Quentin Millora-Brown

{{short description|Filipino-American basketball player (born 2000)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Quentin Millora-Brown

| number = 42

| position = Center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| league = UAAP

| team = UP Fighting Maroons

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|8|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

| high_school = Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Virginia)
South County (Lorton, Virginia)

| college = Rice (2018–19)
Vanderbilt (2020–23)
The Citadel (2023–24)
UP (2024–present)

| highlights = * UAAP champion (2024)

Southern Conference All-Defensive Team (2024)

| weight_lb = 245

| nationality = Filipino / American

}}

Quentin "QMB" Millora-Brown (born March 8, 2001) is a Filipino-American college basketball player for the UP Fighting Maroons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Prior to winning a UAAP championship with UP, he also played for the Rice Owls, Vanderbilt Commodores, and The Citadel Bulldogs.

Early life and high school career

Millora-Brown was born to Bryan W. Brown and Rosette Millora.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Erik |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Quentin Millora-Brown: 3 things to know about the Vanderbilt men's basketball forward |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2021/12/22/quentin-millora-brown-42-facts-vanderbilt-basketball-forward-rice-transfer/8992295002/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}} He has one sister, Sasha.{{Cite web |last=Hays |first=Graham |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Class of 2022: Quentin Millora-Brown willing to play his role in engineering climate change solutions |url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2022/04/27/class-of-2022-quentin-millora-brown-willing-to-play-his-role-in-engineering-climate-change-solutions/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Vanderbilt University |language=en-US}} He was born in Washington D.C., but grew up in Virginia.{{Cite web |last1=Bishop |first1=Chad |last2=Hays |first2=Graham |date=2021-11-10 |title=Millora-Brown Always En Garde |url=https://vucommodores.com/millora-brown-always-en-garde/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website |language=en-US}}

Growing up, Millora-Brown's first sport was fencing. His father was a fencer for the College of William & Mary and was even the team captain. In middle school, he started playing basketball more often, and chose to pursue basketball. He played in the Filipino-American Youth Basketball Association.

Millora-Brown first studied at Bishop O'Connell High School. He then transferred to South County High School in his senior year, where he learned under Mike Robinson. Under Robinson's coaching, he led South County to its first state title. He was also named as the district, regional player and state player of the year with averages of 16 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks, and four assists.{{Cite web |last=Gerson |first=Aria |date=February 4, 2022 |title=How Quentin Millora-Brown turned into one of Vanderbilt basketball's most important players |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2022/02/04/quentin-millora-brown-vanderbilt-basketball-transfer-jerry-stackhouse/6613472001/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}

College career

= Rice =

Millora-Brown first played for the Rice Owls. In his freshman season, Millora-Brown played all 32 games. He averaged 7.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.2 blocked shots per game. He also set a freshman record with a field goal percentage of 59.8%. Rice finished with a record of 13–19.

= Vanderbilt =

On April 18, 2019, Millora-Brown decided to transfer schools.{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Glynn A. |date=2019-04-19 |title=Quentin Millora-Brown to transfer from Rice |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article/Quentin-Millora-Brown-to-transfer-from-Rice-13779718.php |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Chron |language=en}} On July 16, 2019, it was announced that he had joined the Vanderbilt Commodores. He redshirted the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-16 |title=Stackhouse adds pair of 6-10 forwards via transfer, signing |url=https://apnews.com/stackhouse-adds-pair-of-6-10-forwards-via-transfer-signing-cedd3e24a6cd4d27aafb7c4a830168b8 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=AP News |language=en}}

In his first full season with the team, Millora-Brown shot around 70% from the field. However, he contracted COVID-19 during the season, which affected his performance.

In his senior season, Millora-Brown had a bigger role as center Liam Robbins was still recovering from a foot injury. He led the team in blocks and was second on the team in rebounds. One of the highlights of the season was when he limited Oscar Tshiebwe to 11 points and 17 rebounds and drew two flagrant fouls from him in a loss to Kentucky.{{Cite web |last=Tipton |first=Jerry |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Kentucky defeats Vanderbilt again, but it was anything but routine |url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article257970683.html |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=Lexington Herald-Leader}} That season, Vanderbilt made it to the quarterfinals of the 2022 National Invitational Tournament.

