Lelton Gerard "Rod" Brown (born September 9, 1978) is an American former professional

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player. Born in

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, he holds dual British-American citizenship.

Professional career

After graduating from

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in 2000, the point guard joined English team Greater London Leopards. When the franchise folded in 2003, Brown joined

Chester Jets The Cheshire Phoenix are a professional basketball team based in Ellesmere Port, England. Founded in 1984, they are members of the British Basketball League and play their home games at the Cheshire Oaks Arena. From 1993 until 2015 the team was ...

but walked out on the team during pre-season training before even playing a game, and subsequently joined Leopards' former rivals

London Towers London Towers were a professional basketball team based in London, England. They enjoyed considerable success in the 1990s and early 2000s, collecting 3 titles in the British Basketball League (BBL) as well as regularly competing in European c ...

. In 2005, Brown moved to Spain to play for lower-league

CB Inca Club Bàsquet Inca was a professional basketball team based in Inca, Balearic Islands. Bàsquet Inca played during several seasons in the LEB Oro, Spanish second division, until it merged in 2008 with Bàsquet Muro in the new Bàsquet Mallorca. ...

, and the following year made the step-up to the Liga ACB – one of

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's top leagues – to play for

Menorca Bàsquet Menorca Bàsquet, S.A.D. was a professional basketball team based in Menorca, Balearic Islands. On July 5, 2012 the club announced its dissolution after it was forced to renounce to its third promotion to Liga ACB, putting an end to 62 years of ...

. In February 2007, he moved from Spain to Greece, and the

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, where he signed for A.E.L. Larissa and played out the remainder of the season. During the summer he signed for League-rivals

A.E.P. Olympias Patras A.E.P. Olympias Patras (Greek: Α.Ε.Π. Ολυμπιάς Πάτρα) or Olympiadas Patras (Greek: Ολυμπιάδα Πάτρα), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Patras. It was founded in 1961. A.E.P. Olympias is one of the most ...

who were also competing in the

FIBA EuroCup FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...

. In the continental competition, Brown averaged 9.3 points and 25.5 minutes-per-game, whilst domestically, he scored 6 points per game in 10 games. In January, midway through the 2007–08 season Brown returned to Spain to sign for

Bruesa GBC Donosti Gipuzkoa Basket 2001 Saskibaloi Kirol Elkartea S.A.D., commonly known as Gipuzkoa Basket and as Acunsa GBC for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro. ...

of the second-tier

Liga Española de Baloncesto The Liga Española de Baloncesto, also known as LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories (the oth ...

(LEB), helping the team finish as playoff winners and earned a second-place finish in the League and promotion to the Liga ACB. Brown remained in the LEB for the 2008–09 season after signing for Cáceres 2016. Brown spent the 2009–10 season playing in Italy's second division,

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, with

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. He averaged 10.4 points in 33 minutes-per-game, appearing 22 times throughout the season. In 2010 Brown joined ETHA Engomis of Cyprus where he played just three League games and averaged just 4.3 points. After his brief period in Cyprus, the point guard returned to Spain again and signed for Aguas de Sousas Ourense in the LEB Oro, for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. Ourense struggled throughout the campaign and finished bottom of the 18-team League with a 9–25 record. Brown played 15 games for the club, and averaged 8.9 points in 26.8 minutes-per-game. In 2011, Brown moved to Switzerland and the

Lugano Tigers The Lugano Tigers are a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Lugano, Switzerland. The club competes in the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), the highest domestic tier. Founded as FN Lugano, the team was re-named to Lugano Snakes in 199 ...

of the LNBA where he enjoyed one of his most successful recent seasons. Tigers dominated the League, claiming the regular season title with a 20–4 record and winning the playoffs over rivals Les Lions de Geneve, with a 3–2 series victory. Brown featured in 25 games throughout the campaign, and averaged 11.8 points and 6 assists in 31.7 minutes per game. In January 2013, Brown returned to England to sign for British Basketball League side

Plymouth Raiders The Plymouth Raiders was a professional basketball team based in Plymouth, England. The team competed in the British Basketball League, the country's premier basketball competition. The club was founded in 1983 through a merger between two lo ...

, replacing Raiders' former League MVP Jeremy Bell who had just departed the club.

References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileACB Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile
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