Stephen Weigh
July 23, 2020
Andre Brown
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 12/05/81
- Place of Birth: Illinois, Chicago (USA)
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 206
- Weight (KG): 111
- Junior Assoc:
- College: DePaul (2000–2004)
- NBL DEBUT: 21/01/11
- AGE AT DEBUT: 29
- LAST NBL GAME: 13/04/11
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 29
- NBL History: Perth 2011
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Andre Brown was born in Illinois, Chicago (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Andre Brown made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 29 years of age. He scored 14 points in his first game.
After winning the 2010 championship, Wildcats legends Paul Rogers and Martin Cattalini decided to retire, leaving room for Perth to bring in some younger talent. Ater Majok, Greg Hire, Cameron Tovey, Jeremiah Trueman, and big man Matthew Knight being the key addition. Perth had beaten out multiple offers from both European and NBL team’s offering contracts to Knight, who had spent the past season playing in Hungary. During the off-season, he was pursued by multiple European and NBL clubs, but Knight, who had previously played under coach Rob Beveridge and alongside Damian Martin with the Sydney Spirit before they exited the NBL, ultimately chose to sign with the Wildcats. Another major coup came with the team being able to retain star import Kevin Lisch despite him several European clubs offering him much larger contracts and re-signed Shawn Redhage (three-year deal).
Knight’s debut season for the Wildcats began positively before tearing his left calf muscle in a win over Melbourne (12 Dec). The injury ruled Knight out for two months, and shortly after, Perth also lost Jesse Wagstaff (ankle ligaments). Former NBA big man Andre Brown was then signed to retain the solid inside presence the Wildcats had lost after losing Knight (12.4 points and 6.7 rebounds) and Wagstaff (8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds).
“He’s a very seasoned player. He’s got a big body, athletic, strong and very experienced, and that’s what we need,” Beveridge said on adding Brown to the roster.
When Knight had recovered from injury, Perth chose to retain Brown, which led to the release of Ater Majok.
Shortly after, a hip injury to leading scorer Shawn Redhage (18.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists) resulted in losing him for the second half of the season, throwing another spanner into the Wildcats’ hunt for back-to-back titles. Redhage dislocated his left hip during a loss to Adelaide (77–76) on the road. Redhage had lunged for a contested ball in a way that punched the head of his femur through his pelvis, breaking the bone and dislocating the joint. The injury was originally feared to be career-ending, with Redhage potentially requiring a hip replacement.
The Wildcats lost four consecutive games following Redhage’s injury, winning only two from the team’s remaining eight matches, as Kevin Lisch (13.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.0 steals) delivered another impressive season, scoring in double figures in all but nine games.
the Wildcats finished the season in fourth place (16-12) and would earn a semi final matchup against New Zealand.
The Undermanned Wildcats rode the brilliance of Kevin Lisch (29 points), who almost single handedly won the opening game of the series for Perth (101-78 win). After losing in Auckland, the Breakers would travel to Perth and win games two (93-89) and three (99-83) before going on to defeat Cairns to win the 2011 NBL championship.
Kevin Lisch and Shawn Redhage were named co-MVPs for the Wildcats, and Damian Martin (8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 2.4 steals) claimed the league’s Best Defensive Player award for the first time. Martin also made history by becoming the first player to be named to the All-NBL First Team and average under nine points per game.Brown would play in 15 games for the season, averaging 9.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists, and 0.6 steals.
Andre Brown played one season in the NBL. He averaged 9.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 15 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2010-11 | 29 | Perth | 16-12 (4) | 15 | 393 | 140 | 100 | 8 | 53 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 52 | 64 | 133 | 48% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 12 | 30 | 40% | 48% | 48% | 15 | Totals | 15 | 393 | 140 | 100 | 8 | 53 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 52 | 64 | 133 | 48.1% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 30 | 40.0% | 48% | 48% | 15 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 29 | Perth | 16-12 (4) | 15 | 26.2 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 8.9 | 48% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 0.8 | 2.0 | 40% | 48% | 48% | 15 | Total | 15 | 26.2 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 8.9 | 48.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.1 | 40.0% | 48% | 48% | 15 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
NBDL - Austin Toros (2009)
Brown played 75 games in the NBA. He averaged 2.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.1 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- October 4, 2004: Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.
