ACQUIRED BY DAZZLE:
Assigned as NBDL allocated player, September 24, 2002.

CAREER PRO TRANSACTIONS (U.S.):
Signed with Florida Sea Dragons (USBL), on April 14, 2002 … Waived by Florida on April 27, 2002, and signed with Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs … Released by Pennsylvania on April 29, 2002.

PRO CAREER:
SirValiant Brown is an offensive-minded point guard who nearly led NCAA Division I in scoring as a freshman at George Washington in 1999-2000. He left the Colonials’ program after his sophomore season as an early entry candidate in the 2001 NBA Draft, but was not selected. Brown had ranked No. 2 in assists in the NBA’s Chicago Pre-Draft camp (6.3), then after draft disappointment played for Philadelphia in the Shaw’s Pro Summer League for NBA hopefuls. Last fall, Brown was a starter for One World All-Stars, a touring team that played exhibitions on Division I college campuses. He went to the U.S. Basketball League this spring, but played only one game (5.0 ppg in 7 minutes for Pennsylvania).

COLLEGE:
Brown just missed becoming the first freshman to lead the nation in scoring, averaging 24.6 points in his first season at GW, trailing only Courtney Alexander of Fresno State (24.8) among Division I players … Was the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year and was named Rookie of the Week six times in 1999-2000, and recorded eight 30-point games, including a career-high 42 against Siena … His 738 points is GW single-season record, surpassing 31-year mark owned by Bob Tallent ... Was MVP of the BB&T Classic in Washington, scoring 50 points in two games … Honorable mention All-American by The Associated Press, first team All-Freshman by Basketball News, and second team All-Atlantic 10 … Numbers slipped in his second season, when he ranked second in Colonials’ scoring (17.3 points). Scored 20 or more points 12 times, and his 50 points in two games (St. John’s, Maryland) again made him MVP of the BB&T Classic … His 20.9 career scoring average ranks second in GW history to Joe Holup’s 21.4 from 1952-56.

PERSONAL:
Full name is SirValiant Martin Brown … Brown’s brother’s name is Cody SirLancelot, as their parents were fascinated by King Arthur’s Knights of the Roundtable … Had offers from UCLA and Kentucky, among other schools, but wanted to play for Texas Coach Tom Penders, who called Brown “one of the best point guards I’ve ever recruited.” … When Penders moved to George Washington, Brown got the chance to play close to home … Ranked fifth in Virginia Top 15 prospects in 1998-99, as selected by The Roanoke Times … Led Lee-Springfield to a 41-9 record his final two seasons, and Group AAA state semifinals his season year (1998-99) … As a senior, averaged 27 points, 5 assists and 3 steals per game and named to Associated Press Group AAA all-state first team.