As a fifth-year senior, he averaged 3.5 points and continued to gain more minutes as Robbins was hurt throughout the season. However, his field goal percentage dropped to 48.5%{{Cite web |last=Stephenson |first=Tom |date=2023-06-13 |title=Vanderbilt Basketball Player Report Card: Quentin Millora-Brown |url=https://www.anchorofgold.com/2023/6/13/23759545/vanderbilt-basketball-player-report-card-quentin-millora-brown |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Anchor Of Gold |language=en}}

Initially, Millora-Brown was set to return for one more season.{{Cite web |last=Dwyer |first=Joey |date=2023-03-08 |title=Quentin Millora-Brown to return to Vanderbilt next season |url=https://vanderbilt.rivals.com/news/quentin-millora-brown-to-return-to-vanderbilt-next-season |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=vanderbilt.rivals.com |language=en}} However, he decided to enter the transfer portal as a graduate student.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=2023-04-06 |title=Quentin Millora-Brown enters transfer portal |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/quentin-millora-brown-enters-transfer-portal/268696 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin |author-link=Joaquin Henson |date=December 7, 2024 |title=Five players bid UAAP farewell |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/12/07/2405611/five-players-bid-uaap-farewell |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Philstar.com}}

= Citadel =

Millora-Brown then committed to The Citadel Bulldogs.{{Cite web |last=Gerson |first=Aria |title=Vanderbilt basketball transfer portal tracker: Who is leaving, joining Commodores |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2023/03/25/vanderbilt-basketball-transfer-portal-tracker-commitments-departures/70046566007/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}} The Citadel's head coach, Ed Conroy, was previously his assistant coach for two years at Vanderbilt.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Andrew |date=February 28, 2024 |title=Citadel's Millora-Brown making impact on basketball program |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/citadel/quentin-millora-brown-citadel-basketball-post-player/article_2310f192-d4f6-11ee-a606-4b283107aa0d.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304230010/https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/citadel/quentin-millora-brown-citadel-basketball-post-player/article_2310f192-d4f6-11ee-a606-4b283107aa0d.html |archive-date=2024-03-04 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The Post and Courier}} In his final season in the NCAA, he averaged 11.2 points and 9.4 rebounds, shooting 59.4% from the floor. He also broke school records for rebounds and double-doubles, and was named to the SoCon All-Defensive Team.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-15 |title=Millora-Brown to Continue Playing Career in Philippines |url=https://citadelsports.com/news/2024/7/24/mens-basketball-millora-brown-to-continue-playing-career-in-philippines.aspx |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The Citadel Athletics |language=en}}

= UP =

On July 1, 2024, it was announced that Millora-Brown would come to the Philippines and commit to the UP Fighting Maroons of the UAAP. He was eligible to play in Season 87 college season as a master's student.{{Cite web |last=Ganglani |first=Naveen |date=2024-07-01 |title=Elite prospect Quentin Millora-Brown to join UP Fighting Maroons |url=https://all-starmagazine.com/news-and-updates/elite-prospect-quentin-millora-brown-to-join-up-fighting-maroons/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=ALL-STAR |language=en-US}} His grandfather had been a UP student, getting his medical degree in 1963.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=2024-07-02 |title=QMB to continue family legacy at UP |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/qmb-to-continue-family-legacy-at-up/306246 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Angel Millora Obituary (2024) - Loudonville, NY - Albany Times Union |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion-albany/name/angel-millora-obituary?id=56648786 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Legacy.com}}

In his UP debut, Millora-Brown had seven points, 17 rebounds, and two blocks in a win over Ateneo.{{Cite web |last=Valencia |first=Justin |date=2024-09-07 |title=UAAP Men's Basketball: Cagulangan, Lopez, QMB star as UP makes statement win over Ateneo |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/uaap-mens-basketball-cagulangan-lopez-qmb-star-as-up-makes-statement-win-over-ateneo/311789 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} Towards the end of the elimination rounds, he had to miss a game to return to the US and attend his grandfather's burial.{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2024 |title=UAAP: Quentin Millora-Brown to miss UP's rematch vs La Salle |url=https://www.dugout.ph/2024/11/uaap-quentin-millora-brown-to-miss-ups.html |access-date=2024-12-16}} UP finished the elimination rounds with a record of 11–3, and second in the standings.{{Cite web |last=Tuazon |first=Ernest |date=2024-11-20 |title=UAAP Men's Basketball: Harold Alarcon scorches UE as UP enters Final Four with fiery momentum |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/uaap-mens-basketball-harold-alarcon-scorches-ue-as-up-enters-final-four-with-fiery-momentum/320530 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} In the Final Four, he had nine points, 19 rebounds, three assists, and four blocks against UST as UP made its fourth straight finals appearance.{{Cite web |last=Jacinto |first=Angelo |date=November 30, 2024 |title=QMB knows his role for UP - and he plays it well |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/qmb-knows-his-role-for-up-and-he-plays-it-well-a6870-20241130?ref=article_tag |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} Before the UAAP finals, he was averaging 8.6 points and 10.1 rebounds.

