NBA.com: Chucky Brown Bio

Chucky Brown is a 6-8 forward who has supplied rebounding, defense, spot scoring and enthusiasm to a number of teams in the NBA, the Continental Basketball Association and Italy. He has played for 10 different NBA teams during his 11 pro seasons, including two tours of duty with the Charlotte Hornets. A four-year player at North Carolina State, Brown averaged better than 16 points in both his junior and senior seasons. In his final year, 1988-89, he averaged 16.4 points and a conference-best 8.8 rebounds to earn an All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team selection. Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 1989 NBA Draft, Brown logged two decent seasons for the Cavaliers. In 1990-91, his second campaign, he averaged 8.5 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting .524 from the field. The Cavs released him in December of the following season, and he finished 1991-92 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Brown spent much of 1992-93 with the New Jersey Nets, appearing in 77 contests, after beginning that season with three games in Italy. In 1993-94 Brown played for two CBA teams and in one game for the Dallas Mavericks. He opened the 1994-95 campaign in the CBA but was picked up by the Houston Rockets in February. The Rockets, looking for help at forward because of injuries to Carl Herrera and Robert Horry and the trade of Otis Thorpe, found a place for Brown, who contributed to the team's run to the NBA championship. Brown, who also played for the CBA champion Yakima Sun Kings during the year, became only the second player (along with Tony Campbell in 1988) to win CBA and NBA titles in the same season. In his only full season with the Rockets, Brown started all 82 games in 1995-96 and averaged a career-high 8.6 points per game and set career-highs in virtually all other categories as well. His .541 field goal percentage was ninth-best in the NBA. After the season, Brown was traded along with three other players to Phoenix for Charles Barkley. He didn't get much playing time with the Suns, appearing in 10 games before being traded to Milwaukee in December, 1996. He played in 60 games for the Bucks, almost exclusively in a reserve role, and saw his scoring average dip to a career-low 2.9 ppg. He signed with the Atlanta Hawks as a free agent on October 2, 1997 and went on to average 5.0 ppg in 77 games for the Hawks in 1997-98. On Jan. 21, 1999 Brown signed with Charlotte as a free agent and he appeared in 48 games for the Hornets, averaging 8.5 ppg. He signed with San Antonio at the start of the 1999-2000 season and played in 30 games for the Spurs, 27 as a starter, before being waived by the Spurs on Feb. 4, 2000. He was signed by Charlotte four days later and played in 33 games in his second stint with the Hornets. For the season, he averaged 5.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game.

1999-2000 REGULAR SEASON
Signed as a free agent with Charlotte on 2/9 Waived by the Spurs on 2/4 Placed on the injured list on 1/25 Tallied 13 points (6-8 FG) in a 102-80 loss in Detroit on 12/3 Scored 16 points (8-11 FG) in a 106-90 victory over Dallas on 11/20

1998-1999 REGULAR SEASON
Registered 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in a 117-110 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on 5/4 Posted 17 points (8-13 FG) and 4 rebounds against the Miami Heat on 5/2 Totaled 16 points and 8 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers on 4/29 Recorded 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a 90-82 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on 4/17 Registered 12 points and 9 rebounds in a 95-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on 4/16 Posted 19 points (8-12 FG) and team-highs of 9 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in an 83-79 win over the Detroit Pistons on 4/14 Scored 13 points (6-10 FG) and grabbed 3 rebounds against the Toronto Raptors on 3/15 Made his first start for the Hornets, totaling 12 points (6-10 FG), 9 rebounds and 3 assists, against the Philadelphia 76ers on 3/10

1997-1998 REGULAR SEASON
Playing for Atlanta, his eighth NBA club, Brown appeared in 77 games, including eight starts, and averaged 5.0 poins and 2.4 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per game. He scored in double figures 13 times, recording a season-high 14 points three times. He grabbed a season-high nine rebounds, with 12 points, at Dallas on December 2. Brown missed five games from March 17-26 because of a pulled left groin. He played in every game in which he was healthy enough to appear. In four playoff games against the Charlotte Hornets, Brown averaged 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game, appearing as a reserve in all four contests.

1996-1997 REGULAR SEASON
Brown's career took a turn for the worse in 1996-97 when he got caught in logjams at both Phoenix and Milwaukee. Playing barely one-third of the minutes he played the year before, his scoring average dipped from 8.6 to 2.9 ppg, going from a career-high to a career-low. He logged just 10.8 minutes per game. Brown played 10 games for the Suns, averaging 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 8.3 minutes. On Dec. 4, he was traded to Milwaukee for Darrin Hancock and a future second-round draft pick. Playing behind workhorses Vin Baker and Glenn Robinson with the Bucks, Brown appeared in 60 games, averaging 2.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11.2 minutes. His shooting percentage, .508 with Milwaukee and .506 for the season, was the best on the Bucks. Brown scored in double figures four times, twice getting a seaon-high 13 points. Both came in late-season games--a 103-80 loss at Seattle on April 3 and a 132-123 win over New Jersey on April 13.

