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Brown followed up with a memorable
first-team All-ACC senior campaign. He
averaged 16.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per
contest, and achieved a 54.8 field goal per-
centage.
The most exciting moment proved to
be Brown's sophomore year, when the
Wolfpack won the 1987 ACC Tournament.
NCSU topped in-state rivals Duke (in over-
time), Wake Forest (two overtimes) and
finally North Carolina (68-67).
"The ACC championship in 1987 sticks
out because we were such a big underdog,"
Brown said. "Nobody thought we could do
it, and we did it.
"Also, my senior year when we played
North Carolina at Reynolds Coliseum was
probably my second best game."
The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Brown
with the No. 43 overall pick in the 1989
NBA Draft, and his odyssey through the
pro ranks began. Some of his teammates
his rookie year included several ACC prod-
ucts such as Georgia Tech's Mark Price,
UNC's Brad Daugherty, and Clemson's
Larry Nance and Tree Rollins. He also
played with current Golden State Warriors
head coach Steve Kerr.
Brown played for 12 different NBA
teams from 1989-2002 and shares the
league record in that category with three
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Brown was honored at PNC Arena earlier this
season when NC State took part in the Leg-
ends Classic. He was the Wolfpack's Legend
of the Game.
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