The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
J'Covan Brown
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Port Arthur, Texas
- High School:
- Memorial
Returns for his third season in the backcourt rotation ... played in 69 of a possible 70 career games (nine starts) in his first two years ... one of five players selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team ... enters the season ranked second on the UT career free throw percentage list (.870, 188-of-216) ... has reached the 20-point mark a total of eight times in his career ... tied the UT single-season record for most 20-point games off the bench (five) during the 2010-11 season ... averaged a team-best 22.0 points per game while converting a perfect 25-of-25 free throws during UT[apos]s two NCAA Tournament contests last year ... ranked fourth on the squad in assists (2.1 apg), tied for fourth in scoring (10.4 ppg) and tied for third in steals (31) despite playing just 21.5 minutes per contest as a sophomore ... ranked second on the team in assists (80) and fifth in scoring (9.6 ppg) as a freshman ... three-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll member.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010-11:
Academic All-Big 12 First Team choice ... played in all 36 games off the bench ... led the team and ranked third in the Big 12 Conference in free throw percentage (.861, 105-of-122) ... ranked fourth on the team in assists (2.1 apg), tied for fourth in scoring (10.4 ppg) and tied for third in steals (31) despite playing just 21.5 minutes per contest ... tied for second on the squad in three-point field goal percentage (.385, 45-of-117) ... tied the UT single-season record for most 20-point games off the bench with five (mark shared by Reggie Freeman in 1994-95 and Joey Wright in 1988-89) ... reached double figures in scoring in 18 of UT[apos]s 36 games ... during UT[apos]s two NCAA Tournament contests, he averaged a team-best 22.0 points per game while converting a perfect 25-of-25 free throws ... registered 14 points in 22 minutes during the loss to No. 5/4 Pittsburgh in the title game of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (Nov. 19) ... added 17 points in 29 minutes at USC (Dec. 5) ... followed with 18 points (5-of-8 FG, 4-of-5 threes) in 24 minutes against Texas State (Dec. 11) ... recorded 17 points (5-of-7 threes) and tied a season high with six assists in 32 minutes against Coppin State (Dec. 31) ... posted 20 points (7-of-14 FG) in 29 minutes during the home overtime loss to eventual national champion and No. 8/9 Connecticut (Jan. 8) ... added eight points, tied a season high with six rebounds and tallied six assists against one turnover in the home win against No. 11/10 Texas A&M (Jan. 19) ... registered a game-high 23 points (6-of-10 FG, 3-of-6 threes, 8-of-10 FT) and added three boards, one assist and one steal in 29 minutes in the come-from-behind win at No. 2/2 Kansas (Jan. 22) ... 17 of his 23 points in the win at Kansas came in the second half (4-of-5 FG, 2-of-3 threes, 7-of-8 FT) ... tallied 18 points (7-of-13 FG) in 25 minutes at Nebraska (Feb. 19) ... added 21 points (6-of-12 FG, 4-of-6 threes) and five assists in 27 minutes at Colorado (Feb. 26) ... averaged 14.3 points (second on team) while hitting 15-of-28 (.536) field goals, including 8-of-16 (.500) from three-point range, and posted seven assists against three turnovers during UT[apos]s three games at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship ... recorded 11 points (5-of-8 FG) and five assists against one turnover in 23 minutes in the quarterfinal win against Oklahoma (March 10) ... registered 15 points (5-of-8 FG, 3-of-5 threes) in 24 minutes against Texas A&M in the semifinals (March 11) ... added 17 points (4-of-8 threes) in 22 minutes against No. 2/2 Kansas in the title game (March 12) ... posted a game-high 21 points (12-of-12 FT), six boards and three assists in the NCAA Second Round win against Oakland (March 18) ... hit eight of the 12 free throws in the final 7:32 to seal the victory against Oakland ... recorded a game-high 23 points (13-of-13 FT), three rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes during the NCAA Third Round contest against No. 17/15 Arizona (March 20) ... his 13 free throws made tied the school record for most free throws made without a miss in any game in UT history (shared with Jim Krivacs, 13-of-13 vs. Northern Montana on Nov. 27, 1978) ... his 11 free throws without a miss in the second half against Arizona also set a school record for most free throws made in a half without a miss ... earned a spot on the Spring 2011 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009-10:
