MANHATTAN, Kan. – Former Kansas State guard Barry Brown, Jr. has accepted an invitation to play for the Orlando Magic Summer League Team, which will participate in the upcoming MGM Resorts NBA Summer League from Sunday, August 8 to Tuesday, August 17 at the Cox Pavilion and Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Brown joins former Wildcat teammate Xavier Sneed, who will play for the Charlotte Hornets in the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League, beginning on Sunday (August 8).
Brown and the Magic begin their Summer League schedule on Monday, August 9 at 7 p.m., CT against the Golden State Warriors on NBA TV. The team will play games on consecutive days on ESPN2 beginning with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, August 11 at 5 p.m., CT followed by the Boston Celtics on Thursday, August 12 at 6 p.m., CT. They will conclude the Summer League with a matchup against the Houston Rockets on Sunday, August 15 at 7 p.m., CT, which will air on NBA TV.
Following the four preliminary games of all 30 NBA teams, the two teams with the best records will meet in the Championship Game on Tuesday, August 17 at 8 p.m., CT. The remaining 28 teams will play a fifth and final game on either Monday, August 16 or Tuesday, August 17.
Brown, who will wear No. 55, will be joined on the 20-man summer league roster by 2021 NBA First Round Draft picks Jalen Suggs (Gonzaga) and Franz Wagner (Michigan) as well as 2020 First Round Draft pick Cole Anthony (North Carolina). Other notable players on the squad include Ignas Brazdeikis (Michigan), Tahj Eaddy (USC), Jaire Grayer (TCU), R.J. Hampton (New Zealand Breakers), D.J. Hogg (Texas A&M), Justin Jackson (Maryland), Shakur Juiston (Oregon), Yante Maten (Georgia), Asbjorn Midtgaard (Wichita State/Grand Canyon), Jon Teske (Michigan), and Jeremiah Tilmon (Missouri). The team will be led by Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley.
This will be Brown’s second stint in the NBA Summer League, having played with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2019. He averaged 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 6 games.
Brown recently finished his first professional season overseas, playing for Ludwigsburg in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), which is the highest level of professional basketball in Germany. He ranked third on the team in scoring (12.7 ppg.), while connecting on 50.3 percent from the field.
After finishing his K-State career in 2019, Brown signed a contract with the Timberwolves’ G-League affiliate – the Iowa Wolves – where he played in 43 games with 13 starts and averaged 13.6 points on 45.6 percent shooting, including 39.3 percent from 3-point range, to go with 2.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
The 2019 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection, Brown led the Wildcats in nearly every statistical category in 2018-19, including scoring (14.6 ppg.), double-digit scoring games (28), 20-point games (7) and steals (65). He left K-State in the Top 10 in 13 career categories, including first in games played (139) and steals (254), fourth in double-digit scoring games (91) and fifth in scoring (1,781).
Extensive coverage of the Magic Summer League team can be found on NBA.com/Magic.
Orlando Magic Summer League schedule
(All times Central)
Monday, August 9 (Thomas & Mack Center/Las Vegas)
7 p.m. – Orlando vs. Golden State (NBA TV)
Wednesday, August 11 (Thomas & Mack Center/Las Vegas)
5 p.m. – Orlando vs. Cleveland (ESPN2)
Thursday, August 12 (Cox Pavilion/Las Vegas)
6 p.m. – Orlando vs. Boston (ESPN2)
Sunday, August 15 (Thomas & Mack Center/Las Vegas)
7 p.m. – Orlando vs. Houston (NBA TV)
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