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October 20, 2004: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.
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September 29, 2006: Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks.
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October 26, 2006: Waived by the Atlanta Hawks.
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January 5, 2007: Signed two 10-day contracts with the Seattle SuperSonics, then signed a contract for the rest of the season.
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July 20, 2007: Signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies.
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August 9, 2008: Released by the Memphis Grizzlies.
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September 27, 2008: Signed as a free agent with the Charlotte Bobcats.
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November 9, 2008: Waived by the Charlotte Bobcats.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 65% | 40% | 63% | 83% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 64 | 133 | 48.1% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | 27 | Charlotte | PF | 4 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 14% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2 | 100% | 25% | 14% |
| 2007-08 | 26 | Memphis | PF | 33 | 1 | 286 | 100 | 92 | 8 | 37 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 39 | 78 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 22 | 49 | 45% | 50% | 50% |
| 2006-07 | 25 | Seattle | PF | 38 | 0 | 271 | 93 | 74 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 42 | 74 | 57% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 15 | 60% | 58% | 57% | Total | 75 | 1 | 598 | 197 | 178 | 11 | 70 | 108 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 73 | 82 | 159 | 52% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 33 | 66 | 50% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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| 2008-09 | 27 | Charlotte | PF | 4 | 0 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 14% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100% | 25% | 14% |
| 2007-08 | 26 | Memphis | PF | 33 | 1 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.7 | 1.5 | 45% | 50% | 50% |
| 2006-07 | 25 | Seattle | PF | 38 | 0 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 57% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 60% | 58% | 57% | Total | 75 | 1 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 52% | 0.0 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.9 | 50% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Italy - Sedima Roseto (2004–2005) | Montenegro - Budućnost Podgorica (2005) | Philippines - Barangay Ginebra Kings (2005) | South Korea - Daegu Orions (2005–2006), Incheon ET Land Black Slamer (2006), KCC Egis (2012–2013) | Turkey - Banvit (2009) | China - Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2009–2010) | Syria - Al Jalaa Aleppo (2010) | Greece - Panellinios (2010) | Dominican Republic - Huracanes del Atlántico (2011) | Iran - Shahrdari Gorgan (2011–2012) | Uruguay - Club Atlético Atenas (2013) | Japan - Sendai 89ers (2014) | Bahrain - Al-Ahli (2014) | Mongolia - Dundgovi Hawks (2014–2015)
Brown joined Sedima Roseto for the 2004–05 Italian Serie A season, playing his first season in Italy after signing in November 2004, before leaving the club in February 2005 to finish the season with Budućnost Podgorica in Montenegro’s Adriatic League environment.
Brown then joined Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippines in April 2005 and appeared in seven games before departing in late May, before moving to South Korea later in 2005.
Brown signed with the Daegu Orions for the 2005–06 Korean Basketball League season, with reporting at the time noting the club had opened its season on October 11, and he was later traded to the Incheon ET Land Black Slamer in February 2006, with that stint also including recognition as a KBL All-Star in 2006.
After returning overseas in early 2009, Brown joined Banvit for the run home of the 2008–09 Turkish Basketball League season and averaged 12.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game with the club, before signing in China with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls for the remainder of the 2009–10 season and joining a roster that included teammates such as Deng Li, Luo Zhi, and Wang Zai among the listed squad members that season.
In 2010, Brown added stops in Syria and Greece, signing with Al Jalaa Aleppo on April 22, 2010, and later joining Panellinios, where he averaged 10.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in the Greek A1 and 4.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in EuroCup play, sharing that Panellinios group with teammates including Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Manolis Papamakarios, Vlado Scepanovic, Maurice Bailey, Torin Francis, and Djuro Ostojic.
Brown continued his international career with Huracanes del Atlántico in the Dominican Republic in 2011 before signing with Shahrdari Gorgan for the 2011–12 season in Iran, where the listed roster included names such as Mehdi Asgarnejad, Hadi Dehghan, and Armen Allahverdi alongside him, and he later returned to South Korea with KCC Egis for the 2012–13 season.
