Andrew Vlahov
July 23, 2020
Greg Brown
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 8/5/74
- Place of Birth: Geraldton (WA)
- Position: PG
- Height (CM): 188
- Weight (KG): 82
- Junior Assoc: WA - Geraldton
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 11/04/97
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 1/02/99
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: Perth 1997-99
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Greg Brown was born and raised in Geraldton (WA) where he began playing basketball at 10 years of age with the Geraldton Buccaneers. He represented WA at the U16, U18, U20 national championships.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Greg Brown made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 22 years of age. He scored four points in his first game.
Greg was a hard nosed defensive point guard during his time in the NBL who played as a backup to ‘Cats legend Ricky Grace.
1997
After Adelaide eliminated Perth in the 1996 quarterfinals, the Wildcats entered 1997 without Aaron Trahair (to Sydney), Pete Hansen and Matthew Earp, while Scott Fisher missed the entire regular season after undergoing knee reconstruction following the injury he suffered during the previous year’s playoffs. Coach Adrian Hurley retained captain Andrew Vlahov, Ricky Grace, Todd Lichti, James Crawford, Anthony Stewart, Gavin Vanderputten, Phil Doherty and Ryan Gardiner, adding David Van Dyke (via Newcastle), Greg Brown, Scott Harkess (via Emporia State) and Nick Lackovic.
Perth opened the season at the Perth Entertainment Centre on April 11, where Brown (4 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist) played 14 minutes in his NBL debut as Stewart (17 points) and Grace (14 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 2 steals) led the Wildcats, but Brian Tolbert (22 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals) helped defending champion South East Melbourne win 104-84.
Brown (2.6 points across 31 games) filled the reserve point guard role behind Grace, averaging 9.5 minutes per game and providing hard-nosed defence off the bench. He appeared in 27 of Perth’s 30 regular-season games and all four playoff games, with no injury reported during the season and three regular-season games where he was not used. Brown also continued playing with his hometown Geraldton Buccaneers during 1997, helping a team that finished seventh at 14-10 reach the SBL Grand Final before losing 94-92 to the Perth Redbacks.
Brown’s best regular-season scoring game came at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on April 26, where Brown (7 points) made his only three-point attempt and all four free throws in 7:05 as Perth defeated Newcastle 122-101, with Van Dyke (29 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 blocks) and Lichti (26 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals) leading the Wildcats, while Tonny Jensen (23 points) was Newcastle’s leading scorer.
With Fisher still sidelined and Van Dyke missing games through injury during June and July, Perth added George Banks (via Dinamo Sassari) as an injury replacement in late June. Banks (10.3 points and 7 rebounds across 7 games) played seven games before being released.
Lichti (16.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.6 steals across 34 games) led Perth in scoring and appeared in every game, while Grace (16.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 1.6 steals across 34 games) directed the offence and also appeared in every game. Crawford (14.7 points and 7.4 rebounds across 31 games) shot 50 per cent from the field and appeared in his tenth consecutive NBL All-Star Game, while Van Dyke (14.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks across 24 games) led Perth in rebounding and blocks. Vlahov (13.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.3 steals across 33 games) and Stewart (13.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists across 33 games) rounded out the main rotation.
Perth closed the regular season in Townsville on September 26, where Brown (2 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist) played nine minutes as Lichti (25 points and 5 rebounds) and Crawford (23 points and 5 rebounds) helped the Wildcats defeat the Suns 102-100, while Derek Rucker (36 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 2 steals) led Townsville. The win left Perth fourth with a 17-13 record.
Perth opened the quarterfinals at the Perth Entertainment Centre on October 4, where Brown (2 points) played eight minutes as Grace (18 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, and 2 steals), Lichti (15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals), Vlahov (14 points and 12 rebounds) and Crawford (12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal) led the Wildcats to an 81-79 win over Brisbane, while Leroy Loggins (32 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks) and Steve Woodberry (23 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals) were Brisbane’s best. Crawford was injured during the game and did not play again during the postseason.
Game two moved to the Brisbane Convention Centre, where Brown (5 points and 5 rebounds) played a season-high 28 minutes as Grace (25 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals), Vlahov (21 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Van Dyke (16 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks) led Perth to an 88-71 win. Woodberry (21 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 5 steals), Mark Dalton (16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Loggins (14 points and 9 rebounds) led Brisbane as the Wildcats completed the sweep.
Fisher (10 points and 5.5 rebounds across 2 games) returned for the semifinal series after knee reconstruction had kept him out of the entire regular season.
The semifinals opened at the Perth Entertainment Centre on October 13, where Brown (0 points) played 13 minutes as Lichti (20 points and 4 rebounds), Grace (19 points and 4 assists) and Fisher (14 points and 6 rebounds) led Perth, while Chris Anstey (19 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 steals) and Tony Ronaldson (18 points) helped South East Melbourne win 92-82.
Game two moved to Melbourne on October 17, where Brown (7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal) matched his season-high, while Grace (16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals) and Van Dyke (13 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks) were Perth’s best, but Sam Mackinnon (21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists) and Tolbert (19 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals) led South East Melbourne to a 96-69 win and completed the semifinal sweep.
Greg Brown played three seasons the Perth Wildcats. He averaged 3 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 24 | Perth | 13-13 (6) | 9 | 84 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 48% | 2 | 7 | 29% | 2 | 0% | 50% | 52% | 10 | |
| 1998 | 24 | Perth | 17-13 (3) | 7 | 69 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 46% | 1 | 10 | 10% | 6 | 9 | 67% | 51% | 48% | 9 |
| 1997 | 23 | Perth | 17-13 (4) | 31 | 293 | 80 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 76 | 38% | 7 | 25 | 28% | 15 | 22 | 68% | 46% | 43% | 7 | Totals | 47 | 446 | 143 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 56 | 133 | 42.1% | 10 | 42 | 23.8% | 21 | 33 | 63.6% | 48% | 46% | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 24 | Perth | 13-13 (6) | 9 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 48% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 29% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% | 50% | 52% | 10 |
| 1998 | 24 | Perth | 17-13 (3) | 7 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 46% | 0.1 | 1.4 | 10% | 0.9 | 1.3 | 67% | 51% | 48% | 9 |
| 1997 | 23 | Perth | 17-13 (4) | 31 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 38% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 28% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 68% | 46% | 43% | 7 | Total | 47 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 42.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.8% | 0.2 | 0.9 | 63.6% | 48% | 46% | 10 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Geraldton 1990-2009
Greg played over 400 SBL games, 350 of those with his junior team, the Geraldton Buccaneers where he won the 2003 SBL MVP award.
NBA EXPERIENCE
Greg Brown was drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans with pick #43 in the 2021 NBA Draft.
AWARDS
- SBL MVP (2015)
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