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{{short description|American basketball player (born 1968)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Chucky Brown
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| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|02|29}}
| birth_place = [[New York City|New York City, New York]], U.S.
| high_school = [[North Brunswick High School|North Brunswick]]<br />([[Leland, North Carolina]])
| college = [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]] (1985–1989)
| draft_year = 1989
| draft_round = 2
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| draft_team = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| career_start = 1989
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| career_number = 52, 6
| career_position = [[Power forward]] / [[small forward]]
| years1 = {{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1991|start}}
| team1 = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1991|full=y}}
| team2 = [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
| years3 = 1992
| team3 = Pallacanestro Firenze
| years4 = {{nbay|1992|full=y}}
| team4 = [[New Jersey Nets]]
| years5 = {{nbay|1993|start}}
| team5 = [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| years6 = 1993–1994
| team6 = [[Grand Rapids Hoops]]
| years7 = 1994–1995
| team7 = [[Yakima Sun Kings]]
| years8 = {{nbay|1994|end}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}
| team8 = [[Houston Rockets]]
| years9 = {{nbay|1996|start}}
| team9 = [[Phoenix Suns]]
| years10 = {{nbay|1996|full=y}}
| team10 = [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| years11 = {{nbay|1997|full=y}}
| team11 = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| years12 = {{nbay|1998|end}}
| team12 = [[Charlotte Hornets]]
| years13 = {{nbay|1999|full=y}}
| team13 = [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| years14 = {{nbay|1999|end}}
| team14 = Charlotte Hornets
| years15 = {{nbay|2000|end}}
| team15 = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| years16 = {{nbay|2000|end}}
| team16 = Cleveland Cavaliers
| years17 = {{nbay|2001|end}}
| team17 = [[Sacramento Kings]]
| cyears1 = 2004
| cteam1 = [[Raleigh Knights]]
| cyears2 = 2004–2006
| cteam2 = [[Roanoke Dazzle]] (assistant)
| cyears3 = 2006–2009
| cteam3 = [[Los Angeles D-Fenders]] (assistant)
| cyears4 = 2009–2010
| cteam4 = Los Angeles D-Fenders
| cyears5 = 2019–2022
| cteam5 = [[West Johnston High School|West Johnston HS]]
| cyears6 = 2022–2024
| cteam6 = [[St. Augustine's Falcons men's basketball|St. Augustine's]]
| highlights =
* [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[1995 NBA Finals|1995]])
* All-[[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]] First Team (1995)
* First-team [[List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball teams|All-ACC]] (1989)
* [[North Carolina Mr. Basketball]] (1985)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 4,125 (5.9 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 2,148 (3.1 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 549 (0.8 apg)
}}
'''Clarence''' "'''Chucky'''" '''Brown Jr.''' (
A 6'7" [[Forward (basketball)|forward]] from [[North Carolina State]], Brown was selected by the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] in the second round of the [[1989
In addition to the NBA teams, Brown had stints in the [[Continental Basketball Association]] and Italy's Panna Firenze. He played three games for Panna Firenze in 1992. The CBA saw Brown play for the [[Grand Rapids Hoops]] in 1993 and [[Yakima Sun Kings]] in 1994 and 1995. He was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chucky Brown minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-browncla001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 27, 2025}}</ref> He became the second player to earn both an NBA ring and CBA ring in the same season.
