Andre Brown (basketball)

After going undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft, Brown joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2004 NBA Summer League. On October 4, 2004, he signed with the New Jersey Nets. However, he was later waived by the Nets on October 20, 2004.[5] The following month, he signed with Sedima Roseto of Italy for the 2004–05 season. In February 2005, he left Roseto and signed with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro for the rest of the season. In April 2005, he joined the Barangay Ginebra Kings of the Philippines where he played seven games for the club before leaving in late May.[6]

In July 2005, Brown joined the Seattle SuperSonics for the 2005 NBA Summer League. In October 2005, he signed with the Daegu Orions of South Korea for the 2005–06 season.[7] In February 2006, he was traded to the Incheon ET Land Black Slamer.

In July 2006, Brown joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2006 NBA Summer League. On September 29, 2006, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[8] However, he was later waived by the Hawks on October 26, 2006.[9] On November 2, 2006, he was selected by the Sioux Falls Skyforce with the second overall pick in the 2006 NBA Development League Draft. He went on to earn D-League Player of the Week honors on December 18 after recording three straight double-doubles over the week as he led the Skyforce to a 3-0 record.[10] In 16 games for Sioux Falls, he averaged 22.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.

On January 5, 2007, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the Seattle SuperSonics, going on to sign a second 10-day contract on February 15, and for the rest of the season on January 25.[11][12]

Despite joining the Indiana Pacers but not playing for them during the 2007 NBA Summer League, Brown signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 20, 2007.[13] Despite a promising stint with the SuperSonics, Brown managed just 33 games for Memphis in 2007–08 as he averaged 3.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 8.7 minutes per game. He did, however, average 13.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per game over the final four games of the season after the Grizzlies had already been ruled out of playoff contention.[14]

On September 28, 2008, Brown signed with the Charlotte Bobcats.[15] However, he was later waived by the Bobcats on November 19, 2008 after appearing in four regular season games.[16] On December 3, he was acquired by the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League. On January 22, he parted ways with Austin after appearing in 17 games.[17] A few days later, he signed with Banvit Bandırma of Turkey for the rest of the season.[18]

In July 2009, Brown joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2009 NBA Summer League. On December 3, 2009, he signed with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls for the rest of the 2009–10 CBA season.[19]

On April 1, 2010, Brown signed with Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional where he played one game before signing with Al Jalaa Aleppo of Syria on April 22 for the rest of the season.[19]

In July 2010, Brown joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2010 NBA Summer League.[20] On September 24, 2010, he signed with the New Jersey Nets, re-joining the team for a second stint.[5] However, much like last time, he was waived by the team on September 29, before training camp even began.[21] Five days later, he signed a one-year deal with Panellinios B.C. of the Greek Basket League.[22] On January 6, 2011, he was released by Panellinios after appearing in six league games and three EuroCup games.[23]

On January 13, 2011, Brown signed with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League as a short-term injury replacement for Matthew Knight.[24][25] However, after losing co-captain Shawn Redhage to a season-ending hip injury on January 23,[26][27] Brown's contract was extended by the Wildcats to see out the 2010–11 season.[28] The Wildcats went on to finish fourth on the ladder and played the New Zealand Breakers in the semi-finals, where they lost 2 games to 1. In 15 games for the Wildcats, he averaged 9.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.[29]

On July 7, 2011, Brown signed with Huracanes del Atlántico for the 2011 LNB season.[30]

On November 10, 2011, Brown signed with Shahrdari Gorgan of Iran for the 2011–12 season.[31]

On October 14, 2012, Brown signed with the KCC Egis of South Korea for the 2012–13 season.[32]

On November 14, 2013, Brown signed with Club Atlético Atenas of Uruguay for the 2013–14 season.[33] However, he left the club later that month after just two games.

On January 24, 2014, Brown signed with the Sendai 89ers of Japan for the rest of the season.[34] However, less than a week later, he parted ways with the club before playing in a game for them after a family emergency arose.[35] He went on to sign with Al-Ahli of Bahrain on February 26 for the rest of the season.[36][37]