Derrick Paul Brown is an American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player who currently plays for the New York Knicks

New York Knicks

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. Brown played three years at Xavier University

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

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, where he graduated in 2009.

Professional career

Derrick Brown entered the 2009 NBA Draft

2009 NBA Draft

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, and was selected 40th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte Bobcats

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.

On July 13, 2009, he was signed to a two-year contract by the Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte Bobcats

The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...

. On February 24, 2011, Derrick Brown was waived by the Bobcats after a trade with the Thunder that sent Nazr Mohammed

Nazr Mohammed

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 to the Thunder. The New York Knicks

New York Knicks

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 announced on March 1, 2011 that they had claimed Brown off waivers.

Regular season

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| align="left" | 2009–10

2009–10 NBA season

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| align="left" | Charlotte

Charlotte Bobcats

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| 57 || 0 || 9.4 || .463 || .286 || .667 || 1.4 || .3 || .4 || .2 || 3.3
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| align="left" | 2010–11

2010–11 NBA season

The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...

| align="left" | Charlotte
| 41 || 1 || 11.9 || .549 || .333 || .532 || 2.0 || .7 || .4 || .2 || 3.7
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| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | New York

New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

| 8 || 0 || 11.0 || .667 || .750 || .538 || 1.9 || .5 || .5 || .2 || 4.3
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| align="left" | Career
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| 106 || 1 || 10.5 || .511 || .412 || .606 || 1.7 || .5 || .4 || .2 || 3.5

Playoffs

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| align="left" | 2009–10

2010 NBA Playoffs

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| align="left" | Charlotte

Charlotte Bobcats

The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...

| 2 || 0 || .5 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

Career highs

• Points: 18 vs. Phoenix 01/16/10
• Rebounds: 7 @ Detroit 11/5/10
• Assists: 4 2 times
• Steals: 2 10 times
• Blocks: 2 4 times

External links

• http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/brown_derrick00.html
• http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Derrick-Brown-1203/
• http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_brown_090713.html