P. J. Brown

P. J. Brown, the 211-cm center out of Louisiana Tech by way of Detroit, earns my respect for reasons that never show up in scoring titles. He won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1997 and the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 2004, recognition for character on and off the floor. I've always valued the unglamorous big men who anchor a team through effort and integrity rather than highlight reels. Those are the players coaches keep around for years. To me, role players like Brown are quietly what make basketball a beautiful, principled game.

Name (English)

P. J. Brown

Name (Japanese)

P.J.ブラウン

Reading

P.J.ぶらうん

Born

October 14, 1969 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

Origin

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Height

211 cm

Occupation

basketball player

University

Louisiana Tech University

Awards & achievements

• 1997 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
• 2004 NBA Sportsmanship Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.%20J.%20Brown
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%E3%83%BBJ%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q557148

Tags

• Michigan
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-24

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