption = Brown with Crvena zvezda in 2019.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 216

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|9|8}}

| birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S.

| high_school = Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton, Ohio)

| college = Xavier (2005–2009)

| draft_year = 2009

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 40

| draft_team = Charlotte Bobcats

| career_start = 2009

| career_end = 2020

| career_number =

| career_position = Power forward

| years1 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}}

| team1 = Charlotte Bobcats

| years2 = {{nbay|2010|end}}

| team2 = New York Knicks

| years3 = {{nbay|2011|full=y}}

| team3 = Charlotte Bobcats

| years4 = 2012–2015

| team4 = Lokomotiv Kuban

| years5 = 2015–2018

| team5 = Anadolu Efes

| years6 = 2019–2020

| team6 = Crvena zvezda

| highlights =

Turkish Cup (2018)
All-EuroCup First Team (2015)
All-EuroCup Second Team (2013)
2× All-VTB United League First Team (2014, 2015)
Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2009)

}}

Derrick Paul Brown (born September 8, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=8}}, he plays at the power forward position.

High school career

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brown was listed as the No. 26 small forward and the No. 115 player in the nation in 2005.[https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Derrick-Brown-28669;_ylt=AvqT2vvN7lRBU0uUQ9wFAlvXO5B4 Derrick Brown Recruiting Profile]

College career

Brown played college basketball at Xavier University with Xavier Musketeers, from 2005 to 2009.

Professional career

= Charlotte Bobcats (2009–2012) =

Brown entered the 2009 NBA draft, and was selected 40th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats.

On July 13, 2009, he was signed to a two-year contract by the Charlotte Bobcats.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_brown_090713.html |title=Bobcats Sign Second-Round Pick Derrick Brown |work=NBA.com |date=2009-07-13 |access-date=2009-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719100303/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_brown_090713.html |archive-date=2009-07-19 |url-status=dead }} On February 24, 2011, Derrick Brown was waived by the Bobcats after a trade with the Thunder that sent Nazr Mohammed to the Thunder. The New York Knicks announced on March 1, 2011, that they had claimed Brown off waivers.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/brownclaimed110301.html |title=Knicks Claim Derrick Brown Off Waivers |work=NBA.com | date=2011-03-01 |access-date=2011-03-02}}

On December 9, 2011, he returned to the Bobcats with a one-year minimum deal.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_derrick_brown_111209.html |title=Charlotte Bobcats Sign Forward Derrick Brown |work=NBA.com |date=2011-12-09 |access-date=2011-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111093643/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_derrick_brown_111209.html |archive-date=2012-01-11 }} Over 65 games in 2011–12 NBA season, which was shortened to 66 games due to 2011 NBA lockout, Brown averaged career-high 8.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

On June 29, 2012, the Bobcats extended a qualifying to Brown, making him a restricted free agent.{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/bobcats-extend-offers-augustin-and-brown | title=Bobcats Extend Offers to Augustin and Brown | work=NBA.com | date=2012-06-29 | access-date=2012-06-30 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703051822/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/bobcats-extend-offers-augustin-and-brown | archive-date=2012-07-03 }} However, on July 18, 2012, the Bobcats withdrew the offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/charlotte-bobcats-withdraw-qualifying-offer-derrick-brown | title= Charlotte Bobcats Withdraw Qualifying Offer To Derrick Brown | work=NBA.com | date = 2012-07-18 | access-date = 2012-07-19}} On September 27, 2012, Brown signed with the San Antonio Spurs.{{Cite web |url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=11003 |title=Spurs add Derrick Brown, Josh Powell, Tyler Wilkerson and Wesley Witherspoon to training camp |access-date=2012-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206091236/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=11003 |archive-date=2013-02-06 |url-status=dead }} However, he did not make the team's final roster.[http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/121023_waive_brown_curry Spurs Waive Derrick Brown and Eddy Curry]

