Darius Brown II
Bio
Darius Brown II (born July 28, 1999) is an American basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cal State Northridge Matadors, Montana State Bobcats and Utah State Aggies.
Utah State Career
- First-Team All-Mountain West (2024)
- Mountain West All-Defensive Team (2024)
- Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
- Third-Team All-Big Sky (2023)
- Second-Team All-Big West (2021)
- Transfer to Utah State
2023-24 – GRADUATE
Appeared and started in all 35 games, averaging a team-high 36.0 minutes per game… The 35 games are tied for the second-most started and the third-most played in a single-season…Played in 1,261 minutes to rank third on the single-season record list… Set the program record for assists in a single-season with 228… Tied for second in assist-to-turnover ratio in a single season with 3.40-to-1… Ranked third in assists per game during a single-season with 6.5… Tied for 12th in a single-season with 51 steals… Tied for eighth on the single-game record list with seven made 3-pointers at San José State (March 6)… Also recorded 151 rebounds, averaging 4.3 per game, and eight blocks… Shot 44.6 percent (152-of-341) from the field, 39.8 percent (64-of-161) from deep and 86.5 percent (64-of-74) at the free throw line… Scored in double figures in 24 games, including a season-high 25 points against San Diego State (Feb. 20)… Logged at least five assists in 27 games, including five games with double-digit assists… Had at least five rebounds in 14 games, including two games with double-digit rebounds… Logged six double-doubles during the campaign, including four with double-digit assists and two with double-digit rebounds… Recorded multiple steals in 14 games, including a career-best six against Northwest Nazarene (Dec. 9)… Named first-team all-Mountain West and to the all-Defensive Team… Named second-team NABC all-District 17… Two-time Mountain West Player of the Week (Feb. 26; March 11)… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors… Was a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete… Was a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
Professional / Post-Utah State Career
Document professional or overseas opportunities after Utah State and notable achievements.
Career Timeline
- 2018–2022 — Cal State Northridge
2022–2023 — Montana State
2023–2024 — Utah State
2024–Present — Cleveland Charge (NBA G League)
2026 — Cleveland Cavaliers
Utah State University Aggies Basketball 