Ken Brown (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ken Brown

| image =

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 170

| league = Division Excellence
BAL

| team = FUS Rabat

| number =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|10|24}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri

| nationality = American

| high_school = Soldan (St. Louis, Missouri)

| college = *{{nowrap|Southwest Tennessee CC (2008–2009)}}

Cerritos College (2009–2010)
Western Kentucky (2010–2011)
Philander Smith (2011–2012)

| draft_year = 2012

| career_start = 2012

| years1 = 2012–2013

| team1 = Jūrmala

| years2 = 2013–2014

| team2 = Norrköping Dolphins

| years3 = 2014

| team3 = Trepça

| years4 = 2014–2015

| team4 = MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza

| years5 = 2015

| team5 = Donar

| years6 = 2016

| team6 = Lietuvos rytas

| years7 = 2016

| team7 = Koroivos Amaliadas

| years8 = 2016–2017

| team8 = Al Riyadi Beirut

| years9 = 2017–2018

| team9 = Aurora Basket Jesi

| years10 = 2018

| team10 = VEF Rīga

| years11 = 2018

| team11 = Indios de San Francisco de Macorís

| years12 = 2018

| team12 = Dzūkija

| years13 = 2019

| team13 = Parma

| years14 = 2019

| team14 = Nantes

| years15 = 2019

| team15 = Lietkabelis Panevėžys

| years16 = 2019–2020

| team16 = Aris Thessaloniki

| years17 = 2020–2021

| team17 = Larisa

| years18 = 2021

| team18 = Atomerőmű SE

| years19 = 2022

| team19 = Plateros de Fresnillo

| years20 = 2022–2023

| team20 = Trepça

| years21 = 2023

| team21 = Al-Ittihad

| years22 = 2024–present

| team22 = FUS Rabat

| highlights = * Kosovo Cup (2023)

LNBP All-Star (2022)
Greek League All Star (2020)
Lebanese League champion (2017)
King Mindaugas Cup winner (2016)

}}

Kendrick Shamar Brown (born October 24, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for FUS Rabat of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Division Excellence.{{cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ken_Brown/Holland/Donar_Groningen/209874|title=Ken Brown Basketball Player Profile, Donar Groningen, Philander Smith, News, Eredivisie stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - eurobasket.com|work=www.eurobasket.com}}{{cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ken-Brown/Summary/23066|title=Ken Brown Player Profile, Philander Smith, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM|work=realgm.com}} He plays at the point guard position.

High school career

Brown played high school basketball at Soldan High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He was ranked as the No. 206 player in Missouri.{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/ken-brown/T2rwlvTuEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/gendersport/basketball-stats.htm|title=Ken Brown-MaxPreps|work=Maxpreps.com|accessdate=November 13, 2016}}

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Brown signed with the Latvian club Jūrmala for the 2012–13 Latvian Basketball League season. The following season, he joined Norrköping Dolphins of the Swedish Basketligan.{{cite web|url=http://mlbb.d11.gr/feed-items/latvia-ken-brown-ex-jurmala-agreed-terms-norrkoping|title=Ken Brown (ex Jurmala) agreed terms with Norrkoping|date=August 29, 2013|work=mlbb.d11.gr|accessdate=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305014502/http://mlbb.d11.gr/feed-items/latvia-ken-brown-ex-jurmala-agreed-terms-norrkoping|archive-date=March 5, 2017|url-status=dead}}

For the 2015–16 season, Brown signed with Donar Groningen.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/holland/171579/ken-brown-signs-with-donar.html|title=Ken Brown signs with Donar|date=August 4, 2015|work=Sportando.com.|accessdate=November 14, 2016}} On October 6, 2015, he recorded a triple double in a 122–57 win against BS Weert, with 18 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds.[http://www.basketballleague.nl/nieuws/1964 Donar verpulvert BS Weert "Donar destroys BS Weert"] On December 14, Donar bought Brown out.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/holland/184842/donar-signs-tommy-mason-griffin-parts-ways-with-ken-brown.html|title=Donar signs Tommy Mason-Griffin, parts ways with Ken Brown|date=December 12, 2015|work=Sportando.com.|accessdate=November 14, 2016}}

