Vitto Brown

Vitto Brown
No. 21 – Maine Red Claws
Position Small forward
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1995-07-31) July 31, 1995
Ada, Oklahoma
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Bowling Green
(Bowling Green, Ohio)
College Wisconsin (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017 Wisconsin Herd
2017–2018 Agua Caliente Clippers
2018–present Maine Red Claws

Vittorio Joseph Brown (born July 31, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Wisconsin.

Early life

Brown is the son of Sheila and Angelo Brown and grew up in Bowling Green, Ohio. At an early age he developed a passion for singing and performed at weddings and church services. He attended Bowling Green High School where he turned into a highly recruited player despite rarely shooting as a freshman and sophomore.[1]

College career

In his first two seasons at Wisconsin, Brown seldom played. According to coach Greg Gard, he generally entered a game to allow Frank Kaminsky time to grab some water. Early in his junior year, he began displaying flashes of his scoring ability, contributing 16 points in a win against Siena. Brown increased his scoring average to 9.7 points per game as a junior while averaging 5.1 rebounds per game and shooting shooting 40.5% from three-point range.[2] As a senior, Brown averaged 6.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game for Wisconsin’s 2017 Sweet 16 team. He was the school's Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winner and was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. Over the course of his Wisconsin career, Brown helped the team to 115 wins, equaling the highest four-year win total in school history.[3] He was a nominee for the Allstate Good Works Team in honor of his volunteerism and civic involvement.[4]

Professional career

In November 2017, Brown signed with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League.[5] Explaining why he joined the G-Legue, he said, “We could have went to Europe or to Canada but they wouldn’t have gotten as good of competition.”[6] He appeared in five games for the Herd and averaged 7.6 points and 5.2 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per game. On November 29, he signed with the Agua Caliente Clippers.[7] In January 2018 he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws in a trade for Cameron Ayers and JayVaughn Pinkston.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Auerbach, Nicole (March 23, 2017). "Wisconsin's Vitto Brown has quite the skill set: Basketball and baritone". USA Today. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Potrykus, Jeff (March 19, 2016). "Confident Vitto Brown emerges as consistent scorer". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Brown, McKibbon receive Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award". NBC15. June 7, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten Men's Basketball Weekly Release: News and notes surrounding Big Ten men's basketball for the week of Dec. 5-11". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Herd Adds Vitto Brown". Wisconsin Herd. November 17, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ Clark, Steve (October 28, 2017). "Former Wisconsin Badgers forward Vitto Brown hoping to make his mark with Oshkosh Herd". Oshkosh Northwestern. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Agua Caliente Clippers Acquire Forward Vitto Brown". Agua Caliente Clippers. November 29, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Red Claws Trade For Vitto Brown". Maine Red Claws. January 23, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
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