Myron Brown

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1969)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=November 2010}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Myron Brown

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|11|03}}

| birth_place = McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| high_school = Sto-Rox (Stowe, Pennsylvania)

| college = Slippery Rock (1987–1991)

| draft_year = 1991

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 34

| draft_team = Minnesota Timberwolves

| career_start = 1991

| career_end = 2006

| career_number = 34

| career_position = Shooting guard

| years1 = {{nbay|1991|start}}

| team1 = Minnesota Timberwolves

| years2 = 1991–1992

| team2 = Fort Wayne Fury

| years3 = 1992

| team3 = Philadelphia Spirit

| years4 = 1992–1993

| team4 = La Crosse Catbirds

| years5 = 1993–1994

| team5 = Fort Wayne Fury

| years6 = 1994–1995

| team6 = Hartford Hellcats

| years7 = 1995

| team7 = Sioux Falls Skyforce

| years8 = 1995–1997

| team8 = Fort Wayne Fury

| years9 = 1997

| team9 = Portland Wave

| years10 = 1997–1998

| team10 = Mash J. Verona

| years11 = 1998–1999

| team11 = Scavolini Pesaro

| years12 = 1999–2000

| team12 = Basket Livorno

| years13 = 2000–2001

| team13 = Progresso Castelmaggiore

| years14 = 2001–2002

| team14 = SICC BPA Jesi

| years15 = 2002–2003

| team15 = Trotamundos de Carabobo

| years16 = 2004–2005

| team16 = Unitri Uberlândia

| years17 = 2005–2006

| team17 = Detroit Wheels

| highlights =

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Julian Myron Brown (born November 3, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. At {{convert|6|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}}, {{convert|180|lb|kg}} shooting guard, he played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before playing around the world.

College career

During his high school career with Sto-Rox, he was overlooked by most of the major colleges and universities in the Tri-State area.

Brown went on to become a four-year starter (1987–91) for the Slippery Rock. He was a four times All-American and finished his college career as Slippery Rock's all-time leading scorer.Mark Madden. "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QMMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jW4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6939,5773244&dq=myron-brown+slippery+rock+leading+scorer&hl=en Myron Brown: Mr. Basketball at Slippery Rock]". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 29, 1990. 12.

Professional career

Brown was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2nd round (34th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. He played in the NBA with the Timberwolves for only one season (1991/92), appearing in 4 games. He was featured in the dunk of the week section of NBA Inside Stuff.

Brown was picked up by the CBA's Fort Wayne Fury when he was released by the Minnesota Timberwolves after the season. During Brown's stint with the Fury (1991–1997) he won two dunk contests in 1991–92 and 1993–94, the first player in CBA history to win twice. He also made an appearance in the 96/97 CBA All-Star game, scoring 10 points on his first All-Star appearance.

Career statistics

=NBA=

Source{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownmy01.html|title=Myron Brown|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=28 September 2021}}

==Regular season==

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