Ira Brown

Ira Brown
Ira Brown
	Pitcher
	Born: August 3, 1982 (age 41); Corsicana, Texas
	Bats: Right Throws: Right

Ira Brown
アイラ・ブラウン
No. 33 – Osaka Evessa
Position	Power forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	August 3, 1982 (age 41); Corsicana, Texas
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school	Willis (Willis, Texas)
College	Phoenix College (2005–2007); Gonzaga (2007–2009);
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2010	Coras de Tepic
2010-2011	Asociación Española
2011	San Miguel Beermen
2011	Lagartos UAN de Tepic
2011-2014	Toyama Grouses
2014–2017	Sunrockers Shibuya
2017–2019	Ryukyu Golden Kings
2019–present	Osaka Evessa
Career highlights and awards
	2x B.League Dunk Contest Winner (2017, 2018); bj league Best Five (2013);
Men's basketball
Representing Japan
EABA Championship

Ira Demon Brown (born August 3, 1982) is a US-born Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for the Osaka Evessa of the Japanese B.League. He had also spent three years with the Hirachi/Shibuya Sunrockers, as well as two years with the Toyama Grouses during his career in Japan.

Brown grew up in Corsicana, Texas. He became a Japanese citizen after extensive language testing and a waiting period which took two years. As of 2018, he resides in Okinawa.^[1]

He was a member of Japan's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran, Iran, where he recorded most rebounds, steals and blocks for his team.^[2]

The Basketball Tournament

Ira Brown played for Team A Few Good Men in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In two games, he averaged five points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game on 40 percent shooting. A Few Good Men made it to the Second Round before falling to Team Gael Force.

Baseball career

He was drafted in 2001 by the Kansas City Royals, and played in the minors for five years.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011-12	Toyama	52	52	30.6	.475	.323	.625	6.3	1.9	1.4	0.9	12.7
2012-13	Toyama	50	48	31.8	.537	.254	.658	9.1	3.2	2.0	1.2	16.5
2013-14	Toyama	52	52	34.2	.523	.419	.650	10.0	3.3	1.6	2.6	16.8
2014-15	Hitachi	54	45	27.8	.503	.364	.651	7.9	2.1	0.9	1.0	13.7
2015-16	Hitachi	54	50	29.3	.506	.214	.667	6.9	1.9	1.2	0.8	13.2
2016-17	Shibuya	57	44	29.3	.517	.358	.597	8.3	2.5	1.3	0.9	13.7
2017-18	Ryukyu	60	58	28.7	.490	.409	.614	7.0	2.9	1.3	0.8	11.2

References

^ From Texas To Tokyo: How Ira Brown Found Family In Basketball Abigail Leonard (wbur.org), 10 March 2017. Accessed 8 May 2017.
^ FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA.com, accessed 2 May 2017.

External links

[1] From Texas To Tokyo: How Ira Brown Found Family In Basketball Abigail Leonard (wbur.org), 10 March 2017. Accessed 8 May 2017.

[2] FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA.com, accessed 2 May 2017.

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Ira Brown
Pitcher
Born: (1982-08-03) August 3, 1982 (age 41) Corsicana, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right