Tony Brown

Bio

Tony Brown (born September 22, 1979) is a 6’3” guard from Hyrum, UT. He is one of the best shooters in program history.

Utah State Career

Inducted into the Utah State basketball Hall of Fame in 2018. One of the best shooters in Aggie basketball history, Tony Brown earned honorable mention All-America honors from Basketball News following his senior season in 2002, as he averaged 14.9 points, 4.8 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game. He also earned firstteam all-Big West Conference honors following his senior season as he shot 48.9 percent from the field, 45.9 percent from 3-point range and 85.7 percent at the free throw line, and scored in double figures 24 times, including 10 games with 20-plus points. As a senior, he was also named to the Big West Conference All-Tournament team. During his junior campaign, Brown earned secondteam all-Big West honors as he averaged 11.7 points, 3.2 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game, while shooting 42.2 percent from the field, 41.0 percent from 3-point range and 84.3 percent at the free throw line. As a junior, Brown scored in double figures 18 times with four 20-point games and made one of the most memorable shots in school history in the finals seconds of regulation against No. 25 Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to tie the game. USU went on to defeat the Buckeyes in overtime to notch its first NCAA Tournament win in 31 years. Along with being a two-time all-conference selection, Brown was also named to the league’s all-freshman team in 1999 as he averaged 11.0 points and shot 40.5 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from 3-point range and 92.1 percent at the free throw line, which is a single-season school record. Brown, who was named the Big West Conference Player of the Week three times during his career, helped Utah State to a 79-20 (.798) record during his final three seasons, including a 42-8 (.840) mark in league play as USU won two regular season Big West Championships (2000, 2002) and two Big West postseason titles (2000, 2001), while advancing to the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and 2001, and the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 2002. During his sophomore season in 2000, USU set a school record with its 28 wins and posted a perfect 16-0 mark in conference play. The Aggies then matched that school record in 2001 by posting another 28-6 record. For his career, Brown ranks 10th all-time in scoring (1,564) and holds the school record for career free throw shooting at 87.0 percent. Brown also ranks second all-time in school history in both 3-pointers made (283) and attempted (686), is third all-time in assists (396), fourth all-time in minutes played (3,841), fifth all-time in games played (127), fifth all-time in steals (146), fifth all-time in games started (112), eighth all-time in field goal attempts (1,127), 11th all-time in three-point shooting (.413) and 11th all-time in double-figure scoring games (75). He scored a career-high 29 points against Pacific during his senior season, one of 18 games overall where he scored 20 or more points, and had three games where he dished out 10 assists. Following his collegiate career, Brown was one of 16 Aggie greats named to USU’s All-Century basketball team in 2005.

2001-02 SEASON (SR): Earned first-team all-Big West honors following an excellent season in which he averaged 14.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game while starting all 31 games for the Aggies… Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches/Pontiac Division I All-District Team… Also named an honorable mention All-American by Basketball News and a mid-major All-American by CollegeInsider.com, which consisted of the top-20 players I the country from mid-major universities… Was the Most Valuable Player of the Gossner Foods Classic after averaging 22.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists over two games as he led the Aggies to their eighth straight tournament title… Also earned Big West Player of the Week honors for his performance in the Gossner Classic… Ranked first in the Big West in assists (149), three-point shooting percentage (.436) and free throw percentage (.857), second in three-point field goals made (75) and steals (51), and sixth in points per game… His 43.6 percent shooting from three-point range ranked 28^thin the country, while his 85.7 percent from the free throw line was 45^th… Scored in double-figures 24 times, with 10 games exceeding 20 points… Also had three games with ten or more assists, and a double-double against BYU (12/1) with 20 points and 10 assists… Scored a career-high 29 points in the semifinal game of the Big West Tournament against Pacific (3/8) as he shot 6-of-11 from the field, 5-of-9 from three-point range and 12-of-15 from the free throw line… Broke into the number one spot in program history in career three-pointers made (283) and attempted (686), while moving to seventh-place on the all-time scoring list (1,564), third in assists (396), fifth in steals (146), second in games started (112), and first in games played with 127.

2000-01 SEASON (JR): A second-team all-Big West performer as a junior… Named the Big West Conference Player of the Week after leading USU to a runner-up finish in the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska… Was the team’s second-leading scorer at 11.7 points per game… Began the season by scoring 22 points versus Santa Clara and 21 against South Florida… Tied his career-high with seven threes at Boise State and had a season-high 23 points at Idaho… Scored in double-figures 18 times on the season… His 80 three-pointers made and 195 threes attempted are the third-most ever at USU for a single-season… Averaged 2.18 assists to every turnover which is the best ratio ever at USU and also the best in the Big West Conference… Was second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.410) and among the top-10 in three-point field goals per game and assists, along with finishing 13^thin the league in scoring at 11.7 points per game… Led the team in scoring 10 times during the season, which tied for the team high with Shawn Daniels.

1999-00 SEASON (SO): An honorable mention all-Big West selection… Earned conference player of the week honors on Feb. 28 as he scored a career-high 27 points at New Mexico State followed by a solid all-around performance at North Texas with seven rebounds and seven assists… Hit 43.8 percent of his three-point attempts (710162) and his 71 treys were the fifth most in USU single-season history… Made at least one three-pointer in 32-of-34 games… Drilled seven three pointers in two games late in the year, hitting 7-of-10 at New Mexico State and 7-of-9 against Idaho… Those seven threes in a single game are the second-most in Aggie history… Was the third leading scorer on the team at 11.6 points per game… Scored at least 20 points in four games and was in double figures 16 times on the year… Averaged 1.91 assists per turnover, which was among the top in the conference and the third best single-season ratio in USU history… Shot 52.6 percent from three in league play, which was the best in the conference… Was second overall in the league with 43.8 percent from behind the arc.

1998-99 SEASON (FR): Averaged 11.0 points per game en route to Big West Conference all-Freshman team honors… That average was third on the team… Started 14-of-28 games, including the first 13 contests of the year before coming off the bench… Was the first freshman to start extensively at USU since Jarobi Kemp in 1994… Hit 36.3 percent of his three-point attempts (57-157) to rank 10^thin the Big West… Tied the school record for single-game three-point field goal percentage by hitting 5-of-5 three-pointers at Cal State Fullerton… Committed just 31 turnovers on the year… Scored 18 points to lead USU in scoring in his first collegiate game against Simon Fraser… Led USU in scoring in seven games, including the Big West Tournament contest against UC Santa Barbara (18 points)… Had 17 double-figure scoring games on the season… Was an excellent free throw shooter hitting a school season record 92.1 percent (58-63) on the year, including 21 in a row to start the year (nine games).

Professional Career

Brown did not pursue professional basketball.

Career Timeline

1998-2002 Utah State