Vitto Brown
Vittorio Joseph Brown (born July 13, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Le Mans of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Wisconsin.
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Position | Small forward / Power forward |
League | LNB Pro A |
Personal information | |
Born | Ada, Oklahoma | July 13, 1995
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bowling Green (Bowling Green, Ohio) |
College | Wisconsin (2013–2017) |
NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017 | Wisconsin Herd |
2017–2018 | Agua Caliente Clippers |
2018–2019 | Maine Red Claws |
2019 | Rethymno Cretan Kings |
2019–2020 | Erie BayHawks |
2020–present | Le Mans |
Early life
Brown is the son of Sheila and Angelo Brown and grew up in Bowling Green, Ohio. At an early age he developed a passion for singing and performed at weddings and church services. He attended Bowling Green High School where he turned into a highly recruited player despite rarely shooting as a freshman and sophomore.[1]
College career
In his first two seasons at Wisconsin, Brown seldom played. According to coach Greg Gard, he generally entered a game to allow Frank Kaminsky time to grab some water. Early in his junior year, he began displaying flashes of his scoring ability, contributing 16 points in a win against Siena. Brown increased his scoring average to 9.7 points per game as a junior while averaging 5.1 rebounds per game and shooting 40.5% from three-point range.[2] As a senior, Brown averaged 6.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game for Wisconsin’s 2017 Sweet 16 team. He was the school's Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winner and was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. Over the course of his Wisconsin career, Brown helped the team to 115 wins, equaling the highest four-year win total in school history.[3] He was a nominee for the Allstate Good Works Team in honor of his volunteerism and civic involvement.[4]
Professional career
NBA G League
In November 2017, Brown signed with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League.[5] Explaining why he joined the G-Legue, he said, “We could have went to Europe or to Canada but they wouldn’t have gotten as good of competition.”[6] He appeared in five games for the Herd and averaged 7.6 points and 5.2 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per game. On November 29, he signed with the Agua Caliente Clippers.[7] In January 2018 he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws in a trade for Cameron Ayers and JayVaughn Pinkston.[8]
Greek Basket League
On August 7, 2019, Brown signed his first contract overseas with the Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League, replacing the injured Brandon Taylor.[9] However, he later got injured and was replaced by Ramon Harris on August 19, 2019.
Erie BayHawks
On October 28, Brown was traded to the Erie BayHawks for Codi Miller-McIntyre.[10] On January 10, 2020, Brown had 31 points, nine rebounds and three assists in a win against the Greensboro Swarm.[11] On March 3, Brown posted 24 points, eight rebounds, three steals, two blocks and one assist in a loss to the Long Island Nets. He averaged 15.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.[12]
The Basketball Tournament
Brown joined Big X, a team comprised primarily of former Big Ten players in The Basketball Tournament 2020. He had three rebounds in a 79-74 win over alternate D2 in the first round.[14]
Career statistics
NBA G League
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Wisconsin | 5 | 0 | 17.6 | .457 | .500 | 1.000 | 5.2 | .6 | .6 | .6 | 7.6 |
2017–18 | A.C. Clippers | 19 | 5 | 20.1 | .374 | .279 | .783 | 4.3 | .9 | .5 | .4 | 7.1 |
2017–18 | Maine | 21 | 2 | 21.7 | .467 | .435 | .750 | 4.4 | .4 | .3 | .6 | 9.3 |
2018–19 | Maine | 47 | 22 | 25.0 | .409 | .364 | .893 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .4 | 10.4 |
Career | 92 | 29 | 22.8 | .417 | .367 | .845 | 4.6 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 9.3 |
References
- Auerbach, Nicole (March 23, 2017). "Wisconsin's Vitto Brown has quite the skill set: Basketball and baritone". USA Today. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- Potrykus, Jeff (March 19, 2016). "Confident Vitto Brown emerges as consistent scorer". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Brown, McKibbon receive Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award". NBC15. June 7, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Big Ten Men's Basketball Weekly Release: News and notes surrounding Big Ten men's basketball for the week of Dec. 5-11". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- "Herd Adds Vitto Brown". Wisconsin Herd. November 17, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- Clark, Steve (October 28, 2017). "Former Wisconsin Badgers forward Vitto Brown hoping to make his mark with Oshkosh Herd". Oshkosh Northwestern. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Agua Caliente Clippers Acquire Forward Vitto Brown". Agua Caliente Clippers. November 29, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Red Claws Trade For Vitto Brown". Maine Red Claws. January 23, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- "Vitto Brown joins Rethymno". Sportando. August 7, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- Reilly, Josh (November 7, 2019). "'Hawks set to take flight". Erie Times-News. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- "Vitto Brown: Tallies 31 points Friday". CBS Sports. January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "Vitto Brown: Paces team in scoring". CBS Sports. March 4, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "Vitto Brown joins Le Mans". Sportando. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- Kocorowski, Jake (July 4, 2020). "TBT: Three Former Badgers Contribute to Big X Defeating D2 79-74". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 5, 2020.