Brown served as head coach of the [[World Basketball Association]]'s Raleigh Knights during the summer of 2004, then served two seasons as an assistant coach for the [[Roanoke Dazzle]] of the [[NBA Development League]]. In 2006, Brown was named an assistant coach for the NBDL's [[Los Angeles D-Fenders]],<ref>[http://www.nba.com/dleague/losangeles/chucky_brown_namedcoach.html Nba Development League: Nba Vet Chucky Brown Named D-Fenders Assistant Coach<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117145830/http://www.nba.com/dleague/losangeles/chucky_brown_namedcoach.html |date=November 17, 2006 }}</ref> and was then promoted to head coach for one season. Brown lives in [[Cary, North Carolina]] with his wife and three daughters.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-04-02 |title=SAU Athletics Names Chucky Brown As Head Men's Basketball Coach |url=https://spectacularmag.com/2022/04/02/sau-athletics-names-chucky-brown-as-head-mens-basketball-coach/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Spectacular Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
On April 2, 2019, Brown was named head coach of the men's varsity basketball team at West Johnston High School in [[Benson, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jocoreport.com/former-ncsu-nba-champion-named-west-johnston-head-coach/|title = Former NCSU, NBA Champion Named West Johnston Head Coach|date = April 3, 2019}}</ref> In April 2022, Brown was named head coach of the men's basketball team at [[St. Augustine's Falcons|St. Augustine's University]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-02 |title=Saint Augustine's announces three major coaching hires |url=https://abc11.com/saint-augustines-coaching-hires-chucky-brown-new-st-aug-basketball-coach/11702132/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=ABC11 Raleigh-Durham |language=en}}</ref>
==NBA career==
===Cleveland Cavaliers (1989–1991)===
Brown was picked by the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] with the 43rd overall pick in the [[1989 NBA draft]] after playing for [[North Carolina State University]]. He would start 86 of his 149 games played with the organization. During his stint, he averaged 6.9 points per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, and 0.8 assists per game. On December 2, 1991, the Cavaliers waived Brown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===Los Angeles Lakers (1991–1992)===
On December 5, three days after he was waived by the Cavaliers, Brown signed with the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. He played 36 games for Los Angeles. He averaged 3.8 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game, and 0.6 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref> He would play for Pallacanestro Firenze in Italy before signing with the [[New Jersey Nets]].
===New Jersey Nets (1992–1993)===
On October 7, 1992, Brown signed with the [[New Jersey Nets]]. With the Nets, he would average 5.1 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, and 0.7 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===Dallas Mavericks (1993)===
On November 12, 1993, Brown signed with the [[Dallas Mavericks]]. His tenure with Dallas would be short, as he would only play one game for them before being waived on November 23. In his only game with the Mavs, he scored three points, grabbed one rebound, and committed two fouls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===CBA career (1993–1995)===
Brown played in the [[Continental Basketball Association]] for three years. He played for the [[Grand Rapids Hoops]] until being traded to the Yakima Sun Kings along with Reggie Jordan during the 1993–94 season. On October 4, 1994, Brown signed with the [[Miami Heat]], but the Heat waived him before the start of the season. Brown would then play for the [[Yakima Sun Kings]] during the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons. He averaged 21.3ppg and 5.5rpg in 31 games for the Sun Kings, and was a 1995 CBA All-Star, before getting called up to the Houston Rockets. Brown won a CBA title and an NBA title, with the Rockets, that year.
===Houston Rockets (1995–1996)===
On February 2, 1995, he would sign the first of two 10-day contracts with the [[Houston Rockets]], and he would sign with them for the remainder of the season on February 25. Brown would play in his most productive seasons in Houston, winning a championship in the [[1994–95 NBA season|1994–95 season]]. During his tenure with the Rockets, he averaged 7.8 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game, and 1.1 assists per game. During the [[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96 season]], he started all 82 games for the Rockets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===Phoenix Suns (1996)===
On August 19, 1996, Brown, along with teammates [[Mark Bryant (basketball)|Mark Bryant]], [[Sam Cassell]], and [[Robert Horry]], were traded to the [[Phoenix Suns]] for [[Charles Barkley]] and a 1999 2nd-round pick. Brown played a total of 10 games with the Suns, averaging 3.4 points per game, 1.6 rebounds per game, and 0.4 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===Milwaukee Bucks (1996–1997)===
