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5 De'Myla Brown

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown North Little Rock, Ark.
  • High School North Little Rock High School
  • Prev School Chipola College
  • Instagram demylabrown_5
  • Twitter demylabrown

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS

  • 2021 NJCAA First-Team All-American (at Chipola College)
  • 2021 Dean's List (at Chipola College)
  • 2020 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (at WKU)
  • 2022 Winter Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2021-22 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

2021-22 - JUNIOR

  • Played in all 27 games for the Illini, making 12 starts at point guard
  • Ranked fifth on the team, averaging 21.0 minutes per game
  • Finished as the team's No. 3 scorer, pouring in 8.1 points per game
  • Connected on 24 three-pointers, the third-most on the team
  • Led the team in free-throw shooting, hitting at a clip of 82.9 percent (58-of-70) from the stripe
  • Recorded a team-leading 30 steals.  

2020-21 - SOPHOMORE (at Chipola College)

  • Earned NJCAA Division I first team All-America honors in 2020-21
  • Led Chipola to a Final Four appearance in the 2021 NJCAA Division I Championship Tournament after capturing the FCSAA State/NJCAA District VIII Championship as tournament MVP.
  • Averaged 20.2 points per game and drained 73 three-pointers, marks that ranked seventh and fourth, respectively, in the NJCAA
  • Also averaged 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 assist per game for the Indians 

2019-20 - FRESHMAN (at Western Kentucky)

  • Helped Western Kentucky to a 22-7 record as a freshman in 2019-20
  • Appeared in 14 games for the Hilltoppers
  • Averaged 1.7 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists
  • Recorded a season-most six points, including a 4-for-4 showing at the FT line, in a 93-58 win over Central Michigan (11/17/19)
  • Played a season-high 13 minutes and recorded bests with three assists and three steals, to go along with five points, in an 85-57 home win over UTSA (2/15/20)

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Led North Little Rock High School to two Arkansas Class 7A state championships in 2016 and 2018
  • Earned all-state honors as a junior in 2018 and a senior in 2019
  • Nominated as a McDonald's All-American in 2019
  • Named the Class 7A State Tournament MVP as a junior in 2018 after averaging 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game for the season
  • Graduated with honors
  • Played club basketball for the Arkansas Banshees in 2018

PERSONAL

  • Full name is De'Myla Shundré Brown
  • Nickname is Dee
  • Daughter of LeAubrey Brown and Shea McFadden
  • Born February 27, 2001 in North Little Rock, Ark. 
  • Has an older brother, De'Marik, and a younger brother, Daxson 
  • Brother De'Marik also played college basketball
  • Hobbies include watching scary movies 
  • Lists Devin Bookers as her favorite athlete
  • Majoring in broadcast journalism

Statistics

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