1995-1996 REGULAR SEASON
Brown had his best NBA season in 1995-96, starting all 82 games for the Houston Rockets. He averaged 8.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.57 steals and 0.46 blocked shots in 24.6 minutes per game, all career highs. His .541 shooting percentage ranked ninth in the NBA. He scored in double figures in 31 games, including a season-high 18 poins on 9-for-10 from the field at Toronto on Nov. 15. He had three double-figure rebounding efforts, matching his career high with 14 rebounds to go along with 16 points against New York on March 26. Brown averaged 8.1 points and 3.0 rebounds in eight playoff games for the Rockets, posting a playoff career-high 16 points in 29 minutes in Game 4 of the first round series against the Lakers. On Aug. 19, 1996 Brown was dealt with Sam Cassell, Robert Horry and Mark Bryant to Phoenix for Charles Barkley.

1994-1995 REGULAR SEASON
Brown's journeys as a basketball player brought him to a good place in 1994-95. He began the season with the CBA's Yakima Sun Kings and averaged 21.3 points through 31 games until the Houston Rockets signed him to two 10-day contracts in February. The Rockets were badly in need of frontcourt help, having traded forward Otis Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers and lacking the services of injured forwards Carl Herrera and Robert Horry. Brown stepped in and provided immediate relief, scoring 18 points against the Dallas Mavericks on February 28. His best game came against Dallas on April 11, when he scored 19 points and snatched 14 rebounds in 44 minutes. Overall, he appeared in 41 regular-season games, including 14 starts, and averaged 6.1 points and 4.6 rebounds in 19.9 minutes per game. Brown's role was reduced as the Rockets advanced through the playoffs to their second straight championship. He did appear in 20 of 21 postseason games, averaging 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds. In the conference semifinals against the Phoenix Suns he averaged 7.4 points in 22.9 minutes per contest. Brown's CBA team, Yakima, went on to win the CBA title, and Brown played enough games with the franchise to earn a CBA Championship ring. He became only the second player ever to win NBA and CBA rings in the same season, joining Tony Campbell, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Albany Patroons during the 1987-88 season. In his partial season with the Sun Kings, Brown led the club in scoring, and averaged 5.5 rebounds. For his exceptional effort, he was named to the 1995 CBA All-League First Team.

1993-1994 REGULAR SEASON
Brown spent much of the season in the CBA. Playing for both the Grand Rapids Hoops and the Yakima Sun Kings, he averaged 13.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. He earned a brief call-up with the Dallas Mavericks in November but appeared in only one game. In that outing Brown played 10 minutes, scored 3 points, and grabbed 1 rebound.

1992-1993 REGULAR SEASON
Brown began the season with three games in the Italian League, averaging 15.7 points and 7.3 rebounds for Panna Firenze. The New Jersey Nets then brought him back to the NBA and kept him on their roster all season. Brown appeared in 77 games for the Nets, averaging 5.1 points and 3.0 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game. Of his 232 rebounds, 88 came on the offensive end. He also saw action in 4 of 5 postseason games as the Nets lost a first-round series to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brown averaged 6.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in the playoffs.

1991-1992 REGULAR SEASON
Brown's 1991-92 season was the least productive of his first three NBA campaigns. After having played two seasons with Cleveland, he was waived by the Cavs on December 2. He didn't stay idle long, however, getting signed by the Los Angeles Lakers on December 5. For the season, he appeared in a total of 42 games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.0 rebounds. Playing without Magic Johnson, the Lakers finished at 43-39 and were ousted in the first round of the playoffs by the Portland Trail Blazers in four games. Brown averaged 6.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in the postseason.

1990-1991 REGULAR SEASON
Brown spent the 1990-91 season as a key contributor for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Appearing in 74 games, he averaged 8.5 points and 2.9 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per contest. His field-goal percentage was .524. The Cavaliers, who lost Mark Price to a season-ending knee injury early in the year, finished at 33-49 and missed the playoffs.

1989-1990 REGULAR SEASON
Brown entered the NBA as the 43rd overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft, claimed by the Cleveland Cavaliers. One of three rookies on the Cavs' roster, Brown appeared in 75 games in 1989-90. He averaged 7.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 17.9 minutes per game while shooting .470 from the field and .762 from the line. Cleveland finished at 42-40 and was defeated in the first round of the playoffs by the Philadelphia 76ers. Brown saw no action in the postseason.