On December 4, 1996, Brown was traded to the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] for [[Darrin Hancock]] and a 1997 2nd-round draft pick. He played 60 games for Milwaukee, averaging 2.8 points per game, 2.2 rebounds per game, and 0.4 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===Atlanta Hawks (1997–1998)===
On October 2, 1997, Brown signed with the [[Atlanta Hawks]]. He would average 5.0 points per game, 2.4 rebounds per game, and 0.7 assists per game in his 77 games with the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===Charlotte Hornets (1999)===
On January 21, 1999, Brown signed with the [[Charlotte Hornets]]. During his stint with Charlotte, he would average the most points per game since the [[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96 season]]. He averaged 8.5 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 1.2 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===San Antonio Spurs (1999–2000)===
On October 1, 1999, Brown signed with the [[San Antonio Spurs]]. He started 27 of his 30 games with San Antonio, and he averaged 6.3 points per game, 2.6 rebounds per game, and 1.4 assists per game. He would eventually be waived by the Spurs on February 4, 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===Return to Charlotte (2000–2001)===
On February 8, 2000, Brown signed with the [[Charlotte Hornets]] again. He would play 33 games in his second tenure with Charlotte, averaging 4.4 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, and 0.8 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===Golden State Warriors (2001)===
On January 13, 2001, Brown signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the [[Golden State Warriors]]. In his 6 games with the Warriors, he would average 4.0 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, and 0.8 points per game. He would be waived by the Warriors on January 26.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===Return to Cleveland (2001)===
On January 29, Brown would return to the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], signing the first of two 10-day contracts with the team. He would eventually sign with the Cavs for the remainder of the season. He would average 3.9 points per game, 1.8 rebounds per game, and 0.3 assists per game in 20 games with Cleveland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
===Sacramento Kings (2002)===
Brown's final NBA season was spent with the [[Sacramento Kings]]. He signed the first of two 10-day contracts with them on February 26, 2002. He would later sign with Sacramento for the remainder of the season. In his 18 games with the Kings, he averaged 1.2 points per game, 1.8 rebounds per game, and 0.3 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html|title = Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}
===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[1989–90 NBA season|1989–90]]
| align="left" | [[1989-90 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 75 || 35 || 17.9 || .470 || .000 || .762 || 3.1 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | [[1990–91 NBA season|1990–91]]
| align="left" | [[1990-91 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 74 || 51 || 20.1 || .524 || .000 || .701 || 2.9 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 8.5
|-
| rowspan=2 align="left" | [[1991–92 NBA season|1991–92]]
| align="left" | [[1991-92 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 6 || 0 || 8.3 || .500 || .000 || .625 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 2.5
|-
| align="left" | [[1991-92 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 36 || 2 || 10.6 || .466 || .000 || .610 || 2.1 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | [[1992–93 NBA season|1992–93]]
| align="left" | [[1992-93 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 77 || 20 || 15.4 || .483 || .000 || .724 || 3.0 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 5.1
|-
| align="left" | [[1993–94 NBA season|1993–94]]
| align="left" | [[1993-94 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 1 || 0 || 10.0 || '''1.000''' || .000 || '''1.000''' || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0
|-
| align="left" | [[1994–95 NBA season|1994–95]]
| align="left" | [[1994-95 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 41 || 14 || 19.9 || .603 || .333 || .613 || 4.6 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 6.1
|-
| align="left" | [[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96]]
| align="left" | [[1995-96 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| '''82''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 24.6 || .541 || .125 || .693 || '''5.4''' || 1.1 || '''0.6''' || '''0.5''' || '''8.6'''
|-
| rowspan=2 align="left" | [[1996–97 NBA season|1996–97]]
| align="left" | [[1996-97 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]
| 10 || 0 || 8.3 || .500 || .000 || .727 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 3.4
|-
| align="left" | [[1996-97 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| 60 || 1 || 11.2 || .508 || .167 || .661 || 2.2 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 2.8
|-
| align="left" | [[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98]]
