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Sherwood Brown

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Sherwood Brown
Sherwood T. Brown, October 2013
No. 99 – Montreal Alliance
PositionShooting guard
LeagueCanadian Elite Basketball League
Personal information
Born(1991-08-02)August 2, 1991(age 33)
Columbus, Georgia,U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolOlympia(Orlando, Florida)
CollegeFlorida Gulf Coast(2009–2013)
NBA draft2013:undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2014Maine Red Claws
2014Fuerza Guinda de Nogales
2014–2015Maine Red Claws
2015–2016Byblos
2017–2018Al Rayyan SC
2018–2021Timișoara
2021Lahti Basketball
2022Timișoara
2022–presentMontreal Alliance
Career highlights and awards

Sherwood Terrell Brown(born August 2, 1991) is an American professionalbasketballplayer for theMontreal Allianceof theCanadian Elite Basketball League.From 2009 to 2013, he playedcollege basketballatFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityinFort Myers, Florida.Brown was named theAtlantic Sun Conference Player of the Yearin 2013 as asenior.

Early life

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Brown was born inColumbus, Georgiaand lived there for about five months, before moving toWaverly Hall, Georgiafor a year. His family subsequently moved to Florida, where Brown has resided since.[1]Brown averaged 11.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game during his senior year atOlympia High SchoolinOrlando, Florida.[1][2][3]

College career

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Freshman season

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Brown played in 27 games in his first year at Florida Gulf Coast University, and started five games. He averaged 4.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. In his college debut, he had six points and four rebounds againstMichigan State.[1]His season high came in a win over Belmont, when he scored 16 points and collected 7 rebounds.[1]

Sophomore season

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Brown started 5 of 27 games again in his second year at Florida Gulf Coast University. He ended the season averaging 7.0 points and 3.2 rebound per game. He shot 46 percent in three-point shots to lead theAtlantic Sun Conference.Brown scored his career high in points againstUSC Upstatewith 28.

Junior season

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In his junior season, Brown made theASUN Conferencesecond time.[4]His season high for points was when he scored 24 points and hauled in seven rebounds. He Averaged 12.8 points and 5.9 rebounds a game that season.[1]Brown won the Atlantic Sun player of the week award on January 31, 2012, and he was also named to the Atlantic Sun All-Tournament team.[1]

Senior season

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Brown won the Atlantic Sun player of the year in his senior season.[1]He was the third player inFlorida Gulf Coast Eagleshistory to score 1,000 points and the first FGCU player to score both 1000 points and grab 500 rebounds in his career.[5]He scored 16 points and brought in 11 rebounds to help Florida Gulf Coast win its first everAtlantic Sun titleand its first career NCAA Tournament appearance in just the school's second year of full Division I eligibility.[6]In the2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament,Brown, scoring 24 points and grabbing 9 rebounds,[7]led his Eagles to 78–68 win over No. 2 seedGeorgetown.[7]Then, his #15 seeded Eagles made history, by beating #7 seedSan Diego State,81–71. It marked the first time a No. 15 seed reached the sweet sixteen.[8]Brown scored 17 points and added 8 rebounds in the contest.[8]His final game was against theFlorida Gators,where the Eagles' Cinderella run ended with a 62–50 loss.

Professional career

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Brown went undrafted in the2013 NBA draft.On July 17, 2013, he signed a one-year deal (with the option of a second) withMaccabi Haifaof theIsraeli Basketball Premier League.[9]However, he was later released by Maccabi on October 27, 2013 before appearing in a game for them.[10][11]

On January 8, 2014, Brown was acquired by theMaine Red Claws.[12]On May 12, 2014, he signed with Fuerza Guinda de Nogales of Mexico for the 2014CIBACOPAseason.[13]

On October 31, 2014, Brown was reacquired by the Maine Red Claws.[14]

On November 19, 2015, Brown was acquired byByblos Clubof theFLB League.[15]

In 2021, Brown signed withLahti Basketballof the Finnish league and averaged 12.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. On January 29, 2022, he signed withTimișoaraof the RomanianLiga Națională.[16]

In May 2022, Brown returned to North America and signed with theMontreal Allianceof theCanadian Elite Basketball League.[17]

References

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  1. ^abcdefg"Sherwood Brown - 2011-12 Men's Basketball - Official Site of Florida Gulf Coast Athletics".Fgcuathletics.com. Archived fromthe originalon March 26, 2013.RetrievedOctober 14,2013.
  2. ^"FGCU guard Sherwood Brown kept it real at Olympia High School".USA Today.March 28, 2013.RetrievedMay 2,2020.
  3. ^Jessop, Alicia (March 29, 2013)."Recruiting Sherwood Brown: How FGCU Recruited a Hidden Gem".HuffPost.RetrievedMay 2,2020.
  4. ^"Atlantic Sun Conference"(PDF).Fgcuathletics.com. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on November 19, 2012.RetrievedOctober 14,2013.
  5. ^Sherwood Brown."Sherwood Brown - 2011-12 Men's Basketball - Official Site of Florida Gulf Coast Athletics".Fgcuathletics.com. Archived fromthe originalon March 26, 2013.RetrievedOctober 14,2013.
  6. ^"Fla. Gulf Coast vs Mercer - Men's Basketball Division I - March 9, 2013".NCAA.com. March 9, 2013.RetrievedOctober 14,2013.
  7. ^ab"FGCU vs Georgetown - Men's Basketball Division I - March 22, 2013".NCAA.com. March 22, 2013.RetrievedOctober 14,2013.
  8. ^abArchivedDecember 24, 2013, at theWayback Machine[dead link]
  9. ^"Maccabi Haifa signs Sherwood Brown".Sportando.com.July 17, 2013.RetrievedNovember 14,2014.
  10. ^"Maccabi Haifa waive Sherwood Brown".Sportando.com.October 27, 2013.RetrievedNovember 14,2014.
  11. ^"Brown continues to live the dream".The News-Press.August 6, 2014. p. C3.RetrievedMay 2,2020– viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^Maine Red Claws Acquire Sherwood Brown
  13. ^Sherwood Brown signs in Mexico with Fuerza Guinda de Nogales
  14. ^Red Claws Announce Affiliate Players, Returning Player InviteesArchivedApril 22, 2016, at theWayback Machine
  15. ^"Byblos add Brown to their roster".Asia-Basket.com.November 19, 2015.RetrievedNovember 19,2015.
  16. ^Beres, Arnold (January 29, 2022)."Brown comes back to Timisoara, ex Lahti".Eurobasket.RetrievedJanuary 29,2022.
  17. ^"American Shooting Guard Sherwood Brown Signs With the Alliance".www.cebl.ca.May 16, 2022.
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