2020-21 M. Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 44
Gabe Brown
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ypsilanti, Mich.
- High School:
- Belleville
Bio
THE WORD
Coming off his best summer and off-season since coming to MSU • A gym rat with a high basketball IQ, he is among the most improved players on the team after spending time in the gym and the weight room • Athletic wing who can score in a variety of ways • Very good outside shooter • Tremendous passion for the game • Grew six inches between his freshman and junior years in high school.
2020-21
Appeared in 25 games, starting five times • Fifth on the team in scoring with 7.2 points per game • Also grabbed 2.7 rebounds per game • Second on the team in field goal percentage, connecting on 47.1 percent of his shots • Led the team in 3-point percentage, hitting 42.0 percent of his shots from outside the arc • Tied for second on the team in 3-point field goals made (34) • Fifth on the team in minutes played (20.7) • Scored in double figures nine times, including six against Big Ten opponents • Connected on a season-high four 3-pointers four times during the season • Had a career-high 20 points against Oakland (12/13) • Tallied a Big Ten season-high 15 points in a loss to Iowa (2/13) • Scored 14 points and hit four shots from 3-point land in a win at Indiana (2/20).
2019-20
Appeared in 31 games, starting 16 times • Averaged 9.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game • Fourth on the team in minutes played (22.0 mpg) • Second on the team in 3-point field goal percentage (34.1 percent) and third on the team in 3-point field goals made (31) • Recipient of the team’s Most Improved Player Award • Scored in double figures eight times • Started 13 straight games at one point (12/8 vs. Rutgers to 1/29 vs. Northwestern), scoring in double figures five times during that span while averaging 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds • Had his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes during a win at Northwestern (12/18) • Tallied 14 points, hitting a career-high 8-of-8 free throws, in a win over Rutgers (12/8) • Scored a career-high 17 points, hitting a career-best five 3-pointers, in a win at Nebraska (2/20).
2018-19
Appeared in 32 games • Averaged 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.9 minutes per game • Connected on 37.3 percent of his 3-point attempts (16-of-43) • Scored in double figures twice • Played a career-high 22 minutes in a win over Nebraska (3/5) • Made his first appearance and scored his first basket at home in a win over FGCU (11/11) • Hit a pair of big 3-pointers late in the second half during an overtime loss at Louisville (11/27) • Scored 11 points, hitting 3-of-4 3-point attempts, in a win over Green Bay (12/16) • Came off the bench to score 15 points, connecting on 4-of-6 shots from long distance, in 16 minutes against LSU (3/29) in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
2018 Detroit News Class A First Team honoree and All-West First Team selection • 2018 Detroit Free Press Class A First Team selection • Averaged 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 blocks to help Belleville reach the Class A regional finals • Connected on 42.0 percent of his 3-point field goal attempts • 2017 Detroit Free Press Class A All-State honoree • 2017 Detroit News Class A Third Team honoree, while also earning Detroit News All-West honors • Averaged 15.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks as a junior at Belleville High School • Shot 60.2 percent from the field and 41 percent from 3-point range • Led Belleville to a 20-3 record and a district title • 2017 Associated Press Class A All-State honorable mention.
PERSONAL
Gabriel Thomas Brown • Born March 5, 2000 in Ypsilanti, Mich. • The son of Nick Brown • Has two brothers, Stephone Fredrick, who went to Bethany Lutheran College, and Nick, who went to William Penn University • An honor roll student at Belleville • Lists his brothers, mother, grandparents and his late father as the most influential people in his life • Switched to No. 44 as a sophomore to honor his father • Lists The Proud Family and The Regular Show as his favorite TV shows • Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Kobe Bryant • Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers • Majoring in communication.
Coming off his best summer and off-season since coming to MSU • A gym rat with a high basketball IQ, he is among the most improved players on the team after spending time in the gym and the weight room • Athletic wing who can score in a variety of ways • Very good outside shooter • Tremendous passion for the game • Grew six inches between his freshman and junior years in high school.
2020-21
Appeared in 25 games, starting five times • Fifth on the team in scoring with 7.2 points per game • Also grabbed 2.7 rebounds per game • Second on the team in field goal percentage, connecting on 47.1 percent of his shots • Led the team in 3-point percentage, hitting 42.0 percent of his shots from outside the arc • Tied for second on the team in 3-point field goals made (34) • Fifth on the team in minutes played (20.7) • Scored in double figures nine times, including six against Big Ten opponents • Connected on a season-high four 3-pointers four times during the season • Had a career-high 20 points against Oakland (12/13) • Tallied a Big Ten season-high 15 points in a loss to Iowa (2/13) • Scored 14 points and hit four shots from 3-point land in a win at Indiana (2/20).
2019-20
Appeared in 31 games, starting 16 times • Averaged 9.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game • Fourth on the team in minutes played (22.0 mpg) • Second on the team in 3-point field goal percentage (34.1 percent) and third on the team in 3-point field goals made (31) • Recipient of the team’s Most Improved Player Award • Scored in double figures eight times • Started 13 straight games at one point (12/8 vs. Rutgers to 1/29 vs. Northwestern), scoring in double figures five times during that span while averaging 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds • Had his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes during a win at Northwestern (12/18) • Tallied 14 points, hitting a career-high 8-of-8 free throws, in a win over Rutgers (12/8) • Scored a career-high 17 points, hitting a career-best five 3-pointers, in a win at Nebraska (2/20).
2018-19
Appeared in 32 games • Averaged 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.9 minutes per game • Connected on 37.3 percent of his 3-point attempts (16-of-43) • Scored in double figures twice • Played a career-high 22 minutes in a win over Nebraska (3/5) • Made his first appearance and scored his first basket at home in a win over FGCU (11/11) • Hit a pair of big 3-pointers late in the second half during an overtime loss at Louisville (11/27) • Scored 11 points, hitting 3-of-4 3-point attempts, in a win over Green Bay (12/16) • Came off the bench to score 15 points, connecting on 4-of-6 shots from long distance, in 16 minutes against LSU (3/29) in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
2018 Detroit News Class A First Team honoree and All-West First Team selection • 2018 Detroit Free Press Class A First Team selection • Averaged 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 blocks to help Belleville reach the Class A regional finals • Connected on 42.0 percent of his 3-point field goal attempts • 2017 Detroit Free Press Class A All-State honoree • 2017 Detroit News Class A Third Team honoree, while also earning Detroit News All-West honors • Averaged 15.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks as a junior at Belleville High School • Shot 60.2 percent from the field and 41 percent from 3-point range • Led Belleville to a 20-3 record and a district title • 2017 Associated Press Class A All-State honorable mention.
PERSONAL
Gabriel Thomas Brown • Born March 5, 2000 in Ypsilanti, Mich. • The son of Nick Brown • Has two brothers, Stephone Fredrick, who went to Bethany Lutheran College, and Nick, who went to William Penn University • An honor roll student at Belleville • Lists his brothers, mother, grandparents and his late father as the most influential people in his life • Switched to No. 44 as a sophomore to honor his father • Lists The Proud Family and The Regular Show as his favorite TV shows • Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Kobe Bryant • Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers • Majoring in communication.
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