| align="left" | [[1997-98 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 77 || 8 || 15.6 || .433 || .250 || .724 || 2.4 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99]]
| align="left" | [[1998-99 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 48 || 21 || '''24.8''' || .472 || '''.375''' || .678 || 3.6 || '''1.2''' || 0.3 || 0.4 || 8.5
|-
| rowspan=2 align="left" | [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–00]]
| align="left" | [[1999-2000 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 30 || 27 || 20.1 || .466 || .333 || .806 || 2.6 || 1.4 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 6.3
|-
| align="left" | [[1999-2000 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 33 || 2 || 15.0 || .434 || .143 || .524 || 2.7 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 4.4
|-
| rowspan=2 align="left" | [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01]]
| align="left" | [[2000-01 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 6 || 0 || 12.3 || .450 || .000 || .600 || 3.0 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | [[2000-01 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 20 || 2 || 13.3 || .413 || .000 || .667 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 3.9
|-
| align="left" | [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02]]
| align="left" | [[2001-02 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
| 18 || 0 || 5.1 || .370 || .000 || .500 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 1.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 694 || 265 || 17.2 || .491 || .227 || .699 || 3.1 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 5.9
|}
===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[1992 NBA Playoffs|1992]]
| align="left" | [[1991-92 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| 3 || 0 || 14.7 || .421 || .000 || .500 || '''3.7''' || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.7 || 6.3
|-
| align="left" | [[1993 NBA Playoffs|1993]]
| align="left" | [[1992-93 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 4 || 0 || 15.5 || .409 || .000 || '''.857''' || 2.3 || 0.3 || '''0.8''' || '''0.8''' || 6.0
|-
| align="left" | [[1995 NBA Playoffs|1995]]
| align="left" | [[1994-95 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| '''21''' || 1 || 15.5 || .447 || .500 || .676 || 3.1 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 4.5
|-
| align="left" | [[1996 NBA Playoffs|1996]]
| align="left" | [[1995-96 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 8 || '''8''' || '''21.0''' || '''.556''' || .000 || .833 || 3.0 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 0.0 || '''8.1'''
|-
| align="left" | [[1998 NBA Playoffs|1998]]
| align="left" | [[1997-98 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 4 || 0 || 12.5 || .467 || '''.500''' || .500 || 1.5 || '''1.0''' || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | [[2002 NBA Playoffs|2002]]
| align="left" | [[2001-02 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 41 || 9 || 15.9 || .469 || .400 || .714 || 2.8 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 5.3
|}
==Transactions==
* June 27, 1989 – Drafted with the second round, 43rd overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
* December 2, 1991 – Waived by the Cavaliers.
* December 5, 1991 – Signed by the Los Angeles Lakers.
* September 29, 1992 – Rights renounced by the Lakers.
* October 7, 1992 – Signed by the New Jersey Nets.
* November 12, 1993 – Signed as a free agent by the Dallas Mavericks.
* November 23, 1993 – Waived by the Mavericks.
* October 4, 1994 – Signed by the Miami Heat.
* November 1, 1994 – Waived by the Heat (did not play in the NBA for them).
* February 1, 1995 – Signed by the Houston Rockets to a 10-day contract (re-signed on February 12 and 24 for the rest of the season).
* October 3, 1995 – Re-signed by the Rockets.
* August 19, 1996 – Traded by the Rockets with [[Robert Horry]], [[Sam Cassell]] and [[Mark Bryant (basketball)|Mark Bryant]] to the Phoenix Suns for [[Charles Barkley]] and a 1999 second round draft pick.
* December 4, 1996 – Traded by the Suns to the Milwaukee Bucks for [[Darrin Hancock]] and a conditional second round draft pick.
* October 2, 1997 – Signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Hawks.
* January 21, 1999 – Signed as a free agent by the Charlotte Hornets.
* October 1, 1999 – Signed as a free agent by the San Antonio Spurs.
* February 4, 2000 – Waived by the Spurs.
* February 8, 2000 – Signed by the Hornets to a 10-day contract.
* January 13, 2001 – Signed by the Golden State Warriors to a 10-day contract (re-signed on January 23, waived on January 26).
* January 29, 2001 – Signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 10-day contract (re-signed on February 12 and 22 for the rest of the season).
* February 26, 2002 – Signed by the Sacramento Kings to a 10-day contract (re-signed on March 8 and 18 for the rest of the season).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html#all_transactions|title=Chucky Brown Stats}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{basketballstats|bbr=b/brownch01|name=Chucky Brown}}
{{Houston Rockets 1994–95 NBA champions}}
{{1989 NBA draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Chucky}}
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