Roger Brown (basketball player, 1942)
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Roger Brown | |
| birthday | May 22, 1942 | |
| place of birth | Chicago , Illinois , United States | |
| date of death | March 4, 1997 | |
| Place of death | Indianapolis , Indiana , United States | |
| size | 197 cm | |
| position | Guard , small forward | |
| college | University of Dayton | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1967-1975 Indiana Pacers
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Roger Brown (born May 22, 1942 in Chicago , Illinois , † March 4, 1997 in Indianapolis , Indiana ) was an American basketball player. In his eight-year professional career in the American Basketball Association (ABA), Brown scored 10,438 points, won the league championship three times with the Indiana Pacers, and was recognized as an All-Star several times . In 2013 he was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for his athletic achievements .
Style of play
Brown played on the positions guard and small forward , where he distinguished himself in the game one-on-one. He was considered a strong offensive player and a dangerous thrower, especially from the three-point line .
college
In the 1960-1961 season, Brown completed his first college season for the team at the University of Dayton . During his debut season, however, he was banned from the team's squad. The background to this was his acquaintance with Jack Molinas , who was identified as the central figure in a college basketball betting fraud . There was no evidence of complicity or any other official allegation against Brown. Nevertheless, the team suspended him and Brown, along with Connie Hawkins, later gained notoriety as prominent faces of the manipulation scandal, who were nevertheless honored as members of the Basketball Hall of Fame in the further course of their careers.
ABA
In 1967, Brown became the first player to sign the newly formed Indiana Pacers in the ABA. He wore the jersey of the Pacers in each of his eight seasons, whereby he resigned in the 1974-75 season after ten games of regular time from professional sport. Brown was a member of three championship teams for the Pacers. The first title win came in 1970. Brown was in the final series against the team from Los Angeles the decisive player of the Pacers, with an average of 28.5 points in six finals. In one of them he scored 53 points. In the title year 1973 Brown was no longer in the starting lineup and came from the bench.
Awards
- ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player, 1970
- All-ABA First Team, 1971
- ABA All-Star 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972
- Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
See also
Web links
- Roger Brown - player profile on basketball-reference.com
- Roger Brown in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame On: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017 (in English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait in the Basketball Hall of Fame ( Memento from March 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 31, 2013.
- ^ Profile in the Basketball Hall of Fame ( Memento from March 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 31, 2013.
- ↑ remembertheaba.com , personal profile. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ↑ USA Today , September 6, 2013 report. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ NBA website, nba.com , accessed October 31, 2013.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Brown, Roger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 1997 |
| Place of death | Indianapolis , Indiana |