Terrell Brown Jr. (born April 23, 1998) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the Shoreline CC Dolphins,

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, and

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High school career

Brown played basketball for Garfield High School in

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, where he won two state championships. He had a limited role during his high school career, playing alongside

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and Tramaine Isabell. Brown was lightly recruited and only received offers from

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programs.

College career

Brown first attended

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but returned home after one month after struggling to adjust to living in a small

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. He attended

Green River College Green River College is a public community college with its main campus in Auburn, Washington. It has a student body of approximately 10,000. The college primarily awards associates degrees but also offers 9 bachelor's degrees. History Green Ri ...

for the rest of the year before joining the team at

Shoreline Community College Shoreline Community College is a public community college in Shoreline, Washington. It is located in a residential area east of Shoreview Park. The college contains over 80 acres and continuously serves 12,000 full- and part-time students. I ...

, where his cousin served as assistant coach. As a freshman, Brown averaged 30 points per game, leading the

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in scoring and steals. He received Freshman of the Year and All-Defensive Team honors. For his sophomore season, Brown joined

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program

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as a

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. He earned a scholarship in the second semester of his first year. As a sophomore, Brown averaged 14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, earning Second Team All-

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(WAC) and All-Newcomer Team honors. In his junior season, he averaged a conference-leading 20.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, and was named to the First Team All-WAC. For his senior season, Brown transferred to

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. As a senior, he averaged 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Brown opted to use an additional year of eligibility, granted due to the

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, and transfer to

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. On November 23, 2021, he scored a career-high 32 points in an 87–76 win against

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. Brown was named first-team All-Pac-12.

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2022–2023)

After going undrafted in the

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, Brown joined the

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for Summer League. On October 22, 2022, Brown was selected by the

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in the

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with the 7th overall pick. However, he was waived 6 days later. On November 15, he signed with the

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Greensboro Swarm (2023–present)

On October 20, 2023, Brown signed with the

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, but was waived the next day. On October 29, he signed with the

Career statistics

College

NCAA Division I

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JUCO

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Personal life

Brown is the godson of

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, who played in the NBA before becoming a coach. Terry served as his assistant coach at Arizona.

References

External links

Washington Huskies bioArizona Wildcats bioSeattle Redhawks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Terrell Jr. 1998 births Living people American men's basketball players Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players Basketball players from Seattle Garfield High School (Seattle) alumni Green River College alumni Greensboro Swarm players Memphis Hustle players Point guards Seattle Redhawks men's basketball players Shooting guards Shoreline Dolphins men's basketball players Washington Huskies men's basketball players Western Oregon University alumni