Oklahoma State University Athletics
Jamaal Brown
June 26, 2006 | Cowboy Basketball
2004-05 (Sophomore): While at the College of Southern Idaho, Brown was named an honorable mention All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association last season after leading his team to the national semifinals at the NJCAA national tournament. He led the team with a 15 points per game average, and had 283 assists, or 7.9 per game. He shot 45.5 percent from the floor, including 35 percent from beyond the arc, and 80.5 percent from the charity stripe. Brown had a 2.21 assist/turnover ratio for CSI. He was named to the all-tournament team at nationals, as CSI defeated Chipola College, 84-70, in the third-place game. CSI lost to Paris Junior College, the eventual junior college national champions, 70-69, in the semifinals. Brown averaged 15 points and 7.9 assists per game in his only year at the College of Southern Idaho. His 283 assists ranked ninth in the NJCAA. He was named first-team All-Region 18. Brown had 13 double-figure assists games, including a career-high 14 on two occasions. He nearly had a triple-double with 22 points, 14 assists and eight steals — a career high — against Scottsdale Community College. Brown was ranked the No. 3 point guard in the junior college ranks by hoopmasters.com. His coach was Gib Arnold. Brown was also recruited by Connecticut, Illinois, USC, Gonzaga, Purdue and Oklahoma.
2003-04 (Redshirt): Utah Valley State College was approved for a move as an independent to NCAA Division I status following Brown’s freshman season. Therefore, he left UVSC and returned to Chicago. It is considered his redshirt season.
2002-03 (Freshman): In his first collegiate season at Utah Valley State College, Brown averaged 15.1 points and 4.4 assists per game at Utah Valley State. He shot 43.4 percent from the floor, including 65-of-206 from beyond the three-point arc, and 65.2 percent from the free-throw line. In the final game of the regular season, he scored a career-high 36 points against CSI, his future school. Brown dished out a season-high 10 assists in an 85-53 win over Southern Nevada. He had a 1.61 assist/turnover ratio with 142 assists and 88 turnovers. Jamaal was named second-team All-Region 18 in 2003.
High School: Brown played for coach Chris Head at Westinghouse Career Academy in Chicago, Ill., and led the Warriors to a Class AA State Championship his senior year. He averaged 21 points and six assists per game that season, and was named first-team All-State by the News-Gazette. He was also named to the Class AA state all-tournament and honorable mention All-State by the Associated Press. Brown played 31 minutes in the 76-72 win over Springfield Lanphier in the state finals. With a one-point lead, he connected on two free throws with 26 seconds remaining to seal the victory. Lanphier’s top player was Andre Iguodala who played collegiately at Arizona and is currently with the Philadelphia 76ers. Brown scored a season-high 29 points vs. Roosevelt High from Gary, Ind., in the season opener of his senior year, and scored 28 vs. Chicago’s Crane High School in the quarterfinals of the Chicago Public League Playoffs. He finished the season with 11 20-point contests. His sophomore year, Westinghouse lost to Aurora West, 60-57, in the state finals, ending the season with a 32-2 record. In his four-year career at Westinghouse, his teams went a combined 107-20, good for a .843 winning percentage. Brown originally signed with UNC-Greensboro out of high school, and was also recruited by Ball State, Illinois-Chicago and Loyola of Chicago.
Personal: Born April 3, 1984, Jamaal is the son of Andrea Brown. He has a younger sister, Ashley. He lists shopping, talking to friends and playing video games as things to do in his spare time. Jamaal is majoring in education at Oklahoma State.
2003-04 (Redshirt): Utah Valley State College was approved for a move as an independent to NCAA Division I status following Brown’s freshman season. Therefore, he left UVSC and returned to Chicago. It is considered his redshirt season.
2002-03 (Freshman): In his first collegiate season at Utah Valley State College, Brown averaged 15.1 points and 4.4 assists per game at Utah Valley State. He shot 43.4 percent from the floor, including 65-of-206 from beyond the three-point arc, and 65.2 percent from the free-throw line. In the final game of the regular season, he scored a career-high 36 points against CSI, his future school. Brown dished out a season-high 10 assists in an 85-53 win over Southern Nevada. He had a 1.61 assist/turnover ratio with 142 assists and 88 turnovers. Jamaal was named second-team All-Region 18 in 2003.
High School: Brown played for coach Chris Head at Westinghouse Career Academy in Chicago, Ill., and led the Warriors to a Class AA State Championship his senior year. He averaged 21 points and six assists per game that season, and was named first-team All-State by the News-Gazette. He was also named to the Class AA state all-tournament and honorable mention All-State by the Associated Press. Brown played 31 minutes in the 76-72 win over Springfield Lanphier in the state finals. With a one-point lead, he connected on two free throws with 26 seconds remaining to seal the victory. Lanphier’s top player was Andre Iguodala who played collegiately at Arizona and is currently with the Philadelphia 76ers. Brown scored a season-high 29 points vs. Roosevelt High from Gary, Ind., in the season opener of his senior year, and scored 28 vs. Chicago’s Crane High School in the quarterfinals of the Chicago Public League Playoffs. He finished the season with 11 20-point contests. His sophomore year, Westinghouse lost to Aurora West, 60-57, in the state finals, ending the season with a 32-2 record. In his four-year career at Westinghouse, his teams went a combined 107-20, good for a .843 winning percentage. Brown originally signed with UNC-Greensboro out of high school, and was also recruited by Ball State, Illinois-Chicago and Loyola of Chicago.
Personal: Born April 3, 1984, Jamaal is the son of Andrea Brown. He has a younger sister, Ashley. He lists shopping, talking to friends and playing video games as things to do in his spare time. Jamaal is majoring in education at Oklahoma State.
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