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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name         = J'Covan Brown
| image        = J'Covan Brown in 2016.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| caption      = Brown with [[AEK B.C.|AEK Athens]] in 2016
| position     = [[Point guard]] / [[Shooting guard]]
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 2
| weight_lb    = 202
| league       = [[Turkish Basketball Super League]]<br />[[Basketball Champions League|Champions League]]
| team         = Pınar Karşıyaka
| number       = 14
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|02|14}}
| birth_place  = [[Port Arthur, Texas]]
| nationality  = American
| high_school  = [[Memorial High School (Port Arthur, Texas)|Memorial]] (Port Arthur, Texas)
| college      = [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]] (2009–2012)
| draft_year   = 2012
| career_start = 2012
| years1       = 2012
| team1        = [[Rethymno Aegean B.C.|Rethymno Aegean]]
| years2       = 2013–2014
| team2        = [[K.A.O.D. B.C.|KAOD]]
| years3       = 2014
| team3        = [[Cañeros del Este|Cañeros de La Romana]]
| years4       = 2014–2015
| team4        = [[BC Astana|Astana]]
| years5       = 2015–2016
| team5        = [[Türk Telekom B.K.|Türk Telekom]]
| years6       = 2016
| team6        = [[AEK B.C.|AEK Athens]]
| years7       = 2016–present
| team7        = [[Pınar Karşıyaka]]
| highlights   = 
*[[Kazakhstan Division I Basketball League|Kazakhstan Basketball League]] ([[2014–15 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship|2015]])
*First-team All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (2012)
}}
'''J'Covan Marquis Brown''' (born February 14, 1990) is an American professional [[basketball]] player currently plays for [[Pınar Karşıyaka]] of the [[Turkish Basketball Super League]] (BSL). He played college basketball for the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/JCovan-Brown/Summary/4280 |title=J'Covan Brown |publisher= Realgm.com |date= |accessdate=2015-02-25}}</ref>

==High school career==
Brown played high school basketball at [[Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School]] in Beaumont, TX and [[Memorial High School (Port Arthur, Texas)|Memorial High School]] in [[Port Arthur, Texas]]. With Kelly, he won two 5A TAPPS State Championships (2005 and 2006).

==College career==
[[Image:J'Covan Brown.jpg|thumb|left|140px|J'Covan Brown playing for [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]].]]
After high school, Brown played [[college basketball]] at [[University of Texas at Austin|The University of Texas]] with the [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas Longhorns]], from 2009 to 2012. In his senior year at Texas J’Covan averaged 20.1 ppg and 3.8 apg, almost two times the amount of the team's second-leading scorer, [[Sheldon McClellan]] and was able to take his team to the Big 12 Tournament Semifinals in 2012. In his junior season also (2011–12) at Texas, Brown was selected to the All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] First team. He was also named the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] All-Tournament team.<ref>[http://www.burntorangenation.com/2012/3/5/2847397/jcovan-brown-named-first-team-all-big-12-basketball J'Covan Brown Named First Team All-Big 12 Basketball]</ref>

==Professional career==
Brown went undrafted in the [[2012 NBA draft]]. On August 28, 2012, he signed a one-year deal with [[Rethymno Aegean B.C.|Rethymno Aegean]] of the [[Greek Basket League]]. However, on December 1, 2012, he was released by the club after appearing in just six games with averages of 9.3 points per game.<ref name=sham>[http://data.shamsports.com/content/pages/playerProfiles/profileDisplay.jsp?id=1944 ShamSports.com: J'Covan Brown player profile]</ref>

In July 2013, Brown joined the [[New York Knicks]] for the [[2013 NBA Summer League]]. On November 5, 2013, he signed with [[K.A.O.D. B.C.|KAOD]] for the rest of the [[2013–14 Greek Basket League]] season.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/jcovan-brown-signed-kaod/ |title=J'Covan Brown signed by KAOD |publisher=Court-side.com |date=2013-11-05 |accessdate=2015-02-25}}</ref> He went on to average 17.2 points per game to finish as the league's second best scorer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid/KAZ/ot/1/pid/6076771/season/2015/tid/6001717/playerView.html |title=J’Covan Marquis Brown profile |publisher=FIBA.com |date= |accessdate=2015-02-25}}</ref> On May 17, 2014, he signed with [[Cañeros del Este|Caneros de La Romana]] of the [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto]].<ref name="sham" />

On August 8, 2014, Brown signed a one-year deal [[BC Astana]] of the [[Kazakhstan Division I Basketball League]].<ref name="sham" />

On June 4, 2015, he signed with [[Türk Telekom B.K.|Türk Telekom]] of the [[Turkish Basketball League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Turk Telekom Ankara lands Michael Jenkins and J'Covan Brown|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/162963/turk-telekom-ankara-lands-michael-jenkins-and-j-covan-brown.html|accessdate=June 5, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>

On January 19, 2016, he left the club and signed with [[AEK B.C.|AEK Athens]] until the end of the season with a prospect of renewal for another year.<ref>{{cite news|title=AEK Athens B.C. signs J'Covan Brown|url=http://www.aekbc.gr/en/articles-690/aek-athens-b-c-signs-brown.htm|accessdate=January 27, 2016|work=Aekbc.gr|date=January 27, 2016}}</ref>

On July 14, 2016, he signed with Turkish club [[Pınar Karşıyaka]].<ref>{{cite news|title=J’Covan Brown added by Karsiyaka|url=http://www.court-side.com/news/jcovan-brown-added-by-karsiyaka/|accessdate=July 31, 2016|work=court-side.com|date=July 14, 2016}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Domestic Leagues===

====Regular season====
{{Basketball player statistics legend}}
{{Small|Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.}}
{{Basketball player statistics start}}
|-
| [[2012–13 Greek Basket League|2012–13]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE|size=20px}} [[Rethymno Aegean B.C.|Rethymno]]
| align=left | [[Greek Basket League|GBL]]
| 6 || 19.5 || .339 || .355 || .636 || 1.2 || 0.8 || '''0.8''' || 0.0 || 9.3
|-
| [[2013–14 Greek Basket League|2013–14]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE|size=20px}}  [[KAOD BC|KAOD]]
| align=left | [[Greek Basket League|GBL]]
| '''23''' || '''30.3''' || '''.451''' || '''.403''' || .869 || '''2.9''' || 2.0 || '''0.8''' || 0.0 || '''17.3'''
|-
|-
| [[2015–16 Greek Basket League|2015–16]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE|size=20px}}  [[AEK Athens BC|AEK Athens]]
| align=left | [[Greek Basket League|GBL]]
| 10 || 21.3 || .319 || .272 || '''.906''' || 1.5 || '''2.4''' || 0.6 || '''0.2''' || 8.2
|-
|}

====Playoffs====
{{Basketball player statistics start}}
|-
| [[2013–14 Greek Basket League|2013–14]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE|size=20px}} [[KAOD BC|KAOD]]
| align=left | [[Greek Basket League|GBL]]
| 2 || '''30.5''' || .319 || .222 || '''866''' || 2.0 || '''4.0''' || 0.5 || 0.0 || '''16.5'''
|-
| [[2015–16 Greek Basket League|2015–16]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE|size=20px}} [[AEK Athens BC|AEK Athens]]
| align=left | [[Greek Basket League|GBL]]
| '''10''' || 28.2 || '''.365''' || '''.384''' || 743 || '''3.0''' || 3.6 || '''0.7''' || '''0.1''' || 12.2
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/J'Covan_Brown/187078 Eurobasket.com profile]
*[http://www.texassports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2364 Texas bio]

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[[Category:Sportspeople from Port Arthur, Texas]]
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