Kobe Levose Brown (born January 1, 2000) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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Early life and high school career

Brown grew up in

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and attended Lee High School. He averaged 20.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists and was named first team All-State as a junior. Brown repeated as a first team All-State selection and was named the Huntsville Region Player of the Year after averaging 24.1 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists per game during his senior season. Brown was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college basketball at Texas A&M during his junior year of high school. He decommitted as a senior and re-opened his recruitment. Brown ultimately signed to play at Missouri over offers from Minnesota, Penn State, and Vanderbilt.

College career

Brown played in all 30 of the Missouri Tigers' games with 26 starts during his freshman season and averaged 5.8 points and 3.7 rebounds. He averaged eight points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Brown was named second-team All-

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(SEC) after leading Missouri with 12.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. He was a first-team All-SEC selection and the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Professional career

Los Angeles / Ontario / San Diego Clippers (2023–present)

Brown was selected by the

in the first round of the

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with the 30th overall pick. The

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boasted two players vying to be the second player to play in the NBA named Kobe (the other was

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). Both were named after

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, although this is debated by Bufkin's family. Brown debuted in the

first game of the season on October 25 against

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without scoring in five minutes and 18 seconds of play. Throughout his rookie and sophomore seasons, he has been assigned several times to the Ontario and San Diego Clippers.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Brown's father, Greg Brown, was his coach at Lee High School and played collegiately at

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. His younger brother, Kaleb, played basketball at Missouri and was his teammate for his final two seasons at the school.

References

External links

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Missouri Tigers bio
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