Justin Brownlee

Justin Brownlee
No. 32 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Position Small forward / Power forward
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1988-04-23) April 23, 1988
Tifton, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Maine Red Claws
2013–2014 Erie Bayhawks
2014–2015 Basket Brescia Leonessa
2015–2016 Élan Chalon
2016–present Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2018 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Career highlights and awards

Justin Donta Brownlee (born April 23, 1988)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

College career

Brownlee played college basketball at St. John's University from 2009 to 2011.[2]

Professional career

Maine Red Claws

After Brownlee went undrafted in the 2011 NBA Draft, he began his professional basketball career with Maine Red Claws team of the NBA Development League.

New York Knicks

In the summer of 2012, Brownlee joined the New York Knicks for the 2012 NBA Summer League. He trained for the team during the 2013 Training Camp; but also played in the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he was signed a contract to the team prior to the start of the 2013–14 season, but was waived on October 2, 2013 becoming a free agent two days later on October 4, 2013.[3]

Erie Bayhawks

On November 1, 2013, he was allocated by the Knicks to the Erie Bayhawks team of the NBA Development League, Brownlee averaged 13.85 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.5 blocks and 1.4 steals throughout the regular season. Brownlee also received an NBA D-League Showcase Honorable Mention Team award on January 10, 2014. He was deactivated in the roster for 2 games on February 19, 2014 during their match against the Texas Legends but was activated again during their match against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on February 28, 2014.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Brownlee helped Ginebra win the PBA Governors' Cup in 2016, where he made the title clinching three-pointer at the buzzer in game 6 of the finals[4][5], and in 2017.[6][7][8] On May 21, 2018. Ginebra coach Tim Cone confirmed the move to replace Garcia with Brownlee after player agent Sheryl Reyes made the announcement on social media[9].

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas

Brownlee returned to the Philippines for the third time, this time playing for ASEAN Basketball League side San Miguel Alab Pilipinas, where he, along with Renaldo Balkman, would replace Reggie Okosa and Ivan Johnson as the team's imports.[10][11]

Fourth Stint with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

After playing in the Asean Basketball League, Brownlee returned with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel who were down 1-3 in the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup. [12]Brownlee helped the Ginebra to secure the fifth seed for the upcoming playoffs. During the 2018 Commissioner Cup's playoffs, Brownlee averaged 27.4 points per Game, 12 rebounds per game, 6.6 assists per game and 2.2 blocks per game to lead Ginebra to a 3-1 record in the playoffs to enter the PBA Commissioner Cup's Finals.

In Game 1 of the 2018 PBA Commissioner Cup's Finals against the San Miguel Beermen, Brownlee led the Ginebra to a 1-0 series lead with 42 Points, 7 Rebounds, 9 Assists and 2 Blocks. He eventually helped the team capture the Commissioner's Cup Title winning the series 4-2.[13]

Personal life

In August 2018, Brownlee expressed his desire to stay in the Philippines and be a naturalized citizen. On August 15, 2018, a bill has been filed at the House of Representatives to grant Filipino citizenship to Brownlee.[14]

Career statistics

NBA G League Stats

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

[15]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-2012 Maine Red Claws 501723.5.447.296.7964.91.420.882.528.0
2013-2014 Erie BayHawks 463327.3.508.375.7185.742.351.410.4613.8

International

Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league

[16]

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-2012 Toros de Nuevo Laredo LNBP 1026.9.500.300.7396.01.81.20.513.6
2014-2015 Germani Basket Brescia Serie A2 3531.1.498.394.6747.911.890.940.7416.3
2015-2016 Élan Chalon LNB Pro A 3621.2.476.272.8175.501.440.690.399.3
2015-2016 Élan Chalon EuroCup 1920.7.522.442.8383.951.790.370.118.8
2015-2016 Élan Chalon Leaders Cup 314.7.538.3331.0001.000.000.000.006.0
2016 Barangay Ginebra PBA 2240.5.505.360.65511.273.771.680.9128.6
2017 Barangay Ginebra PBA 3940.6.493.365.70711.514.791.672.0525.9
2018 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas ABL 2536–––10.306.301.601.6021.8
2018 Barangay Ginebra PBA 1439.1.512.386.88210.627.342.271.7331.8

References

  1. ↑ "Justin Brownlee Player Profile, Erie BayHawks, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, D-League Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "St John's University Justin Brownlee". Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Rosenthal, Seth (October 2, 2013). "The Knicks are replacing Justin Brownlee with Chris Douglas-Roberts". SBNation. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "WATCH: Brownlee's last-second, title-winning triple for Ginebra". ABS-CBN. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "NBA out of Brownlee's mind for now". ABS-CBN. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Yoyo Sarmenta (6 November 2017). "Justin Brownlee relishes time in PH: 'I feel more like a Filipino'". TV5. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "PBA: The reason Justin Brownlee keeps coming back to Manila". ABS-CBN. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (1 November 2017). "PBA Justin Brownlee can't wait to return for Ginebra's bid to complete Governors' Cup hat-trick". spin.ph. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  9. ↑ https://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/justin-brownlee-rejoins-barangay-ginebra-commissioners-cup-charles-garcia
  10. ↑ "Alab brings in Brownlee, Balkman as imports". ABS-CBN News. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ Songalia, Ryan (January 1, 2018). "Renaldo Balkman will return to PH basketball with Alab Pilipinas". Rappler. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Justin Brownlee is ready to roll with Ginebra Anew". ABS-CBN. May 23, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  13. ↑ [Ginbera vs. San Miguel Game 1 Finals Boxscore]
  14. ↑ "Lawmakers file bill to naturalize Ginebra import Justin Brownlee". cnnphilippines.com.
  15. ↑ NBA Profile at RealGM!
  16. ↑ International Profile at RealGM!
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