Terrell Brown Jr.

Terrell Brown Jr. (born April 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Shoreline CC Dolphins, Seattle Redhawks, Arizona Wildcats, and Washington Huskies.

Terrell Brown Jr.
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolGarfield
(Seattle, Washington)
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023Memphis Hustle
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2022)
  • First-team All-WAC (2020)
  • Second-team All-WAC (2019)
  • WAC All-Newcomer Team (2019)

High school career

Brown played basketball for Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington, where he won two state championships. He had a limited role during his high school career, playing alongside Jaylen Nowell and Tramaine Isabell. Brown was lightly recruited and only received offers from NCAA Division II programs.[1][2]

College career

Brown first attended Western Oregon University but returned home after one month after struggling to adjust to living in a small college town. He attended Green River College for the rest of the year before joining the team at Shoreline Community College, where his cousin served as assistant coach.[2] As a freshman, Brown averaged 30 points per game, leading the Northwest Athletic Conference in scoring and steals. He received Freshman of the Year and All-Defensive Team honors.[3]

For his sophomore season, Brown joined NCAA Division I program Seattle as a walk-on.[3] He earned a scholarship in the second semester of his first year.[4] As a sophomore, Brown averaged 14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, earning Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and All-Newcomer Team honors.[3] In his junior season, he averaged a conference-leading 20.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, and was named to the First Team All-WAC.[5] For his senior season, Brown transferred to Arizona.[6] As a senior, he averaged 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Brown opted to use an additional year of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and transfer to Washington.[7] On November 23, 2021, he scored a career-high 32 points in an 87–76 win against South Dakota State.[8] Brown was named first-team All-Pac-12.[9]

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2022–2023)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Brown joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for Summer League. On October 22, 2022, Brown was selected by the College Park Skyhawks in the 2022 NBA G League draft with the 7th overall pick. However, he was waived 6 days later.[10] On November 15, he signed with the Memphis Hustle.[11]

On October 20, 2023, Brown signed with the Charlotte Hornets,[12] but was waived the next day.[13]

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

NCAA Division I
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Seattle 332833.4.455.318.6826.84.51.1.314.1
2019–20 Seattle 292936.0.415.291.7846.24.81.6.420.8
2020–21 Arizona 261025.7.390.368.7763.53.5.9.27.3
2021–22 Washington 323236.1.452.200.7724.24.32.2.521.7
Career 1209933.1.434.284.7565.24.31.5.416.3

JUCO
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Shoreline CC 252534.6.437.347.7468.04.03.2.330.0

Personal life

Brown is the godson of Jason Terry, who played in the NBA before becoming a coach. Terry served as his assistant coach at Arizona.[14]

References
  1. Pascoe, Bruce (April 7, 2020). "With a chip on his shoulder, new Arizona Wildcat Terrell Brown eager to show he can play on the big stage". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. Hanson, Scott (February 9, 2019). "Seattle U guard and former Garfield standout Terrell Brown loves playing for his city: 'I want little kids from Seattle to look up to me'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. Holmes, C. J. (June 30, 2020). "'I wouldn't bet against him': Terrell Brown is ready to take his shot at Arizona". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. Pascoe, Bruce (April 6, 2020). "Arizona Wildcats basketball gets commitment from Terrell Brown". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  5. Gershon, Josh (April 4, 2020). "WAC leading scorer Terrell Brown heavily recruited as transfer". 247Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  6. Borzello, Jeff (April 6, 2020). "Arizona lands top-10 grad transfer Terrell Brown from Seattle". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  7. Allen, Percy (April 5, 2021). "'Seattle is where my heart is': Terrell Brown Jr. excited to finish college journey at Washington". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  8. Raley, Dan (December 1, 2021). "Brown Scores Pac-12 Honors, Leads Huskies Up Against His Former Team". Husky Maven. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  9. "2021-22 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  10. "2022-2023 College Park Skyhawks Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  11. "2022-2023 Memphis Hustle Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  12. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Terrell Brown Jr". NBA.com. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  13. "Hornets Waive Brown, Hunter, Mensah". NBA.com. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  14. Scheer, Jason (June 9, 2020). "Terry confident in Terrell Brown's ability". Wildcat Authority. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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