First NABI Alumni to go PRO

Playing professional basketball has always been a dream of tribal member, Anthony Brown. He has been playing basketball since kindergarten, and has had his dream come true. He signed a professional contract with Hart Sports Management to play basketball in the European League.
Brown is a 6’7” forward playing for Team Badajoz, a LEB Bronze League in Badajoz, Spain.

He grew up in Stillwater, OK, and attended Northeastern Oklahoma College, studying Kinesiology, and graduated from University of Central Oklahoma.
His ultimate goal is to play for the NBA, and he is utilizing this current opportunity as a stepping-stone to the top.“ I am the only Native American on the team; everyone speaks Spanish, and sometimes it is difficult to communicate, but I have worked hard all my life, and nothing is going to hold me back,” stated Brown.Family and friends know Brown as a humble, and kind hearted, person. He has always strived to be a positive role model for native youth. During high school he was a member of the Amateur Athletic Union, and played on summer league teams organized in Concho. In 2003 he was named MVP while playing on a Concho team that won a championship in Phoenix, AZ.
“It is all very exciting, sometimes I feel overwhelmed with joy to have such a successful child. I have encouraged, and supported my son to believe in himself, and to go for it,” stated Anthony’s mother.

Brown is the son of Gloria Brown, and the late David Brown. The grandson of Griffin Rednose the late Carolyn Thunderbull, and the great-grandson of Nellie Thunderbull. He has one brother, Myrean, and three sisters, Precious, Destiny, and Caress.

To learn more about Team Badajoz you can visit eurobasket.com