Taylor Brown (basketball)

Taylor Brown

Personal information
Born	(1989-08-04) August 4, 1989 (age 35) Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High school	Dunwoody (Dunwoody, Georgia)
College	Bradley (2008–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Position	Power forward
Career history
2013–2014	KFUM Nässjö
2014	Basic-Fit Brussels
2014–2015	Darüşşafaka S.K.
2015–2016	Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
2015–2016	Wilki Morskie Szczecin
2017	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2017	Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
2017–2018	Al-Ahli Jeddah
2018	Atlas Ferzol
2019	Al Wahda

Taylor Darnell Brown (born August 4, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays as power forward.^[1]

Professional career

On February 25, 2017, Brown moved to Lietuvos rytas Vilnius by signing a 1+1 deal with Rytas paying buyout to the Polish team.^[2][3] On May 24, 2017, it was reported that Brown along with other American-born teammates Corey Fisher and Clevin Hannah were partying and consuming alcohol in Vilnius nightclubs right after losing the Game 3 of the LKL Playoffs on May 20.^[4][5] All of them were denying the fact but the incontestable pictures were published, which shattered all the doubts.^[6] The semi-final game was crucial as following it the series moved to Panevėžys, where Rytas lost the game and the series 1–3, resulting in second shocking fiasco during the same season for the club.^[7] On the same May 24, all three players were suspended from the team.^[8][9] On May 25, head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis said that it was not the first time when all three players were behaving unprofessionally and that they were ignoring previous warnings.^[10] Some witnesses noted that Taylor Brown previously was also consuming drugs.^[11] Not surprisingly, the team has shown no interest in keeping Brown for his second season and the contract was terminated by noting that character and devotion are essential properties for the players.^[12]

Brown joined Liga ACB side Real Betis Energía Plus on August 25, 2017.^[13] However, the deal was voided five days later after a failed physical.^[14]

Personal life

He is the son of a former EuroLeague champion and NBA player Rickey Brown.^[15]

References

1. "Taylor Darnell Brown". LKL.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 July 2017.
2. ""Lietuvos rytą" sustiprino galingas amerikietis Tayloras Brownas". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
3. "Pastiprinimas: "Lietuvos rytas" pasirašė sutartį su Tayloru Brownu". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
4. ""Lietkabelis" nustūmė "Lietuvos rytą" ant prarajos krašto". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
5. ""Lietuvos ryto" sirgalių žinutė lėbavusiems legionieriams: "Dinkite velniop iš mūsų komandos"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
6. "Paviešinta nuotrauka, kurioje "Lietuvos ryto" legionieriai lėbavo (Foto)". www.BasketZone.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
7. "Vilniaus "Lietuvos ryto" košmaras pasikartojo: "Lietkabelis" išplėšė pergalę ir pateko į finalą". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 May 2017.
8. "Lietuvos Rytas suspended Clevin Hannah, Taylor Brown and Corey Fisher". Sportando.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
9. "Prisilėbavo: trys "Lietuvos ryto" legionieriai – nušalinti nuo komandos". TV3.lt. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
10. Miklovas, Jonas. "Rimas Kurtinaitis nusivylęs ir legionieriais, ir jų elgesį toleravusiais lietuviais". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
11. "Kritikuojami "Lietuvos ryto" legionieriai atkirto R.Kurtinaičiui, amerikietis spruko nuo jį šokiravusių sirgalių". 24sek.lt/24sek. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
12. "Brownas kitą sezoną į Vilnių nebesugrįš". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
13. "El Real Betis Energía Plus cierra el fichaje por un año del ala-pívot Taylor Brown" (in Spanish). Real Betis Energía Plus. 25 August 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
14. "El Real Betis Energía Plus rescinde la vinculación con el estadounidense Taylor Brown" (in Spanish). Real Betis Energía Plus. August 30, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
15. "Instagram post by Taylor Darnell Brown". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

External links

• Bradley Braves bio