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Maliq Brown (born November 16, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Brown previously played for Syracuse.
| No. 6 – Duke Blue Devils | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 16, 2003 Culpepper, Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blue Ridge School (Saint George, Virginia) |
| College | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school
[edit]Brown was born in Culpepper, Virginia into an athletic family, and began football at age five and basketball at around age seven.[1] He attended Blue Ridge School, and independent all-boys high school in St. George, Virginia, where he was a four-time VISAA-Division II basketball state champion. Brown was selected as VISAA Division II Player of the Year and first-team All-VISAA his senior year, averaging 15.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.5 blocks. He also played two years of basketball and track while at Blue Ridge.[2]
College recruitment
[edit]Brown was a consistently rated a three-star prospect and top-15 player in the Virginia class of 2022.[3][4] He received over a dozen offers to play college basketball before committing to Syracuse over the likes of Virginia Tech, NC Carolina State, Penn State and Georgetown, and signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Orange on November 12, 2021.[4]
College career
[edit]Freshman season
[edit]Brown enrolled at Syracuse on June 3, 2022 and participated in summer practices.[4] He then appeared in 29 games and made seven starts, averaging 20.2 minutes per game.[5] Brown contributed a double-double in a home win over Virginia Tech, and scored a career-high 18 points and four steals in a loss at Georgia Tech.[6]
Sophomore season
[edit]As a sophomore, Brown saw a significant uptick in production, starting 18 of 32 games played.[5] He achieved the double-double mark four times, including in the ACC Tournament against NC State.[7] On February 7, 2024, against Louisville, Brown scored 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting with nine rebounds, five assists, six blocks and five steals.[8] This was the first 5x5 performance while shooting 100% by any player on the NCAA Division I level (men's or women's), NBA or WNBA in the last 25 years.[9] He finished the year with 230 rebounds, 29 blocks, and a conference-high 71 steals[10][11] and was named to the ACC All-Defensive team, receiving the third-highest number of votes.[2]
Transfer
[edit]Following his sophomore season, Brown announced he would be entering the transfer portal on April 2, 2024.[4] He was rated a top-15 power forward in the portal and around 70th overall.[3][4] Brown visited Duke on April 18th,[12] and committed to the Blue Devils on April 20th.[13]
Junior season
[edit]Brown matched his career-high of five steals in a loss against Kansas, the highest output for a Duke player since a five steal performance by Paolo Banchero in 2022.[14] In the loss, Brown was kicked in the head by Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson, causing the Jayhawks center to be ejected from the game.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ dditota@syracuse.com, Donna Ditota | (2022-05-18). "Syracuse basketball recruit Maliq Brown's transformation from football star to basketball wonder". syracuse. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ a b "Duke announces signing of transfer big Maliq Brown". 247Sports. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ a b "Maliq Brown - Duke Blue Devils - Power Forward". www.on3.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ a b c d e "Maliq Brown, Duke Blue Devils, Power Forward". 247Sports. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ a b "Maliq Brown Career Stats - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ "Maliq Brown 2022-23 Stats per Game - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ "Maliq Brown 2023-24 Stats per Game - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ "Syracuse 94-92 Louisville (Feb 7, 2024) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ "Maliq Brown Accomplished Something vs Louisville That Had Not Been Done in NBA, WNBA or Division One in 25 Years". Syracuse Orange On SI. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ "Maliq Brown Career Stats - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball ACC Stat Leaders, 2023-24 Season". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Wiseman, Steve (April 18, 2024). "Duke basketball is actively looking for transfer portal players. One is visiting campus". The News & Observer. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "Duke men's basketball adds former Syracuse forward Maliq Brown". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Maliq Brown - 2024-25 - Men's Basketball". Duke University. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ "Dickinson ejected for kick as KU survives Duke". ESPN.com. 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-12-20.