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Rickey Brown

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Rickey Brown
Personal information
Born (1958-08-29) August 29, 1958 (age 66)
Madison County, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Fulton (Atlanta, Georgia)
CollegeMississippi State (1976–1980)
NBA draft1980: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1980–1995
PositionPower forward / center
Number32, 23, 31
Career history
1980–1983Golden State Warriors
1983–1985Atlanta Hawks
1985–1987Basket Brescia
1987–1988Olimpia Tracer Milano
1988–1990Unicaja Málaga
1990–1991Reyer Venezia Mestre
1991–1993Real Madrid
1993–1994Libertas Livorno
1994–1995BC Andorra
1995Tau Cerámica
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,482 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds1,200 (3.5 rpg)
Blocks114 (0.3 bpg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Rickey Darnell Brown (born August 29, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions.

High school

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Brown attended and played high school basketball at West Fulton High School, in Atlanta, Georgia.

College career

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Brown played NCAA Division I college basketball at Mississippi State University, with the Mississippi State Bulldogs, from 1976 to 1980.

Professional career

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Brown was selected by the Golden State Warriors, in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1980 NBA draft. He played with the Warriors, from 1980 to 1982. He then played with the Atlanta Hawks, from 1982 to 1985. He played in a total of 340 NBA games.

In 1985, he moved to Italy, to play with Basket Brescia. In the 1987–88 season, he won the EuroLeague championship, while playing with Tracer Milano. He next played with Caja de Ronda and Reyer Venezia Mestre. He played with Real Madrid, from 1991 to 1993, and with them, he won the Saporta Cup championship in 1992, the Spanish League championship in 1993, and the Spanish King's Cup in 1993. In the 1995–96 season, he played briefly with Baskonia.

Personal life

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His son, Taylor Brown, is also a professional basketball player.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Instagram post by Taylor Darnell Brown". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Lietuvos Rytas suspended Clevin Hannah, Taylor Brown and Corey Fisher". Sportando.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Prisilėbavo: trys "Lietuvos ryto" legionieriai – nušalinti nuo komandos". TV3.lt. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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