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Stevie Browning

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Stevie Browning
Browning playing for Marshall
Personal information
Born (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 30)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolLogan (Logan, West Virginia)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–2021
PositionPoint guard
Career history
As player:
2017–2018Trabzonspor
2018Szolnoki Olaj
2018–2019Kolossos Rodou
2019–2020Inter Bratislava
2021Ovarense Basquetebol
As coach:
2020–2021Marshall (graduate assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Steven Edward Browning (born November 30, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Fairmont State and Marshall before playing in several professional leagues in Europe.

Early life and high school

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Browning was born in Pensacola, Florida, raised in Logan, West Virginia and attended Logan High School. While at Logan Browning helped lead the Wildcats to the state playoffs three times and to the state title.[1] As a senior he averaged 25.2 points per game and was named first team All-State.[2]

College career

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Fairmont State

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Browning began his collegiate career at Fairmont State. He appeared in all 32 of the Fighting Falcons' games as a freshman, averaging 6.9 points per game, and led the team in scoring as a sophomore, averaging 16.8 and 5.7 rebounds and was named second team All-MEC (2014). Following his sophomore season, Browning announced that he would be transferring to Marshall University.[3]

Marshall

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After sitting out one season due to NCAA transfer rules, Browning played two seasons for Marshall. As a redshirt junior, Browning averaged 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists. In his redshirt senior season, he was the Thundering Herd's second-leading scorer at 16.1 points per game. He was named to the 2017 Conference USA all-tournament team after averaging 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists a game. Browning completed his collegiate career with 1,694 total points scored, 726 at Fairmont State and 968 at Marshall.[1]

Professional career

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Trabzonspor B.K.

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Browning signed with Trabzonspor B.K. of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) on July 21, 2017.[4] He only appeared in one BSL game and two FIBA Europe Cup games before leaving the team.[5]

Szolnoki Olaj KK

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Browning then signed with Szolnoki Olaj KK of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A). He averaged 9 points, 1.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 25 games (8 starts) as Szolnoki won the NB I/A title and the 2018 Hungarian Cup.[6] After the season he played for the West Virginia Wildcats in The Basketball tournament.[7]

Kolossos Rodou

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Browning signed with Kolossos Rodou B.C. of Greek Basket League (GBL) on July 11, 2018.[5] Browning played in 26 GBL games, starting 17, and averaged 12.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as Kolossos finished last in the league with a 5–21 record.[8]

Inter Bratislava

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Browning signed with Inter Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga on September 12, 2019.[9]

Ovarense Basquetebol

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After originally retiring from professional basketball in 2020, Browning decided to resume his playing career and signed with Ovarense Basquetebol of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol on August 9, 2021.[10]

The Basketball Tournament

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Browning joined Herd That, a team composed primarily of Marshall alumni, in The Basketball Tournament 2020.[11] He returned to Herd That for The Basketball Tournament 2021.[12]

Coaching career

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Browning retired from professional basketball in 2020 to accept a position as a graduate assistant at Marshall.[13] Browning left Marshall's coaching staff following the 2020–21 after deciding to continue his professional playing career.[14] He later served as Logan High School's interim head coach during summer practices following the previous head coach's retirement.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b McCann, Rick (July 22, 2017). "Herd's Browning signs with Turkish League club". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Shannon named to all-state second team". The Register-Herald. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Bragg, Tom (June 30, 2014). "MARSHALL BASKETBALL: Former Logan, Fairmont State standout Browning transferring to Marshall". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Destri, Dario (July 21, 2017). "Trabzonspor signs Stevie Browning". Sportando. NanoPress. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Mammides, Chris (July 11, 2018). "Kolossos H Hotels tab Stevie Browning, ex Szolnok". EuroBasket.com. Eurobasket Data Center. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Landon, Chuck (June 28, 2018). "Chuck Landon: Even abroad, Browning cheered for Herd". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  7. ^ Lauderback, Chris (July 21, 2018). "TBT Preview: No. 1 Seed Scarlet & Gray Versus No. 16 Seed West Virginia Wildcats". ElevenWarriors.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "Player-Steve Browning". ESAKE.gr (in Greek). Greek Basket League. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Duchovic, Michal (September 12, 2019). "Inter Bratislava signs Stevie Browning, ex Kolossos HH". EuroBasket.com. Eurobasket Data Center. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "Logan's Browning resumes pro career by signing with pro team in Portugal". The Logan Banner. August 28, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Traylor, Grant (June 28, 2020). "Herd That banking on chemistry to push team through The Basketball Tournament". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  12. ^ Traylor, Grant (July 15, 2021). "The Basketball Tournament: A slimmer Stevie Browning is ready to run with Herd That". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "Stevie Browning Returning To Herd". WSAZ.com. July 18, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Marshall basketball: Herd's Stevie Browning reviving pro career". Charleston Gazette-Mail. July 29, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  15. ^ Stephens, Tim (June 20, 2023). "Browning coaching Logan this summer". The Register-Herald. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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