Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Troy Brown Jr. was born on July 28, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a small forward in the NBA. 

Brown's mother (track) and father (basketball) competed collegiately at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. His sister, Jada, also played basketball at the University of Kansas.

Brown Jr. was considered one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN. On November 7, 2016, he committed to playing with the Oregon Ducks out of Las Vegas. He was one of their top prospects going into his freshman season and continued to uphold this reputation all throughout his college career. Brown won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

In his lone season at Oregon, Brown appeared in 35 games for the Ducks, averaging 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 31.2 minutes per game. Oregon’s leading rebounder, Brown was also second on the team in assists and he shot 44.4 percent from the field, 29.1 percent from three and 74.3 percent from the foul line.

On June 21, 2018, Brown was selected with the 15th overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2018 NBA draft. In his rookie season he played 52 games, starting 10 of them.

On July 1, 2022, Brown signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.