Played in 33 games (nine starts) ... led the Big 12 Conference in free throw percentage (.883, 83-of-94) ... posted 39 assists against 19 turnovers (2.05 ratio) over the final 14 games of the year ... second on the team in assists (80) and fifth in scoring (9.6 ppg) ... led the team in assists 10 times ... reached the 20-point mark in scoring three times and recorded 15 double-figure scoring games ... opened his career with seven straight double-figure scoring games ... changed his jersey number from 14 to 50 prior to the Nov. 29 game at Rice to pay tribute to injured teammate Varez Ward ... tallied 13 points (3-of-6 threes) against UC Irvine (Nov. 15) ... posted 10 points (3-of-3 FG, 2-of-2 threes, 2-of-2 FT) and three assists against Western Carolina (Nov. 18) ... scored 14 points (5-of-10 FG, 4-of-4 FT) versus Iowa (Nov. 23) ... notched 12 points (4-of-9 FG) and three assists against Pittsburgh (Nov. 24) ... totaled 15 points (8-of-8 FT), five rebounds and four assists at Rice (Nov. 29) ... recorded 11 points (4-of-4 FT) and four rebounds against USC (Dec. 3) ... followed with 13 points (5-of-12 FG, 3-of-6 threes), five rebounds, four assists and two steals against Long Beach State (Dec. 7) ... posted 21 points (6-of-12 FG, 3-of-6 threes, 6-of-6 FT), five rebounds, three assists and two steals against No. 10/10 North Carolina (Dec. 19) ... dished out five assists against Colorado (Jan. 9) ... set his career high with 10 rebounds and recorded his first double-double with 14 points (5-of-12 FG) against Texas A&M (Jan. 16) ... registered 15 points, four assists and two steals against No. 24/NR Baylor (Jan. 30) ... set a career high with 28 points (9-of-19 FG, 8-of-9 FT), including 26 in the second half, along with four rebounds against No. 1/1 Kansas (Feb. 8) ... followed with 12 points and a career-high six assists against Nebraska (Feb. 13) ... recorded 15 points (4-of-8 FG, 6-of-6 threes) and five assists in a career-high 33 minutes against Oklahoma (Mar. 1) ... matched his career high with six assists against No. 21/22 Baylor (Mar. 6) ... posted a team-high 20 points (all in the second half or overtime) in 22 minutes during the NCAA First Round loss to Wake Forest (Mar. 18) ... earned a spot on the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Rolls (minimum 3.0 GPA).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended one year of post-graduate school at Parkview Christian School in Houston, Texas ... spent his junior and senior seasons at Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas ... averaged 29.9 points per game while playing in 11 contests during his senior season ... led Memorial to a 29-6 record while averaging 27 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals per game as a junior ... earned all-state, all-region and first-team All-District 21-5A accolades in his junior season ... posted a career-high 50 points in a non-district game at Spring Westfield as a junior ... spent his freshman and sophomore years at Beaumont Kelly High School and led the Bulldogs to back-to-back 6A TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) state titles ... averaged 25 points, seven assists and six rebounds per contest while earning first-team all-state honors as a sophomore ... averaged 20.3 points, seven assists and four rebounds per game while earning second-team all-state accolades in his freshman year.
PERSONAL:
Full name is J[apos]Covan Marquis Brown ... majoring in Applied Learning and Development with a minor in Social Work ... son of Johnny Ray and Angela Brown ... has one daughter, Jordyn Brown (born July 26, 2010) ... has two older brothers, Sidney and Johnathan, and a younger sister, Jasmine ... born Feb. 14, 1990 in Port Arthur, Texas ... cousin of former Texas Basketball standout B.J. Tyler (1992-94) ... Tyler earned third-team All-America honors by The Associated Press as a senior in 1993-94 and was the No. 20 overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
