2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Accolades
- No. 20 Overall Pick, 2024 NBA Draft (2023-24)
- NBA Draft Combine Invitee (2024)
- All-Pac-12 First Team (2023-24)
- NABC All-District 19 First Team (2023-24)
- Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Top 10 Finalist (2023-24)
After Cal
- Selected 20th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft
At Cal
2023-24 (Junior)
- One of the nation's most dynamic players in his first season as a Golden Bear
- Averaged 19.6 points, 6.8 rebounds & 3.5 assists per game; was one of just two major-conference players to average at least those figures
- Voted onto the All-Pac-12 First Team & the NABC All-District 19 First Team; first Golden Bear since Ivan Rabb in 2016-17 to earn those honors
- Was a top-10 finalist for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award
- Started 30 of 31 games played, averaging 34.3 minutes per game
- Shot .465/.360/.796 for the season; improved all shooting splits in Pac-12 play (.467/.372/.802)
- His 607 total points were tied for the seventh most by a Cal player in a single season (Allen Crabbe, 2012-13)
- Ranked third in scoring, seventh in rebounding & eighth in assists among Pac-12 players
- Totaled 17 20-point games, the most since Jerome Randle (17) in 2009-10
- Twice scored a career-high 30 points in wins vs. Colorado (Jan. 10) & Washington State (Jan. 20)
- Opened Pac-12 play with six consecutive 20-point games (Dec. 29-Jan. 13), the longest streak since Ed Gray had 11 in a row from Jan. 9-Feb. 15, 1997
- Posted eight double-doubles, five of which were 20-point, 10-rebound performances
- Dished out five-plus assists in seven games, including a career-high eight vs. Stanford at the Pac-12 Tournament (March 13)
- Near triple-doubles with 13 points, 12 boards, seven assists vs. CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 13) & 18-7-8 vs. Stanford at the Pac-12 Tournament (March 13)
- Scored 40 points on 15-of-16 shooting combined in the second halves of back-to-back wins at UCLA (Jan. 6) & vs. Colorado (Jan. 10)
- Stuffed the box score with 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists & a career-high six steals vs. Arizona State (Jan. 31)
- Missed Cal's season opener on Nov. 6; made season debut on Nov. 10 after his waiver for immediate eligibility was approved by the NCAA
- One of four transfer signees who made up Cal's No. 8-ranked transfer class (On3) in the 2023 offseason
Before Cal
2022-23 (So.) (Texas Tech)
- Averaged 10.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.4 steals & 1.3 assists per game in 31 contests played
- Finished the season shooting 127-for-263 (48.3%) & was 43-for-107 (40.2%) from 3-point range
- Ranked eighth in the Big 12 with his 6.1 RPG &Â was 12th with 1.4 SPG
- Scored in double figures in 16 games, including a career-high 27 points at West Virginia (Feb. 18)
- Was 11-for-15 shooting from the field with three 3-pointers against the Mountaineers
- Tied for the team lead with three double-doubles & narrowly missed another trio of such performances with nine rebounds in each
- Recorded the first double-double of his career with a career-high 14 rebounds & 12 points at Texas (Jan. 14)
- Had 19 points and 12 rebounds against Baylor at home (Jan. 17)
- Notched his third double-double with 19 & 10 against Baylor on the road (Feb. 4)
- Started all 18 games in Big 12 play &Â finished the conference schedule averaging 11.7 PPGÂ & 7.1 RPG
- Made his Tech debut in the season opener against Northwestern State (Nov. 7) where he hit a 3-pointer for the first shot of the season for Tech
- Had a season-high four 3-pointers in an 18-point effort against Georgetown (Nov. 30) in the Big 12-Big East Battle
- Made two or more 3-pointers in 13 games & at least one 3-pointer in 22 of 30 games played
2021-22 (Fr.) (Texas)
- Entered the transfer portal midseason & joined Texas Tech in December 2021
- Played in eight of Texas' first 11 games, averaging 1.8 points & 1.1 rebounds in 7.0 minutes per contest
- Converted 6-of-15 (40%) field goals & 2-of-3 free throws while adding three assists, four steals & two blocked shots
- Posted 11 points, three rebounds, one block & one steal in 14 minutes in Texas' season opener & his collegiate debut vs. Houston Baptist (Nov. 9)
- Added three assists, four rebounds &Â one block in 13 minutes against UTRGV (Dec. 3)
High School
- Graduated from John Paul II High School (Plano, Texas) in spring 2021
- Helped lead the school to its first-ever TAPPS class 6A state championship during his junior season
- Led John Paul II HS to the Texas Association of Private &Â Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Class 6A state semifinals
- Was ranked as the No. 34 prospect in the nation by Rivals, No. 35 by 247 Sports Composite &Â No. 42 by ESPN
- Earned first-team TAPPS all-state &Â district Most Valuable Player accolades after averaging 22.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists &Â 2.1 steals per game as a senior
- Averaged 23.3 points, 5.8 rebounds & 2.1 assists per game during the run to the state title as a junior
- Led John Paul II HS to a 40-1 record &Â also earned first-team TAPPS all-state &Â district MVP honors
Personal
- Born on December 2, 2002
- Son of John Tyson & Sandra Brown
- Has two brothers, Jordyn and Berron
- Brother, Jordyn, is a wide receiver at Arizona State
- Brother, Berron, played football at South Alabama
Statistics
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