Gerald Brown (basketball)

Gerald Brown Jr. (born July 28, 1975) is a retired American basketball player. He was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.[1]

Gerald Brown
Personal information
Born (1975-07-28) July 28, 1975
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarl Hayden (Phoenix, Arizona)
CollegePepperdine (1993–1998)
NBA draft1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2012
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number4
Career history
1999Phoenix Suns
2000La Crosse Bobcats
2000–2001Rockford Lightning
2001–2002Harlem Globetrotters
2002Gary Steelheads
2002Panteras de Miranda
2002–2003Hapoel Jerusalem
2003–2004Partizan
2004–2005Alba Berlin
2005Partizan
2006Breogán
2006–2007Fuenlabrada
2007–2008Perth Wildcats
2008–2009PBG Basket Poznań
2010Halcones UV Xalapa
2010–2011Gimnasia y Esgrima
2011Arizona Scorpions
2011Halcones UV Xalapa
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball career

Brown attended Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix, Arizona.

He played college basketball at Pepperdine University from 1993 to 1998 and was a three-time All-West Coast Conference first team performer. He left Pepperdine ranking 12th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,467 points.[2]

After going undrafted in the 1998 NBA draft, Brown was signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Suns on January 25, 1999. In 33 games with the Suns, he averaged 2.4 points per game.

In the following years, Brown spent few seasons in Europe, playing for Hapoel Jerusalem, Partizan, Alba Berlin, Breogán and Fuenlabrada. He also played in Argentina, Australia and Mexico.

Brown coached collegiately at Arizona Christian and Concordia-Irvine before returning to Pepperdine in 2018. He was elevated to assistant coach in August 2019.

References
  1. "Harlem Globetrotters All-Time Roster". harlemglobetrotters.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  2. "Gerald Brown - Men's Basketball Coach". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
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