Rion Brown
Rion Brown (born September 3, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the ABA League and the EuroCup. He is a 6'6" (1.98 m) tall shooting guard-small forward.
 Brown with Hapoel Tel Aviv, in 2014. | |
| No. 15 – Cedevita Olimpija | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | ABA League EuroCup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 3, 1991 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Liberty County (Hinesville, Georgia) |
| College | Miami (Florida) (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2014–2016 | Excelsior Brussels |
| 2016–2017 | Kataja |
| 2017–2018 | JDA Dijon |
| 2018–2019 | Promitheas Patras |
| 2019–2020 | Panathinaikos |
| 2020 | Tofaş |
| 2020–present | Cedevita Olimpija |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school
Brown attended Liberty County High School, in Hinesville, Georgia, where he played high school basketball. In high school, he was a teammate of Jordan McRae.[1]
College career
Brown played college basketball at the University of Miami, with the Miami Hurricanes, from 2010 to 2014. As a senior, he averaged 15.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.[2]
Professional career
Brown began his pro career in 2014, with the Israeli Super League club Hapoel Tel Aviv. Later that same year, he joined the Belgian League club Excelsior Brussels. In 2016, he moved to the Finnish League club Kataja Basket. He joined the French Pro A League club JDA Dijon Basket, in 2017. He moved to the Greek Basket League club Promitheas Patras, in 2018.[3]
On July 19, 2019, Brown signed a two-year (1+1) contract with EuroLeague club and Greek Basket League champions Panathinaikos.
On January 10, 2020, Brown moved to Turkey and signed with EuroCup club Tofaş. On 07 August, he signed for the Slovenian team Cedevita Olimpija.[4]