Education
Brown graduated and left Green Bay as the school"s career leader in blocked shots (309 - also tied for the modern-day Horizon League record) and scored 1,678 points and collected 800 rebounds.
Brown graduated and left Green Bay as the school"s career leader in blocked shots (309 - also tied for the modern-day Horizon League record) and scored 1,678 points and collected 800 rebounds.
He played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brown was listed as the Number. 31 center in the nation in 2010.
Brown, a 7"1" center from Winona, Minnesota, became the first seven-footer to sign with Green Bay coming out of Winona Senior High School.
He started for the Phoenix as a freshman and set the school single game mark for blocked shots. 2014-2015 season
Following the completion of his college career, Brown trained to prepare for 2014 National Basketball Association draft workouts.
He gained notoriety at the National Basketball Association Draft Combine in Chicago, measuring a full seven feet tall without shoes and enjoying one of the top shooting performances of any player, including hitting 18 of 25 National Basketball Association-range three-pointers in standing shooting drills. On June 26, 2014, he was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2014 National Basketball Association draft by the Phoenix Suns.
In July 2014, he joined the Suns for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League.
During the Suns" final Summer League game, Brown injured his left shoulder during the first quarter of the blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks. After undergoing surgery on July 24, he was ruled out for at least 3–4 months. Brown had initially planned to play for Obradoiro Civil Aeronautics Board in the Liga ACB once his shoulder was fully healed.
However, after taking extra time off to rehabilitate the same shoulder that gave him problems during his senior year at Green Bay, Brown eventually filed paper work with the National Basketball Association Development League and entered the league"s player pool.
On February 16, 2015, he was acquired by the Bakersfield Jam, the Suns" one-to-one Doctorate-League affiliate. During his time with the Jam, he averaged 7.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 20 games.
2015-2016 season
In July 2015, Brown re-joined the Suns for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League. On July 31, he signed with Obradoiro Civil Aeronautics Board of Spain for the 2015-2016 season.