Kendrick Shamar Brown (born October 24, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for FUS Rabat of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Division Excellence. He plays at the point guard position.
High school career Brown played high school basketball at Soldan High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He was ranked as the No. 206 player in Missouri.
Professional career After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Brown signed with the Latvian club Jūrmala for the 2012–13 Latvian Basketball League season. The following season, he joined Norrköping Dolphins of the Swedish Basketligan.
For the 2015–16 season, Brown signed with Donar Groningen. On October 6, 2015, he recorded a triple double in a 122–57 win against BS Weert, with 18 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds.Donar verpulvert BS Weert "Donar destroys BS Weert" On December 14, Donar bought Brown out.
In January 2016, Brown signed with BC Lietuvos rytas in Lithuania. On June 20, he left the team.Lietuvos Rytas, Ken Brown part ways
On July 19, 2016, Brown signed with Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League.Ken Brown inks with Koroivos He left Koroivos after appearing in twelve games. On December 28, 2016, he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.Ken Brown inks with Al-Riyadi
On July 13, 2017, Brown signed with Aurora Basket Jesi on the Italian second division (Serie A2 East). On January 9, 2018, he parted ways with Jesi after averaging 19.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Seven days later, he signed with Latvian club VEF Rīga for the rest of the season.
Brown signed with Lithuanian team Dzūkija on August 22, 2018.
In the 2018–19 season, Brown played with Russian club BC Parma of the VTB United League. On May 21, 2019, Brown signed with Nantes of the French LNB Pro B, the national second-tier league. The signing was remarkable as Brown was signed for the last game of the season for Nantes. He went on to score 13 points in his only match with the team.
On July 28, 2019, Brown returned to Lithuania by signing with Lietkabelis.
On November 28, 2019, Brown signed with Aris Thessaloniki in Greece. He averaged 13.7 points and 3.2 assists per game. On September 10, 2020, Brown signed with Larisa. On April 3, 2021, Brown parted ways with the Greek club.
On July 2, 2021, Brown signed with Atomerőmű SE of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.
In January 2023, Brown signed with KB Trepça in Kosovo.
On January 20, 2024, Brown was announced by FUS Rabat, the defending champions of Morocco.
Personal life Ken Brown lives in Riga, Latvia with his girlfriend, Lativan women's basketball player, Ilze Jakobsone. Brown and Jakobsone welcomed a daughter, Mia, in April 2026. Brown also has a second daughter, born in April 2014, who resides in the United States with her mother.
References
External links RealGM.com profile