Anthony Brown (basketball)

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Anthony Brown
Anthony Brown Stanford layup 2014.jpg
Brown attempts a layup in 2014 as a member of the Stanford Cardinal
No. 3 – Los Angeles Lakers
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-10-10) October 10, 1992 (age 31)
Bellflower, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Ocean View
(Huntington Beach, California)
College Stanford (2010–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Los Angeles Lakers
2015–2016 Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League)
Stats at NBA.com

Anthony LeJohn Brown (born October 10, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.

High school career

Brown attended Ocean View High School where he averaged 14.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a junior, while being named league MVP. That year he led the Seahawks to a CIF Southern Section championship and state runner-up finish and was named CIF Southern Section Player of the Year and a member of the first-team all-state. He was the No. 7-ranked small forward, No. 41 player overall and a four-star recruit by Scout.com.[1]

College career

Brown attended Stanford from 2010 to 2015.[2][3] Brown had a medical redshirt in his true junior season of 2012–13 due to a hip injury.[1] In his redshirt junior season of 2013–14, he averaged 12.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game and shot 47.5% from the floor, 45.3% from beyond the arc and 78.5% on free throws. He was named the Pac-12’s Most Improved Player as the Cardinal reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.[4] During his career he averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

Brown completed his bachelor's degree in communication in May 2014 and was enrolled in Stanford's Master of Arts program in media studies in his redshirt senior season.[5]

Professional career

Los Angeles Lakers (2015–present)

On June 25, 2015, Brown was selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.[6] On July 9, he signed with the Lakers.[7] He made his debut for the Lakers on October 30, scoring five points off the bench in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.[8] During his rookie season, he has had multiple assignments to the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the Lakers' D-League affiliate.[9]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 L.A Lakers 29 11 20.7 .310 .286 .850 2.4 .7 .5 .2 4.0
Career 29 11 20.7 .310 .286 .850 2.4 .7 .5 .2 4.0

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