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Elijah Brown - Men's Basketball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Elijah Brown

Position

Guard

Height

6-4

Weight

200 lbs.

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Orange County, Calif.

Previous School

Butler University

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Unanimous selection as All-Mountain West Conference First Team honoree and MW Newcomer of the Year by the coaches and the media…All District First Team by the USBWA and NABC…His season made an impact on the record books, as he finished third all-time in free throws made at 217, two short of Cameron Bairstow in 2013-14…He tied Bairstow in total points scored at 694, which ranks fourth all-time…He was just shy of becoming the fourth Lobo ever to score 700 or more points in a season…Team’s leading scorer and second in the MW with 21.7 points per game…Team’s third leading rebounder at 5.5 boards per game…Second on the team and 10th in the MW with 3.1 assists per game…Named Mountain West Player of the Week three times…Scored a career-high 41 points on 13-for-23 shooting at home against Fresno State, while also pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds (2-27-16)…Shot 15-for-15 from the free throw line, one short of the school record, in a home win against Nevada (12-30-15)…Scored 33 points on the road in a win over San Jose State, the most points ever by a Lobo off the bench (1-23-16)…Scored 31 points on 8-for-17 shooting in his second game as a Lobo in a win at New Mexico State (11-15-15).

SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
Redshirt season after transferring from Butler University.

BUTLER UNIVERSITY (2013-14)
Was the Bulldogs’ fourth-leading scorer (6.8 ppg) as a true freshman…Appeared in 30 of Butler’s 31 games… Best game of the season came against No. 11 Villanova (12-31-13) as he tallied 19 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists and three steals… Recorded double-digit scoring games against No. 5 Oklahoma State, Xavier, Marquette, Seton Hall and Princeton… Led Butler in free throw shooting (.854)… Made first collegiate start at St. John’s (2-18-14).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played final two seasons of his prep career at Southern California powerhouse Mater Dei High School… Helped guide the Monarchs to a pair of state titles… Named to the Los Angeles Times All-Area Team as a senior… Second Team All-State as a senior… Averaged 17.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in his final season with the Monarchs.

PERSONAL
Son of veteran NBA coach Mike Brown… Has one younger brother Cameron who is decorated prep football player in Cleveland… Favorite NBA player is Steph Curry… Lists Glory Road and 42 among his favorite films… Favorite saying is advice from his parents; “Don’t talk about it, be about it”… Communications major.