Kedrick Brown

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Albert Kedrick Brown

| profile =

| image = Kedrick Brown Bornova2.jpg

| caption =

| league =

| team =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 222

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|3|18}}

| birth_place = Zachary, Louisiana, U.S.

| high_school = Zachary (Zachary, Louisiana)

| college = Okaloosa-Walton Community College (1999–2001)

| draft_year = 2001

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 11

| draft_team = Boston Celtics

| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2012

| career_position = Small forward

| career_number = 42, 5

| years1 = {{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2003|start}}

| team1 = Boston Celtics

| years2 = {{nbay|2003|full=y}}

| team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| years3 = {{nbay|2004|full=y}}

| team3 = Philadelphia 76ers

| years4 = 2007–2009

| team4 = Anaheim Arsenal

| years5 = 2009–2010

| team5 = Bornova Belediye

| years6 = 2011–2012

| team6 = Antalya BŞB

| highlights = * First team NJCAA All-American (2001)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 509 (3.6 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 347 (2.4 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 103 (0.7 apg)

| coach_start = 2017

| coach_end = 2018

| cteam1 = Southern A&M (player personnel)

| cyears1 = 2017–2018

}}

Albert Kedrick Brown (born March 18, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Born and raised in Zachary, Louisiana, Brown played college basketball at Okaloosa-Walton Community College (now Northwest Florida State College), where he was a first team NJCAA All-America selection as a sophomore.

Brown was drafted with the 11th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in December 2003 and was later dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers in July 2004.

Professional career

= Boston Celtics (2001–2003) =

Brown was drafted 11th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2001 NBA draft.{{Cite web|title=Complete Draft History : 2001|url=https://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-history/2001/all/all/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=DraftExpress}} On October 30, 2001, he made his NBA debut, playing five minutes in a 108–89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.{{Cite web|title=Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers Oct 30, 2001 Game Summary|url=https://www.nba.com/game/0020100001|access-date=February 6, 2022|website=NBA}} On January 21, 2002, Brown scored a season-high 12 points, along with two rebounds and four steals, in a 106–97 win over the Toronto Raptors.{{Cite web|title=Toronto Raptors vs Boston Celtics Jan 21, 2002 Game Summary|url=https://www.nba.com/game/0020100579|access-date=February 6, 2022|website=NBA}}

On January 18, 2003, Brown logged season-highs of 14 points and ten rebounds in a 97–95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.{{Cite web|title=Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks Jan 18, 2003 Game Summary|url=https://www.nba.com/game/0020200570|access-date=February 6, 2022|website=NBA}}

On November 7, 2003, Brown scored a career-high 18 points, along with six rebounds and two steals, in a 87–94 loss to the New Jersey Nets.{{Cite web|title=New Jersey Nets vs Boston Celtics Nov 7, 2003 Game Summary|url=https://www.nba.com/game/0020300066|access-date=February 6, 2022|website=NBA}} On December 13, he played his final game for the Celtics, logging two points and an assist during a 105–98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team he would be traded to.{{Cite web|title=Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers Dec 13, 2003 Game Summary|url=https://www.nba.com/game/0020300322|access-date=February 6, 2022|website=NBA}}

= Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2004) =

On December 15, 2003, Brown was traded, along with Eric Williams and Tony Battie, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm, and Michael Stewart.{{Cite web|title=Cavs part with Davis in 3-for-3 trade|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1686963|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=ESPN| date=15 December 2003 }}

= Philadelphia 76ers (2004–2005) =

On July 20, 2004, Brown was traded, along with Kevin Ollie, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Eric Snow.{{Cite news|title=76ers Send Snow To Cavs for Two|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2004/07/21/76ers-send-snow-to-cavs-for-two/a99a6d30-cbf3-47e7-8f76-d79f177ca89d/|access-date=February 5, 2022|newspaper=The Washington Post}} Brown's final NBA game was played on February 4, 2005, in a 103–85 win over the Atlanta Hawks where Kedrick played for 2 and half minutes and scored 1 point.

= Anaheim Arsenal (2007–2009) =

Brown was selected ninth overall by the Anaheim Arsenal in the 2007 NBA D-League draft.{{Cite web|title=G League Annual Draft History|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/dleague/draft/past_annual_drafts/2007|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=RealGM}}

Brown was selected 12th overall by the Maine Red Claws in the 2009 NBA D-League expansion draft.{{Cite web|title=Kedrick Brown among Red Claws' picks|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/celtics-blog/2009/09/02/kedrick_brown_a/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Boston.com}} However, he never played a game for the team.

= Bornova (2009–2010) =

In 2009, Brown joined Bornova for the team's first season in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL).{{Cite web|title=Kedrick Brown, Game by Game Stats (2009-2010)|url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/6875/kedrick-brown/games/2009|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Proballers}}

= Antalya (2011–2012) =

For the final season of his professional basketball career, Brown joined Antalya.{{Cite web|title=Kedrick Brown – Turkish Basketball Super League Player|url=https://www.tblstat.net/player/1567|website=TBLStat.net}}

Coaching career

Brown joined the player personnel of the Southern Jaguars men's basketball team in 2017.{{Cite web|title=Kedrick Brown - MEN'S BASKETBALL Coaches|url=https://gojagsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/kedrick-brown/179|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Southern University}}{{commons category}}