Marcus Brown
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| Position | Guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| League | LKL/BBL/Euroleague |
| Team | Žalgiris |
| Born | April 3, 1974 West Memphis, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American |
| College | Murray State |
| Draft | 2nd round, 46th overall, 1996 Portland Trail Blazers |
| Pro career | 1996–present |
| Former teams | Portland Trail Blazers (1996–1997) EB Pau Orthez (1998) Detroit Pistons (1999) CSP Limoges (1999-2000) Benetton Treviso (2000-2001) Efes Pilsen (2001-2003) CSKA Moscow (2003-2005) CB Málaga (2005-2007) |
Marcus James Brown (born April 3, 1974, in West Memphis, Arkansas) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing in Žalgiris Kaunas. As of December 7, 2007 Brown is the Euroleague's all-time top scorer with 2,119 points and was reported earlier in his career as the highest paid American player in the history of European Basketball garnering more per season than Dominique Wilkins, a former NBA player who left the NBA for a stint to play basketball in Greece. A quality player able to make a difference in a top team, he attended the Euroleague Final Four three times (2004, 2005, 2007) and earned an All-Euroleague Team selection twice (2004 First Team, 2005 Second Team). Brown by many prognosticators is said to be one of the best players to ever play in Europe. Already he was a write in nomination to the 2007 Euroleague fifty greatest players and he is still playing.
Brown, a 6'3" (191 cm) guard, attended and played collegiately at Murray State University and was selected with the 17th pick of the 2nd round in the 1996 NBA Draft by the National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers. He played one season with the Trail Blazers and another with the Detroit Pistons. He signed with the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1997-98 season, but did not play in any regular season games for them.
Brown has played professionally in France, Turkey, Italy, Russia, Spain and Lithuania. In 2005-07, he played in Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish ACB, where he played alongside fellow ex-NBA players Daniel Santiago, Pepe Sanchez, and Jiri Welsch.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal achievements
1997-98 French League MVP (EB Pau Orthez)
1999-00 French League MVP (CSP Limoges)
1999-00 French Championship MVP (CSP Limoges)
2001-02 Euroleague Week-19 MVP (Efes Pilsen)
2001-02 Turkish League MVP (Efes Pilsen)
2002-03 All-Euroleague Second Team (Efes Pilsen)
2002-03 Euroleague Week-17 MVP (Efes Pilsen)
2003-04 All-Euroleague First Team (CSKA Moscow)
2003-04 Russian Import MVP (PBC CSKA Moscow)
2004-05 All-Euroleague Second Team (CSKA Moscow)
2007-08 Euroleague December MVP (Žalgiris)
[edit] Awards
1997-98 French National Championship (EB Pau Orthez)
1999 Korac Cup (CSP Limoges)
1999-00 French National Championship (CSP Limoges)
2000 French National Cup (CSP Limoges)
2001 Turkish National Cup (Efes Pilsen)
2001-02 Turkish National Championship (Efes Pilsen)
2002-03 Turkish National Cup (Efes Pilsen)
2002-03 Turkish National Championship (Efes Pilsen)
2003-04 Russian National Championship (CSKA Moscow)
2004-05 Russian National Cup (CSKA Moscow)
2005-06 Russian National Championship (CSKA Moscow)
2006 Russian National Cup (CSKA Moscow)
2006-07 Spanish National Championship (CB Málaga)
2008 Lithuanian National Cup (Žalgiris)
2008 Baltic League Championship (Žalgiris)
2008 LKL (Lithuanian basketball league) Championship (Žalgiris)
[edit] External links
- [1] @ euroleague.com
- NBA & college stats @ basketballreference.com
- Player profile @ unicajabaloncesto.com (Spanish)
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Player Profile @ ACB.com
- Video Interview with Marcus Brown @ fiba.com
- [2] @ draftexpress.com
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