Marcus Brown
Brown with CSKA Moscow in 2005.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
April 3, 1974 West Memphis, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
West Memphis (West Memphis, Arkansas) |
| College | Murray State (1992–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 1996–2011 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Career history | |
| 1996–1997 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1998 | Pau-Orthez |
| 1999 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1999–2000 | Limoges |
| 2000–2001 | Benetton Treviso |
| 2001–2003 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2003–2005 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2005–2007 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 2007–2011 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2008–2009 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Marcus James Brown (born April 3, 1974) is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'4" (1.93 m), he played as a shooting guard. A three time All-Euroleague selection, Brown has been mentioned as being one of the top U.S. players ever to play abroad. He was most recently a player-coach with BC Žalgiris. Brown led the Euroleague in all-time scoring when he ended his career in October 2011. As far as American players are concerned, Brown remains the all-time scoring leader and the top index rated American player in the Euroleague.
Brown, a 6'4" (193 cm) shooting guard, is the Euroleague's third leading scorer, and has scored more points than any American in the Euroleague, counting only Euroleague records since the 2000–01 season, with 2,739 career points scored.
A high-quality player, who was always able to make a big impact in top-level European teams, Brown played at the Euroleague Final Four in 2004, 2005, and 2007. He also earned All-Euroleague Team selections in 2003, 2004, and 2005. He was selected to the All-Euroleague Second Team for the 2002–03 season, when he played for Efes Pilsen, and he was selected to the All-Euroleague First Team for the 2003–04 season, and to the Second Team for the 2004–05 season, when he played for CSKA Moscow. He was nominated to the 2007 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors list, although he was not selected to the final list.
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