Taliek Brown

Taliek Brown
Personal information
Born	June 23, 1982 (age 42)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	St. John's Prep; (Queens, New York)
College	UConn (2000–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2013
Position	Point guard
Career history
2004–2005	Idaho Stampede
2005–2006	Karşıyaka Basket
2006	Cibona
2006–2007	Lukoil Academic
2007	Atlanta Krunk
2008–2009	Feni Industries
2011–2012	Halifax Rainmen
2012–2013	Moncton Miracles
Career highlights and awards
	NBL Canada All-Star (2012); NCAA champion (2004); McDonald's All-American (2000); Second-team Parade All-American (2000);

Taliek Brown (born June 23, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player.

High school career

Brown played high school basketball at St. John's Preparatory School in Astoria, Queens, New York. He averaged 22.5 points and 6.6 assists per game as a senior. A Parade All-American, Brown was ranked among the top 25 high school recruits in the United States and was chosen to play at the 2000 McDonald's All-American Game and at the Roundball Classic All-Star game, after which he was named Most Valuable Player. As a McDonald's All-American, he recorded 11 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds.^[1]

College career

Brown played college basketball with Connecticut because of "their winning tradition, the great players they had come through here, and just the whole total UConn. This is a big program."^[2]

As a freshman, Brown was the starting point guard in all 32 of UConn's games. He scored a season-high 21 points against the nationally ranked Boston College on February 13, 2001, and recorded a season-best 12 assists in an overtime win over St. John's on January 6. After his second season, Brown was averaging 9.2 points and 5.1 assists per game. He recorded the second-most assists for a sophomore in college history, scoring 172.^[1] At the 2002 Big East men's basketball tournament championship, he made a half-court shot at the closing seconds to seal the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers. Brown led UConn to an NCAA Division I Basketball title in 2004, as his team defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to close his senior season.^[2]

Professional career

After leaving UConn, Brown performed workouts for the 2004 NBA draft, but was undrafted.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Taliek Brown". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Taliek Brown". UConn Hoop Legends. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ "Taliek Brown". RealGM. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[bio-1] "Taliek Brown". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[legend-2] "Taliek Brown". UConn Hoop Legends. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[3] "Taliek Brown". RealGM. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

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