2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Joel Brown

  • Position Guard
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 192
  • Hometown Brampton, Ontario, Canada
  • High School Brewster Academy (N.H.)
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

Accolades
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team (2020-21)
  • Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
News Clips
At Cal
2022-23 (Sr.)
  • Graduated from Cal with his undergraduate degree in business administration in May 2023
  • Transferred to Iona as a graduate/fifth-year player following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season
  • Anchored Cal's backcourt by logging a team-leading 32.6 minutes in all 32 games played (31 starts)
  • Tallied a career-high 6.9 points, 3.2 assists & 3.3 rebounds per game
  • Was at his best in a senior day loss to Washington State (Feb. 25) with 13 points, a career-high nine assists & seven rebounds in 38 minutes
  • Scored 13-plus points five times, including three times in a four-game span from Dec. 18-31
    • Poured in a career-high 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting to nearly power Cal to a road win at Oregon State (March 4)
    • Willed Cal to a home win over Colorado (Dec. 31) with a career-high 21 points (9 of 14 from the floor)
    • Had 17 points & six rebounds two games prior in Cal's first win of the season against UT Arlington (Dec. 21)
  • Dished out five or more assists in eight games & had a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio on the season
  • Averaged 7,9 PPG in the final 23 games of the season compared to just 4.3 in the first nine contests
  • Finished his Cal career in impressively-durable fashion, playing in 122 of a possible 125 games
2021-22 (Jr.)
  • Started 24 of 30 games played & averaged 26.8 minutes per game as a junior
  • Led Cal in assists (97, 3.2 per game) & averaged 4.8 points & 3.5 rebounds per game
    • Increased his output with 3.4 APG & 3.6 RPG in Pac-12 play
  • Ranked fourth among Pac-12 players with a 2.10 assist-to-turnover ratio in conference play
  • Second on the team with 27 steals, averaging just less than one per game
  • Scored in double figures twice in Cal's first three games, including a season-high 12 points vs. San Diego (Nov. 15)
  • Flirted with a triple-double in Cal’s 63-61 win at Oregon State (Feb. 9), tallying nine points, nine rebounds, seven assists, three steals & just one turnover
  • Season-high nine assists & no turnovers vs. USC (Jan. 6)
  • Stat-stuffing effort vs. Pacific (Dec. 22) with seven points, eight assists & seven rebounds)
  • Career-high 46 minutes played in double-overtime win vs. Southern Utah (Nov. 18)
  • Did not play in two Pac-12 games at Washington (Jan. 12) & at Arizona (March 5)
2020-21 (So.)
  • Made 21 starts in 28 games played, averaging 26.1 minutes per game
  • Missed just one game (Feb. 20 at Washington) due to injury
  • Averaged 5.2 points, 2.6 rebounds & 3.1 assists
  • Shot 47.0 percent from the field (54-of-115)
  • Ranked sixth with 39 steals & 10th with 88 assists among Pac-12 players
  • Had multiple steals in 11 games, including season-high four on three occasions
  • Four-plus assists in 13 games
  • Posted career-highs of 15 points & seven rebounds vs. USC (Jan. 23)
  • Tallied 12 points, four boards & four assists at Stanford (Feb. 7)
  • Stuffed the box score with 10 points, eight assists, six rebounds & two steals vs. CSUN (Dec. 19)
  • Six points, three assists & two steals in Cal's Pac-12 Tournament win vs. Stanford (March 10)
  • Knocked down a pivotal 3-pointer vs. Washington (Jan. 9), breaking a tie with 1:55 left
  • Scored eight of Cal's final 13 points in a five-point win vs. Seattle U (Dec. 22)
2019-20 (Fr.)
  • Appeared in all 32 games for the Bears, making 17 starts
  • Averaged 2.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists
  • Scored in double figures twice (11 points in win vs. Utah; 12 points vs. UNLV)
  • Tallied two steals in Pac-12 Tournament win vs. Stanford
  • Added two assists, two rebounds & one steal to 11-point effort vs. Utah
  • Logged four points, three assists & three rebounds in win over No. 21 Colorado
  • Season-high four assists at Washington State
  • Earned first career start in season opener vs. Pepperdine & logged four points, one rebound & one steal

Before Cal
High School/Club
  • Rated four stars by ESPN and a three-star prospect by Rivals
  • Attended Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, winning a national championship with his Brewster Prep squad in March 2018
  • Named the 2018-19 Canadian Player of the Year
  • Won a silver medal with the Canadian U18 squad at the 2018 FIBA Americas Championship; averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 assists and 3.8 rebounds to help Canada reach the gold-medal game against the U.S.
  • Played with Canada’s CIA Bounce EYBL squad in 2018, appearing in 15 games and averaging 14.9 points while shooting 47.0 percent (85-181) with 5.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Freshman

    Guard
    6'2" 192 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 192 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021-22Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 192 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 192 lbs
    1