In 2013, Brown signed with Club Atlético Atenas in Uruguay for the 2013–14 season but left after two games, then agreed to join the Sendai 89ers in Japan on January 24, 2014, departing before appearing in a game due to a family emergency, before signing with Al-Ahli in Bahrain on February 26, 2014, and later being listed with Dundgovi Hawks in Mongolia across the 2014–15 period.
COLLEGE
Brown played college basketball at DePaul during the 2000–01 season before continuing with the Blue Demons through the 2003–04 season, competing across four years from 2000 to 2004.
Brown entered DePaul as a celebrated Chicago recruit who was certified by the NCAA to play in 2000–01, and he arrived after a high school senior season where he averaged 23 points and 13 rebounds per game while also recording 20 points and 14 rebounds in the McDonald’s All-American Game.
In the 2000–01 season, DePaul’s year-by-year records list a 12–18 campaign under head coach Pat Kennedy, and Brown’s freshman year included 30 games with six starts as he averaged 6.5 points and 4.9 rebounds in 22.6 minutes per game.
In his freshman season at DePaul, Brown joined Imari Sawyer as the first DePaul newcomers since 1992 to have a double-double in their first collegiate game, as he recorded 18 points and 11 rebounds against Lewis University.
He scored a season-high 19 points while also grabbing eight rebounds against Marquette.
In 30 games (six starts), he averaged 6.5 points and 4.9 rebounds in 22.6 minutes per game.
In the 2001–02 season, DePaul’s year-by-year records list a 9–19 campaign under head coach Pat Kennedy, and Brown’s sophomore year became a breakout season in which he averaged 14.5 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks in 31.8 minutes per game across 26 games with 25 starts.
During that sophomore season, Brown became the first DePaul player since Stanley Brundy in 1988–89 to lead the team in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, and blocked shots across a season.
He also ranked among Conference USA leaders that year for rebounding (second), scoring (13th), and field goal percentage (14th).
On February 6, 2002, Brown set a Conference USA single-game record with 27 rebounds against TCU, and that 27-rebound performance was the second-best single-game total in DePaul history while also sitting one rebound shy of the program’s game record of 28.
In the 2002–03 season, DePaul’s year-by-year records list a 16–13 campaign under head coach Dave Leitao, and Brown’s junior season featured 28 games with 18 starts as he averaged 9.4 points and 9.0 rebounds in 30.5 minutes per game.
Before that 2002–03 season, Brown was selected to the Preseason All-Conference USA team by the league’s coaches, and within the season he recorded multiple double-doubles, highlighted by a game-high 20 points and 11 rebounds against UNLV.
In the 2003–04 season, DePaul’s year-by-year records list a 22–10 campaign under head coach Dave Leitao, and Brown’s senior year included 23 games with 23 starts as he averaged 13.5 points and 9.2 rebounds in 32.2 minutes per game.
During that senior season, Brown earned second-team All-Conference USA honours after being selected to the Conference USA All-Preseason team, he was twice named Conference USA Player of the Week, and he was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Spartan Coca-Cola Classic.
DePaul’s 2003–04 postseason included a Conference USA Tournament run that featured wins over TCU (89–65) and UAB in overtime (75–74) before a loss to Cincinnati (50–55), and the NCAA Tournament included a double-overtime win over Dayton (76–69) before a second-round loss to Connecticut (55–72).
Across his four-year DePaul career, Brown totaled 1,146 points and 855 rebounds, and he finished with 70 blocked shots while ranking among DePaul’s career leaders in scoring, rebounding, and blocks at the time of his Hall of Fame induction.
Brown finished his DePaul career as one of only eight players in school history to reach 1,000 points and 800 rebounds, and his 855 rebounds placed him fourth in Conference USA history at the time the statistic was noted.
After the 2003–04 college season, Brown was named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2004 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament after averaging 18.3 points and 10.7 rebounds, and the 2004 tournament roster listed him among participants alongside players such as Tony Bobbitt, Antonio Burks, Erik Daniels, and Desmon Farmer.
AWARDS
- McDonald's All-American (2000)
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