Quautico Moreno Brown (born July 17, 1957) is an American former professional

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player. He was born in

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. At 6'5" tall, and 180-pounds, he played at the

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position.

College career

Brown began his

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career in 1975, at Emmanuel College in

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, before starring at the

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, from 1976 to 1979, averaging 16 points per game over three seasons.

Professional career

Brown was selected by the

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, in the second round (23rd pick overall) of the

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, and spent eight seasons in the

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(CBA), where he was a member of two championship teams. Brown was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1984 and 1987 and was the CBA Playoff/Finals Most Valuable Player in 1983. He retired in 1988, as the league's all-time leading scorer (with 8,538 points), and was voted to the All-Time CBA Team. He also played overseas in Switzerland, Venezuela, and Belgium. A prolific scorer, Brown scored 53 points in a February 1987 game, while playing for the CBA's Savannah (Ga.) Spirits. He also logged a 52-point game 11 days earlier, and had a 51-point game in December 1986. In a double-overtime game on March 30, 1983, during the CBA Championship Series, Brown scored 60 points, to help the

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down the

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, 136–128. His team went on to win the best-of-seven championship, 4 games to 3.

Post-playing career

In October 2007, Brown was inducted into the Howard (Indiana) County Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal

One of Tico's sons, Rion, played for the University of Miami men's basketball team, from 2010 to 2014.RION BROWN Personal.
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References

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