=Lokomotiv Kuban (2012–2015)=

On October 31, 2012, Brown signed a three-year contract with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/russia/45582/lokomotiv-kuban-signs-former-nba-derrick-brown.html |title=Lokomotiv Kuban sign Brown |access-date=2012-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221160659/http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/russia/45582/lokomotiv-kuban-signs-former-nba-derrick-brown.html |archive-date=2014-02-21 |url-status=dead }} He was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team in 2013.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130413212136/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/111934/3735 Eurocupbasketball.com Star power fills 2012–13 All-Eurocup teams!] In 2013–14 season, he debuted in European top-tier EuroLeague. Over 23 EuroLeague games with Lokomotiv Kuban, he averaged 13.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

=Anadolu Efes (2015–2018)=

On June 23, 2015, Brown signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes.{{cite news|title=Anadolu Efes Istanbul bulks up with Brown, Dunston|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/65k98erq8oe4kdx7|access-date=June 23, 2015|work=Euroleague.net|date=June 23, 2015}} On June 21, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with Efes.{{cite news|title=Anadolu Efes re-signs forward Brown|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/7w954qhy8jd5936y|access-date=June 21, 2017|work=Euroleague.net|date=June 21, 2017}} In 2017–18 season, his third with the team, Brown's role and productivity decreased significantly. Over 19 EuroLeague games, he averaged 7.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. After the season, he parted ways with the club and was inactive for the whole 2018–19 season.{{cite news |title=EuroLeague Top 100 Players of 2019-2020 (71-80) |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/trademarks/938788/euroleague-top-100-players-of-2019-2020-71-80/3/ |access-date=26 September 2019 |work=eurohoops.net |date=25 September 2019}}

=Crvena zvezda (2019–2020)=

On June 27, 2019, he signed a one-year deal with the Serbian club Crvena zvezda.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/derrick-brown-signs-with-kk-crvena-zvezda/|title=Derrick Brown signs with KK Crvena Zvezda|date=June 27, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=June 27, 2019 |last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }} He was waived on February 3, 2020.{{cite web |title=Crvena Zvezda waived Derrick Brown |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Serbia/news/616125/Crvena-Zvezda-waived-Derrick-Brown |website=eurobasket.com |access-date=5 February 2020}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| align="left" | {{nbay|2009}}

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 57 || 0 || 9.4 || .463 || .286 || .667 || 1.4 || .3 || .4 || .2 || 3.3

| align="left" | {{nbay|2010}}

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 41 || 1 || 11.9 || .549 || .333 || .532 || 2.0 || .7 || .4 || .2 || 3.7

| align="left" | {{nbay|2010}}

| align="left" | New York

| 8 || 0 || 11.0 || .667 || .750 || .538 || 1.9 || .5 || .5 || .3 || 4.3

| align="left" | {{nbay|2011}}

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 65 || 17 || 22.2 || .518 || .250 || .667 || 3.6 || 1.0 || .7 || .2 || 8.1

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career

| 171 || 18 || 14.9 || .515 || .317 || .637 || 2.4 || .7 || .5 || .2 || 5.2

==Playoffs==

| align="left" | 2010

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 2 || 0 || .5 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career

| 2 || 0 || .5 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

=EuroLeague=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14

| style="text-align:left;"| Lokomotiv Kuban

| 23 || 23 || 28.8 || .568 || .333 || .714 || 4.5 || 1.7 || 1.4 || .4 || 13.9 || 16.2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3 | Anadolu Efes

| 24 || 6 || 23.2 || .451 || .256 || .631 || 5.3 || 1.4 || .5 || .5 || 9.8 || 11.6

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17

| 35 || 35 || 29.3 || .491 || .293 || .767 || 5.5 || 2.2 || 1.0 || .5 || 12.3 || 15.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| 19 || 6 || 20.5 || .400 || .379 || .850 || 2.3 || 1.6 || .6 || .2 || 7.2 || 5.6

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career

| 101 || 70 || 26.1 || .488 || .304 || .725 || 4.6 || 1.8 || .9 || .4 || 11.1 || 12.8

References

External links

{{Basketballstats|bbr=b/brownde04}}
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Derrick_Brown/116821 eurobasket.com profile]
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=004425 EuroLeague profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090325073438/http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/brown_derrick00.html Xavier Musketeers bio]
{{twitter|d_brown4}}

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