Clarence "Chucky" Brown Jr. (born February 29, 1968) is an American men's

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coach and former professional

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player. A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State, Brown was selected by the

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in the second round of the 1989 NBA draft. Brown was on the active roster of 12 different teams, which was an NBA record shared with Joe Smith, Jim Jackson, Tony Massenburg, and Ish Smith; until Ish played with the

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, his 13th team, in the 2022–23 season. He retired with 4,125 career points. In addition to the NBA teams, Brown had stints in the

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and Italy's Panna Firenze. He played three games for Panna Firenze in 1992. The CBA saw Brown play for the Grand Rapids Hoops in 1993 and Yakima Sun Kings in 1994 and 1995. He was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1995. He became the second player to earn both an NBA ring and CBA ring in the same season. Brown served as head coach of the

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's Raleigh Knights during the summer of 2004, then served two seasons as an assistant coach for the Roanoke Dazzle of the

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. In 2006, Brown was named an assistant coach for the NBDL's Los Angeles D-Fenders, and was then promoted to head coach for one season. Brown lives in

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with his wife and three daughters. On April 2, 2019, Brown was named head coach of the men's varsity basketball team at West Johnston High School in Benson, North Carolina. In April 2022, Brown was named head coach of the men's basketball team at St. Augustine's University in

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NBA career

Cleveland Cavaliers (1989–1991)

Brown was picked by the

with the 43rd overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft after playing for

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. He would start 86 of his 149 games played with the organization. During his stint, he averaged 6.9 points per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, and 0.8 assists per game. On December 2, 1991, the Cavaliers waived Brown.

Los Angeles Lakers (1991–1992)

On December 5, three days after he was waived by the Cavaliers, Brown signed with the

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. He played 36 games for Los Angeles. He averaged 3.8 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game, and 0.6 assists per game. He would play for Pallacanestro Firenze in Italy before signing with the

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New Jersey Nets (1992–1993)

On October 7, 1992, Brown signed with the

. With the Nets, he would average 5.1 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, and 0.7 assists per game.

Dallas Mavericks (1993)

On November 12, 1993, Brown signed with the

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. His tenure with Dallas would be short, as he would only play one game for them before being waived on November 23. In his only game with the Mavs, he scored three points, grabbed one rebound, and committed two fouls.

CBA career (1993–1995)

Brown played in the

for three years. He played for the Grand Rapids Hoops until being traded to the Yakima Sun Kings along with Reggie Jordan during the 1993–94 season. On October 4, 1994, Brown signed with the

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, but the Heat waived him before the start of the season. Brown would then play for the Yakima Sun Kings during the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons. He averaged 21.3ppg and 5.5rpg in 31 games for the Sun Kings, and was a 1995 CBA All-Star, before getting called up to the Houston Rockets. Brown won a CBA title and an NBA title, with the Rockets, that year.

Houston Rockets (1995–1996)

On February 2, 1995, he would sign the first of two 10-day contracts with the

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, and he would sign with them for the remainder of the season on February 25. Brown would play in his most productive seasons in Houston, winning a championship in the 1994–95 season. During his tenure with the Rockets, he averaged 7.8 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game, and 1.1 assists per game. During the 1995–96 season, he started all 82 games for the Rockets.

Phoenix Suns (1996)

On August 19, 1996, Brown, along with teammates Mark Bryant,

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, and Robert Horry, were traded to the

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for

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and a 1999 2nd-round pick. Brown played a total of 10 games with the Suns, averaging 3.4 points per game, 1.6 rebounds per game, and 0.4 assists per game.

Milwaukee Bucks (1996–1997)

On December 4, 1996, Brown was traded to the

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for Darrin Hancock and a 1997 2nd-round draft pick. He played 60 games for Milwaukee, averaging 2.8 points per game, 2.2 rebounds per game, and 0.4 assists per game.

Atlanta Hawks (1997–1998)

On October 2, 1997, Brown signed with the

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. He would average 5.0 points per game, 2.4 rebounds per game, and 0.7 assists per game in his 77 games with the team.

