What other future pro star was a high school classmate of Shannon Brown?
Shannon Brown (born November 29, 1985, in Maywood, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing guard, for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. High school/college career Brown attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, where his teammates included fellow 2006 draftee Dee Brown (no relation). In 2003, he was named Illinois Mr. Basketball and a McDonald’s All-American. Brown played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. He was second-team All-Big Ten as a junior and was an All-Big Ten Defensive selection. [edit] NCAA statistics Freshman (2003–2004): 22.9 mpg, 7.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.1 spg, 45.1% FG, 34.1% 3ptFG, 80.7% FT[1] Sophomore (2004–2005): 25.1 mpg, 10.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.2 spg, 44.7% FG, 33.0% 3ptFG, 84.8% FT[2] Junior (2005–2006): 35.2 mpg, 17.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.5 spg, 46.7% FG, 39.0% 3ptFG, 83.0% FT[3] [edit] NBA career Brown was drafted in the first round with the 25th overall pick of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Cl
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: The Lakers are a rock solid squad thick with talent and thin on major concerns. That doesn’t mean there aren’t interesting and potentially significant details to kick around. Lakers Point Guards We’ve hit on the whole Complacency Thing. Monday, we talked about the playing time issues in the front court. Among the guards, there’s an interesting dynamic as well, with Derek Fisher, Jordan Farmar, and Shannon Brown jockeying for minutes. Meanwhile, all three can or will be free agents the end of the season (Brown has the right to opt out of the two year deal he signed this summer). Fish has made it very clear he’d like to keep playing beyond this season. Like most young players, Farmar wants to start. Brown is looking to build on a strong end to last season and continue to solidify his place in the league. Individually, they’ll all be motivated to put up numbers. When we talked to Fish before camp started, he noted that it’s up to the three of them,
