Rion Brown (born September 3, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the ...

. He is a tall

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Early life

Brown attended Liberty County High School, in

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, where he played high school basketball. In high school, he was a teammate of

Jordan McRae Jordan Tyler McRae (born March 28, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers, and was drafted 58th overall ...

College career

Brown played

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at the

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, with the

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, from 2010 to 2014. As a senior, he averaged 15.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.

Professional career

Brown began his pro career in 2014, with the Israeli Super League club

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. Later that same year, he joined the

Belgian League The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

club

Excelsior Brussels Brussels Basketball is a professional basketball club based in Neder-Over-Heembeek (Brussels), Belgium. The team plays in the BNXT League. Home games are played at the Sports Complex Neder-Over-Heembeek. History The club was founded in 1957. In 19 ...

. In 2016, he moved to the Finnish League club

Kataja Basket Kataja Basket Club is a professional basketball club of sports club Joensuun Kataja, Kataja from Joensuu, Finland. The team plays in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. In 2015, Kataja won its first national championship, after ...

. He joined the French Pro A League club

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, in 2017. He moved to the

club Promitheas Patras, in 2018. On July 19, 2019, Brown signed a two-year (1+1) contract with

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club and

champions Panathinaikos. On January 10, 2020, Brown moved to Turkey and signed with EuroCup club

Tofaş TOFAŞ Türk Otomobil Fabrikası A.Ş (acronym for ''Türk Otomobil Fabrikası Anonim Şirketi''; ''Turkish Automobile Factory Joint-Stock Company'' pronounced ) is a Turkish automobile manufacturer which was established in 1968 by Vehbi Koç, ...

. On August 7, he signed for the Slovenian team

Cedevita Olimpija Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA League and the Premier A Slovenian Bask ...

. On August 17, 2021, Brown signed with

BC Enisey BC Yenisey () is a Russian professional basketball team from the city of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Since the 2011–12 season, Enisey plays in the VTB United League. The team colors are blue and white. Its full name is Basketball Club Enisey Krasnoy ...

of the

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. He averaged 11.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game. On March 25, 2022, Brown was acquired via waivers by the Agua Caliente Clippers. On June 24, 2022, he signed with

Nanterre 92 Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre (a western suburb of Paris), France. The club has played in French basketball league system, the top-tier level basketball league in France, the LNB Pro A, Pro A, since 2011. ...

of the French Pro A. On July 4, 2023, he signed with ADA Blois of the Betclic Élite. On August 12, 2024, Brown returned to Greece for

Personal life

Brown's father, Tico, was also a professional basketball player.RION BROWN Personal.
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References

External links

FIBA Champions League profileGreek Basket League profile

Greek Basket League profile

Miami Hurricanes bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Rion 1991 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen ABA League players ADA Blois Basket 41 players Agua Caliente Clippers players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Brussels Basketball players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players JDA Dijon Basket players Kataja BC players KK Cedevita Olimpija players Miami Hurricanes men's basketball players Nanterre 92 players Panathinaikos B.C. players Panionios B.C. players Promitheas Patras B.C. players Shooting guards Small forwards Tofaş S.K. players