Tierre Brown

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Tierre Brown
Position Guard
Height ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 189 lb (86 kg)
League Serie A
Team Pallacanestro Varese
Born June 3, 1979 (1979-06-03) (age 29)
Iowa, Louisiana
Nationality USA
High school Iowa H S
College McNeese State
Draft Undrafted
Pro career 2001–present
Former teams Houston Rockets (2001–2002)
North Charleston Lowgators (2002–2003, 2003–2004)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2003)
New Orleans Hornets (2004)
Los Angeles Lakers (2004–2005)
Albuquerque Thunderbirds (2006)
Basket Napoli (2006–2007)
Fortitudo Bologna (2007)
Awards NBADL Most Valuable Player (2004)

Tierre Brown (born June 3, 1979 in Iowa, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays with Pallacanestro Varese, in Italy's Serie A.

Brown graduated from McNeese State University and began his career with the NBA's Houston Rockets in 2001. He played fifteen games for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2002-03, and three games for the New Orleans Hornets for the 2003-04 season. Brown would spend the 2004-05 NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers, and played in most of their contests that year. He was named the MVP of the NBA Development League in 2004.

The Toronto Raptors signed him to their training camp team on October 3, 2005. His stint with the Raptors was short lived as he was cut on October 22, joining the NBA Development League's Albuquerque Thunderbirds in January 2006. He then switched to Europe, playing with Italy's Basket Napoli, being waived in February 2007.

He holds NBA career averages of 3.9 points, 1.2 rebounds, and two assists per game.

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Preceded by
Devin Brown
NBA Development League Most Valuable Player
2003–2004
Succeeded by
Matt Carroll
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