Rickey Darnell Brown (born August 29, 1958) is an American former professional

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player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") 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

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College career

Brown played

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, with the

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, from 1976 to 1980.

Professional career

Brown was selected by the

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, in the first round (13th pick overall) of the

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. He played with the Warriors, from 1980 to 1982. He then played with the

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, from 1982 to 1985. He played in a total of 340

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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 Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometime ...

. He next played with Caja de Ronda and

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. He played with

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, from 1991 to 1993, and with them, he won the

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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

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Personal life

His son, Taylor Brown, is also a professional basketball player.

References

External links

nba.com historical playerfile
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Stats fibaeurope.comthedraftreview.comacb.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Rickey 1958 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks players Baloncesto Málaga players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Basket Brescia Leonessa players Basketball players from Jackson, Mississippi BC Andorra players American expatriate basketball people in Andorra Centers (basketball) Golden State Warriors draft picks Golden State Warriors players Libertas Liburnia Basket Livorno players Liga ACB players Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players Olimpia Milano players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Philippine Basketball Association imports Power forwards (basketball) Real Madrid Baloncesto players Reyer Venezia players Saski Baskonia players