Shannon Brown Finds Home In Los Angeles
5/29/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
May 29, 2009
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Former Michigan State Spartan guard Shannon Brown has found an NBA home with the Los Angeles Lakers. Thanks in part to his play during the playoffs, the Lakers have advanced through the Western Conference to the NBA Finals. Brown is averaging 14.4 minutes and 5.7 points in 18 playoff contests, shooting .444 from the field and .480 from 3-point range. In Los Angeles' game-five win over Denver in the Western Conference Finals, Brown scored six second-half points, including a thunderous dunk over Chris Andersen. He also played good defense, helping limit Chauncey Billups to just three second-half points.
Click here to read a recent story in the Los Angeles Times on Brown's play.
In three years at Michigan State, Brown scored 1,183 career points, an average of 12.2 per contest. Individually, Brown's best season came during his junior year when he averaged 17.2 points in 2005-06, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors. In 2005, he was a key part of MSU's Final Four squad, earning Most Outstanding Player honors for the Austin Regional after scoring 24 points in a 94-88 double overtime win over Kentucky.