In Game 1 of the UAAP finals against DLSU, Millora-Brown led UP to the win with a career-high 17 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals.{{Cite web |last=Agcaoili |first=Lance |date=2024-12-08 |title=UAAP Finals: Perfect farewell within Quentin Millora-Brown's reach |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/597872/uaap-finals-perfect-farewell-within-quentin-millora-browns-reach |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}} He then contributed 11 points and eight rebounds, but DLSU overcame an eight-point third quarter lead to tie the series.{{Cite web |last=Fuertes Jr |first=Rommel |date=2024-12-12 |title=UAAP Finals: 'Happy to play in Game 3,' says Quentin Millora-Brown |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/598466/uaap-finals-happy-to-play-in-game-3-says-quentin-millora-brown |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}} In Game 3, he led the team with 14 points, 10 rebounds, a steal and a block. He also made the game-sealing free throws with 11.3 seconds remaining to give UP its second UAAP title in four seasons.{{Cite web |last=Tuazon |first=Ernest |date=2024-12-15 |title=Quentin Millora-Brown carves his own name in UP lore, fulfilling late lolo's wish |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/quentin-millora-brown-carves-his-own-name-in-up-lore-fulfilling-late-lolos-wish/323747 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}

National team

Millora-Brown is eligible to play for the Philippine national team. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is working to verify his eligibility to play as a local under FIBA eligibility rules having obtained a passport before age 16.{{cite news |last1=Badua |first1=Snow |title=SBP working on QMB elibility to play for Gilas as local for 3 months now |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/fiba/sbp-working-on-qmb-elibility-to-play-for-gilas-as-a-local-a800-20250216 |access-date=18 February 2025 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=16 February 2025 |language=en}}

College career statistics

= NCAA =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Team

!GP

!GS

!MPG

!FG%

!3P%

!FT%

!RPG

!APG

!SPG

!BPG

!PPG

2018–19

|Rice

|32

|27

|23.3

|.598

|.000

|.450

|5.9

|1.2

|.3

|1.2

|7.2

2020–21

|Vanderbilt

|19

|13.5

|.703

|.000

|.353

|3.2

|.6

|.2

|.3

|3.1

2021–22

|Vanderbilt

|36

|30

|24.3

|.649

|.000

|.489

|5.6

|1.2

|.4

|1.1

|5.3

2022–23

|Vanderbilt

|36

|27

|18.5

|.485

|.333

|.596

|4.3

|.7

|.4

|.6

|3.5

2023–24

|Citadel

|32

|32.3

|.594

|.150

|.547

|9.4

|2.0

|.7

|1.5

|11.2

colspan="2" |Career

|155

|124

|23.1

|.595

|.174

|.513

|5.9

|1.2

|.4

|1.0

|6.2

Personal life

Millora-Brown is Filipino-American. His maternal grandparents were immigrants from the Philippines who raised his mother near Albany, New York.

Millora-Brown has a mechanical engineering degree from Vanderbilt and a graduate certificate in leadership from The Citadel. In his freshman year, he made the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-11 |title=C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll Announced |url=https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/4/3/general-c-usa-commissioners-honor-roll-announced.aspx |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=conferenceusa.com |language=en}} In his junior year, he made the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

References

External links

[https://riceowls.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/quentin-millora-brown/4111 Rice Owls bio]
[https://vucommodores.com/roster/quentin-millora-brown/ Vanderbilt Commodores bio]
[https://citadelsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/quentin-millora-brown/8361 The Citadel Bulldogs bio]

Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:Filipino men's basketball players

Category:21st-century Filipino sportsmen

Category:Power forwards

Category:Centers (basketball)

Category:UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball players

Category:American sportspeople of Filipino descent

Category:Basketball players from Washington, D.C.

Category:Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball players

Category:Rice Owls men's basketball players

Category:The Citadel Bulldogs basketball players