Jaylon Brown

Jaylon Brown
Brown with Hamburg Towers in 2022
No. 3 – Cairns Taipans
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1994-09-11) September 11, 1994
Fishers, Indiana, U.S
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolFishers (Fishers, Indiana)
CollegeEvansville (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Karpoš Sokoli
2018Vilpas Vikings
2018–2021Bilbao
2021–2022Hamburg Towers
2022–2024Pınar Karşıyaka
2024–2025Bursaspor
2025–2026Liaoning Flying Leopards
2026Petkim Spor
2026–presentCairns Taipans
Career highlights
  • Second-team All-MVC (2017)

Jaylon Marcus Brown (born September 11, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Evansville Purple Aces.

College career

Brown played college basketball for the Evansville Purple Aces between 2013 and 2017. As a senior, he led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring with 20.9 points per game and was named to the MVC All-Tournament Team.[1]

Professional career

On August 5, 2017, Brown signed with Karpoš Sokoli of the Macedonian First League.[2][3][4] On October 12, 2017, he made his debut for Sokoli against MZT Skopje scoring 15 points in an 83–85 away win in Jane Sandanski Arena.[5] He left the team in November 2017.[6]

In February 2018, Brown joined Vilpas Vikings of the Finnish Korisliiga. In 27 games over the rest of the 2017–18 season, he averaged 15.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.[6]

On July 25, 2018, Brown signed with RETAbet Bilbao Basket of the LEB Oro for the 2018–19 season.[7] He continued with Bilbao in 2019–20 and 2020–21 in the Liga ACB.[8]

On July 21, 2021, Brown signed with Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga and EuroCup.[9]

On June 28, 2022, Brown signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10] He continued with Pınar Karşıyaka in the 2023–24 season.[6]

On August 1, 2024, Brown signed with Bursaspor Basketbol of the BSL.[11]

Brown joined the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association for the 2025–26 season.[6] In January 2026, he left Liaoning[6] and returned to Turkey, signing with Petkim Spor for the rest of the BSL season.[12]

On August 7, 2026, Brown signed with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2026–27 season.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Jaylon Brown Prepares for Pro Career". 44news.wevv.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Карпош Соколи доведе екстра-засилување од САД, Џејлон Браун една година "сокол"" (in Macedonian). gol.mk. August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "UE's Jaylon Brown to Play Pro Basketball in Macedonia". scout.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Jaylon Brown Ready For Professional Career". city-countyobserver.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Macedonian First League, season 2017/2018, round 1". eurobasket.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jaylon Brown, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Web Oficial del Bilbao Basket". www.bilbaobasket.biz (in European Spanish). July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "RETAbet Bilbao re-signs Jaylon Brown". Sportando. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ "HAFENSTADT-HIGHFLYER – JAYLON BROWN WECHSELT AUS BILBAO NACH HAMBURG". hamburgtowers.de (in German). July 21, 2021. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Jaylon Brown Pınar Karşıyaka'mızda". ksk.org.tr (in Turkish). June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ @BsBasketbol (August 16, 2024). "Welcome Jaylon Brown" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  12. ↑ @Petkimspor (January 12, 2026). "Aliağa'mıza hoş geldin Jaylon Brown" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  13. ↑ "Taipans sign explosive guard as first import". nbl.com.au. August 7, 2026. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
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