In January 2016, Brown signed with BC Lietuvos rytas in Lithuania.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/lithuania/188033/ken-brown-signs-with-lietuvos-rytas.html|title=Ken Brown signs with Lietuvos Rytas|date=December 12, 2015|work=Sportando.com.|accessdate=November 14, 2016}} On June 20, he left the team.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/lithuania/202841/lietuvos-rytas-ken-brown-part-ways.html Lietuvos Rytas, Ken Brown part ways]

On July 19, 2016, Brown signed with Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/206812/ken-brown-inks-with-koroivos.html Ken Brown inks with Koroivos] He left Koroivos after appearing in twelve games. On December 28, 2016, he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.[http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/221562/ken-brown-inks-with-al-riyadi.html Ken Brown inks with Al-Riyadi]

On July 13, 2017, Brown signed with Aurora Basket Jesi on the Italian second division (Serie A2 East).{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-est/241087/ken-brown-signs-with-aurora-basket-jesi.html|title=Ken Brown signs with Aurora Basket Jesi|work=Sportando|access-date=2017-07-14|language=en}} On January 9, 2018, he parted ways with Jesi after averaging 19.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-est/260574/ken-brown-aurora-basket-jesi-part-ways.html|title=Ken Brown, Aurora Basket Jesi part ways|work=Sportando|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}} Seven days later, he signed with Latvian club VEF Rīga for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=VEF Riga signs Ken Brown|url=http://www.vefriga.com/en/news/news/vef-riga-signs-ken-brown-2332|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=vefriga.com|date=January 16, 2018}}

Brown signed with Lithuanian team Dzūkija on August 22, 2018.{{cite web |title=Dzukija Alytus signs Ken Brown, Devante Wallace, Dino Kobic and Ibrahim Mulaomerovic |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/lithuania/286310/dzukija-alytus-signs-ken-brown-devante-wallace-dino-kobic-and-ibrahim-mulaomerovic.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 22, 2018}}

In the 2018–19 season, Brown played with Russian club BC Parma of the VTB United League. On May 21, 2019, Brown signed with Nantes of the French LNB Pro B, the national second-tier league.{{cite web|url=https://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-pro-b/nantes-fait-venir-kendrick-brown-pour-le-dernier-match-de-la-saison.html|title=Nantes fait venir Kendrick Brown pour le dernier match de la saison|date=21 May 2019|work=BeBasket|language=fr|accessdate=28 July 2019}} The signing was remarkable as Brown was signed for the last game of the season for Nantes. He went on to score 13 points in his only match with the team.

On July 28, 2019, Brown returned to Lithuania by signing with Lietkabelis.{{cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/kendrick-brown-signs-with-lietkabelis/|title=Kendrick Brown signs with Lietkabelis|newspaper=Sportando |date=28 July 2019 |publisher=|accessdate=28 July 2019 |last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}

On November 28, 2019, Brown signed with Aris Thessaloniki in Greece.{{cite news |title=Aris BC sign Ken Brown |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/aris-bc-sign-ken-brown/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=5 September 2020 |date=November 29, 2020 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }} He averaged 13.7 points and 3.2 assists per game. On September 10, 2020, Brown signed with Larisa.{{cite news |title=Larisa signs Ken Brown |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/larisa-signs-ken-brown/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |date=September 10, 2020 |last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }} On April 3, 2021, Brown parted ways with the Greek club.

On July 2, 2021, Brown signed with Atomerőmű SE of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.{{cite web |last1=Gabor |first1=Winter |title=Ken Brown (ex Quimper) signs at Atomeromu |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/Hungary/news/695270/Ken-Brown-(ex-Quimper)-signs-at-Atomeromu |website=Eurobasket |access-date=November 20, 2021 |date=July 20, 2021}}

In January 2023, Brown signed with KB Trepça in Kosovo.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazetaexpress.com/ken-brown-rikthehet-te-trepca/|title=Ken Brown rikthehet te Trepça}}

On January 20, 2024, Brown was announced by FUS Rabat, the defending champions of Morocco.{{Cite Instagram |user=fusbasketball |postid=C2SH4Z2N15h |title=Welcome to our new signing. Ken Brown officially in town. |date=2024-01-19}}