Rickey Brown

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Rickey Brown

| image =

| Image_size =

| caption =

| position =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 215

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|08|29}}

| birth_place = Madison County, Mississippi

| nationality = American

| high_school = West Fulton (Atlanta, Georgia)

| college = Mississippi State (1976–1980)

| draft_year = 1980

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 13

| draft_team = Golden State Warriors

| career_start = 1980

| career_end = 1995

| career_position = Power forward / center

| career_number = 32, 23, 31

| years1 = {{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1982|end}}

| team1 = Golden State Warriors

| years2 = {{nbay|1982|end}}–{{nbay|1984|end}}

| team2 = Atlanta Hawks

| years3 = 1985–1987

| team3 = Basket Brescia

| years4 = 1987–1988

| team4 = Olimpia Tracer Milano

| years5 = 1988–1990

| team5 = Unicaja Málaga

| years6 = 1990–1991

| team6 = Reyer Venezia Mestre

| years7 = 1991–1993

| team7 = Real Madrid

| years8 = 1993–1994

| team8 = Libertas Livorno

| years9 = 1994–1995

| team9 = BC Andorra

| years10 = 1995

| team10 = Tau Cerámica

| highlights =

EuroLeague champion (1988)
First-team All-SEC (1980)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 1,482 (4.4 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 1,200 (3.5 rpg)

| stat3label = Blocks

| stat3value = 114 (0.3 bpg)

}}

Rickey Darnell Brown (born August 29, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of {{convert|2.08|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall, he played at the power forward and center positions.

High school

Brown attended and played high school basketball at West Fulton High School, in Atlanta, Georgia.

College career

Brown played NCAA Division I college basketball at Mississippi State University, with the Mississippi State Bulldogs, from 1976 to 1980.

Professional career

Brown was selected by the Golden State Warriors, in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1980 NBA draft. He played with the Warriors, from 1980 to 1982. He then played with the Atlanta Hawks, from 1982 to 1985. He played in a total of 340 NBA games.

In 1985, he moved to Italy, to play with Basket Brescia. In the 1987–88 season, he won the EuroLeague championship, while playing with Tracer Milano. He next played with Caja de Ronda and Reyer Venezia Mestre. He played with Real Madrid, from 1991 to 1993, and with them, he won the Saporta Cup championship in 1992, the Spanish League championship in 1993, and the Spanish King's Cup in 1993. In the 1995–96 season, he played briefly with Baskonia.

Personal life

His son, Taylor Brown, is also a professional basketball player.{{cite web|title=Instagram post by Taylor Darnell Brown|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BWxwcdGhnAK/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BWxwcdGhnAK |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram|accessdate=July 20, 2017|language=en}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|title=Lietuvos Rytas suspended Clevin Hannah, Taylor Brown and Corey Fisher|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/lithuania/235271/lietuvos-rytas-suspended-clevin-hannah-taylor-brown-and-corey-fisher.html|website=Sportando.com|accessdate=May 24, 2017|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Prisilėbavo: trys "Lietuvos ryto" legionieriai – nušalinti nuo komandos|url=http://www.tv3.lt/naujiena/911959/prisilebavo-trys-lietuvos-ryto-legionieriai-nusalinti-nuo-komandos|website=TV3.lt|accessdate=May 24, 2017}}

References

External links

[http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=rickey_brown nba.com historical playerfile]
{{basketballstats|bbr=b/brownri01|name=Rickey Brown}}
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/default.asp?cid=%7B0FE489ED-253F-4450-A35E-989CAA4AEA4C%7D&search=Brown+Rickey+&inplayer=on Stats fibaeurope.com]
[http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1548 thedraftreview.com]
[http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=ALT acb.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306054933/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=ALT |date=March 6, 2012 }} {{in lang|es}}

Category:1958 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Atlanta Hawks players

Category:Baloncesto Málaga players

Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players

Category:Pallacanestro Brescia players

Category:Basketball players from Jackson, Mississippi

Category:BC Andorra players