Charlotte Hornets (1999)

On January 21, 1999, Brown signed with the

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. During his stint with Charlotte, he would average the most points per game since the 1995–96 season. He averaged 8.5 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 1.2 assists per game.

San Antonio Spurs (1999–2000)

On October 1, 1999, Brown signed with the

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. He started 27 of his 30 games with San Antonio, and he averaged 6.3 points per game, 2.6 rebounds per game, and 1.4 assists per game. He would eventually be waived by the Spurs on February 4, 2000.

Return to Charlotte (2000–2001)

On February 8, 2000, Brown signed with the

again. He would play 33 games in his second tenure with Charlotte, averaging 4.4 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, and 0.8 assists per game.

Golden State Warriors (2001)

On January 13, 2001, Brown signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the

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. In his 6 games with the Warriors, he would average 4.0 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, and 0.8 points per game. He would be waived by the Warriors on January 26.

Return to Cleveland (2001)

On January 29, Brown would return to the

, signing the first of two 10-day contracts with the team. He would eventually sign with the Cavs for the remainder of the season. He would average 3.9 points per game, 1.8 rebounds per game, and 0.3 assists per game in 20 games with Cleveland.

Sacramento Kings (2002)

Brown's final NBA season was spent with the

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. He signed the first of two 10-day contracts with them on February 26, 2002. He would later sign with Sacramento for the remainder of the season. In his 18 games with the Kings, he averaged 1.2 points per game, 1.8 rebounds per game, and 0.3 assists per game.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 82 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 82* , , 24.6 , , .541 , , .125 , , .693 , , 5.4 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 8.6 , - , rowspan=2 align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" , Phoenix , 10 , , 0 , , 8.3 , , .500 , , .000 , , .727 , , 1.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.2 , , 3.4 , - , align="left" ,

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, 60 , , 1 , , 11.2 , , .508 , , .167 , , .661 , , 2.2 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 2.8 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

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, 30 , , 27 , , 20.1 , , .466 , , .333 , , .806 , , 2.6 , , 1.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 6.3 , - , align="left" , Charlotte , 33 , , 2 , , 15.0 , , .434 , , .143 , , .524 , , 2.7 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 4.4 , - , rowspan=2 align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" , Golden State , 6 , , 0 , , 12.3 , , .450 , , .000 , , .600 , , 3.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 4.0 , - , align="left" ,

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Playoffs

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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Transactions

* June 27, 1989 – Drafted with the second round, 43rd overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers. * December 2, 1991 – Waived by the Cavaliers. * December 5, 1991 – Signed by the Los Angeles Lakers. * September 29, 1992 – Rights renounced by the Lakers. * October 7, 1992 – Signed by the New Jersey Nets. * November 12, 1993 – Signed as a free agent by the Dallas Mavericks. * November 23, 1993 – Waived by the Mavericks. * October 4, 1994 – Signed by the Miami Heat. * November 1, 1994 – Waived by the Heat (did not play in the NBA for them). * February 1, 1995 – Signed by the Houston Rockets to a 10-day contract (re-signed on February 12 and 24 for the rest of the season). * October 3, 1995 – Re-signed by the Rockets. * August 19, 1996 – Traded by the Rockets with Robert Horry,

and Mark Bryant to the Phoenix Suns for

and a 1999 second round draft pick. * December 4, 1996 – Traded by the Suns to the Milwaukee Bucks for Darrin Hancock and a conditional second round draft pick. * October 2, 1997 – Signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Hawks. * January 21, 1999 – Signed as a free agent by the Charlotte Hornets. * October 1, 1999 – Signed as a free agent by the San Antonio Spurs. * February 4, 2000 – Waived by the Spurs. * February 8, 2000 – Signed by the Hornets to a 10-day contract. * January 13, 2001 – Signed by the Golden State Warriors to a 10-day contract (re-signed on January 23, waived on January 26). * January 29, 2001 – Signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 10-day contract (re-signed on February 12 and 22 for the rest of the season). * February 26, 2002 – Signed by the Sacramento Kings to a 10-day contract (re-signed on March 8 and 18 for the rest of the season).

References

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