Rickey Darnell Brown (born August 29, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions.
High school
Brown attended and played high school basketball at West Fulton High School, in Atlanta, Georgia.
College career
Brown played NCAA Division I college basketball at Mississippi State University, with the Mississippi State Bulldogs, from 1976 to 1980.
Professional career
Brown was selected by the Golden State Warriors, in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1980 NBA draft. He played with the Warriors, from 1980 to 1982. He then played with the Atlanta Hawks, from 1982 to 1985. He played in a total of 340 NBA games.
In 1985, he moved to Italy, to play with Basket Brescia. In the 1987–88 season, he won the EuroLeague championship, while playing with Tracer Milano. He next played with Caja de Ronda and Reyer Venezia Mestre. He played with Real Madrid, from 1991 to 1993, and with them, he won the Saporta Cup championship in 1992, the Spanish League championship in 1993, and the Spanish King's Cup in 1993. In the 1995–96 season, he played briefly with Baskonia.
Personal life
His son, Taylor Brown, is also a professional basketball player.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Instagram post by Taylor Darnell Brown". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Lietuvos Rytas suspended Clevin Hannah, Taylor Brown and Corey Fisher". Sportando.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "Prisilėbavo: trys "Lietuvos ryto" legionieriai – nušalinti nuo komandos". TV3.lt. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
External links
- nba.com historical playerfile
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Stats fibaeurope.com
- thedraftreview.com
- acb.com Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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