Brown in 2008
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan |
October 14, 1969
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 239 lb (108 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Winnfield (Winnfield, Louisiana) |
College | Louisiana Tech (1988–1992) |
NBA draft | 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 29th overall |
Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
Playing career | 1992–2008 |
Position | Center / Power forward |
Number | 42, 93 |
Career history | |
1992–1993 | Panionios |
1993–1996 | New Jersey Nets |
1996–2000 | Miami Heat |
2000–2002 | Charlotte Hornets |
2002–2006 | New Orleans Hornets |
2006–2007 | Chicago Bulls |
2008 | Boston Celtics |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 9,870 (9.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 8,409 (7.7 rpg) |
Blocks | 1,116 (1.0 bpg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Collier "P. J." Brown Jr. (born October 14, 1969) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 239 lb (108 kg; 17.1 st) center/power forward was selected out of Louisiana Tech University by the New Jersey Nets with the 29th overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, but began his NBA career only in the 1993–94 season. He has been voted into the NBA All-Defensive Second Team three times, in 1997, 1999 and 2001, and won the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 2004. He attended Winnfield Senior High School in Winnfield, Louisiana, where he played for the Winnfield Tigers, and has played professionally for the New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, New Orleans Hornets, Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics.
Brown played four years at Louisiana Tech and averaged 10.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in 121 contests. He left Louisiana Tech as the Bulldogs' 2nd all-time leader in blocks with 241, and 5th in rebounds with 1,017.