Brett Wheeler
July 23, 2020
Jeff Brown
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 13/11/70
- Place of Birth: Washington (USA)
- Position: PF
- Height (CM): 203
- Weight (KG): 106
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Gonzaga (1991–1994)
- NBL DEBUT: 13/04/97
- AGE AT DEBUT: 26
- LAST NBL GAME: 10/05/97
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 26
- NBL History: Adelaide 1997
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Jeff Brown was born in Washington (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Jeff Brown made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers at 26 years of age. He scored 22 points in his first game.
In 1997, the 36ers had just shown head coach Mike Dunlap the door and hired his assistant and former Gold Coast Rollers coach Dave Claxton as his replacement. This season also saw Brett Maher take over the team captaincy from Mark Davis (something he would hold until his retirement in 2009).
Jeff Brown was recruited to form a frontcourt partnership with high flying Leon Trimmingham and Davis who was expected to play a reserve role. Six games in and it was apparent Brown wasn’t the player the 36ers needed and he was released and replaced with 35 year old, former 36ers big man Willie Simmons who hadn’t played in the NBL since 1994. Needless to say Adelaide struggled through the remaining games and finished in 7th place with a 14–16 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1992.
Jeff Brown played one season in the NBL. He averaged 7.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 6 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26 | Adelaide | 14-16 (8) | 6 | 133.0 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 51 | 37% | 1 | 8 | 13% | 7 | 14 | 50% | 40% | 38% | 22 | Totals | 6 | 133 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 51 | 37.3% | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 40% | 38% | 22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26 | Adelaide | 14-16 (8) | 6 | 22.2 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 37% | 0.2 | 1.3 | 13% | 1.2 | 2.3 | 50% | 40% | 38% | 22 | Total | 6 | 22.2 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 37.3% | 0.1 | 12.5% | 0.2 | 1.3 | 50.0% | 40% | 38% | 22 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Geraldton 1991
Played for Geraldton in the WA state league (SBL) in 1991 where he averaged 25.9 points per game (776 points) across 30 games.
COLLEGE
Brown, a 6'9 forward, came to Gonzaga from nearby Mead Senior High School in Spokane, Washington.
He played for the Zags from 1991 to 1994 and was a three-time first team All-West Coast Conference (WCC) pick and the 1994 conference player of the year.
Nationally, Brown was twice named a first team Academic All-American and was selected as the GTE men's basketball Academic All-America Team Member of the Year in 1994.
For his career, Brown scored 1,646 points.
Following his college career, Brown played basketball professionally in Spain, Argentina, Belgium and Australia (Adelaide 36ers).
In 1998, Brown left basketball for a career in the IT industry.
He was inducted into the WCC Hall of Honor in 2010.
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