John Brown (basketball, born 1951)

John Young Brown (born December 14, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, he played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. He was a graduate of Dixon High School in Dixon, Missouri. Brown was selected for the 1972 Olympic team, but due to injury did not compete in the games.

John Brown

Brown during his sophomore season at Missouri.
Personal information
Born	(1951-12-14) December 14, 1951 (age 73) Frankfurt, West Germany
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Dixon (Dixon, Missouri)
College	Missouri (1970–1973)
NBA draft	1973: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Drafted by	Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1973–1983
Position	Small forward
Number	50, 32, 52
Career history
1973–1978	Atlanta Hawks
1978–1979	Chicago Bulls
1979	Utah Jazz
1980	Atlanta Hawks
1980–1982	Basket Mestre
1982–1983	Grifone Perugia
Career highlights
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1974) Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1973) 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1972, 1973) No. 50 retired by Missouri Tigers
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,614 (7.4 ppg)
Rebounds	2,126 (4.4 rpg)
Assists	703 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Brown was selected tenth overall in the 1973 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, and was named to the 1974 NBA All-Rookie Team. His final season was split between the Hawks and the Utah Jazz in 1979–80. Brown also played for the Chicago Bulls for one season and several years in Italy after leaving the NBA. He was also drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals in the second round of the 1973 American Basketball Association special circumstances draft as the final draft pick made under that franchise's old name; months after making that selection, the team would become the San Antonio Spurs ever since then.

On March 10, 2019, the University of Missouri retired Brown's number 50 jersey in a ceremony at halftime of their final home game of the 2018–19 season.^[1]

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

NBA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1973–74	Atlanta	77		22.3	.438		.751	5.7	1.5	.4	.2	9.3
1974–75	Atlanta	73		27.2	.461		.740	5.9	1.8	.7	.2	11.2
1975–76	Atlanta	75		23.4	.442		.775	5.4	1.7	.6	.2	7.9
1976–77	Atlanta	77		18.2	.457		.807	3.1	1.3	.6	.1	5.7
1977–78	Atlanta	75		21.3	.474		.825	4.0	1.4	.7	.1	7.3
1978–79	Chicago	77	4	16.4	.479		.857	3.1	1.4	.2	.1	5.0
1979–80	Utah	4		6.0	.000	–	1.000	2.3	1.0	.0	.0	1.0
1979–80	Atlanta	28		12.9	.378	–	.773	2.2	.5	.1	.1	3.9
Career		486	4	20.8	.453	–	.783	4.4	1.4	.5	.2	7.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1978	Atlanta	2	3.0	–		–	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
1980	Atlanta	5	11.6	.308	.000	1.000	2.0	.2	.2	.2	2.0
Career		7	9.1	.308	.000	1.000	1.4	.1	.1	.1	1.4