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Maliq Brown
No. 15 – San Antonio Spurs
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2003-11-16) November 16, 2003 (age 22)
Culpeper, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolBlue Ridge School
(Saint George, Virginia)
College
NBA draft2026: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
Drafted bySan Antonio Spurs
Playing career2026–present
Career history
2026–presentSan Antonio Spurs
2026–present→Austin Spurs
Career highlights
  • Lefty Driesell Award (2026)
  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2026)
  • ACC Sixth Man of the Year (2026)
  • 2× ACC All-Defensive Team (2024, 2026)
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Maliq Xavier Brown (born November 16, 2003) is an American basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and Duke Blue Devils.

Early life

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Brown was born in Culpeper, Virginia into an athletic family, and began football at age five and basketball at around age seven.[1] He attended Blue Ridge School, an independent all-boys high school in St. George, Virginia, where he was a four-time VISAA Division II basketball state champion. Brown was selected as VISAA Division II Player of the Year and first-team All-VISAA his senior year, averaging 15.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.5 blocks.

College recruitment

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Brown was consistently rated a three-star prospect and top-15 player in the Virginia class of 2022.[2][3] He received over a dozen offers to play college basketball before committing to Syracuse over Virginia Tech, NC State, Penn State and Georgetown, and signed a National Letter of Intent on November 12, 2021.[4]

College career

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Syracuse (2022–2024)

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Brown enrolled at Syracuse on June 3, 2022 and participated in summer practices.[5] He appeared in 29 games and made seven starts, averaging 20.2 minutes per game.[6] Brown contributed a double-double in a home win over Virginia Tech, and scored a career-high 18 points and four steals in a loss at Georgia Tech.[7]

As a sophomore, Brown saw a significant uptick in production, starting 18 of 32 games played.[8] He achieved the double-double mark four times, including in the ACC Tournament against NC State.[9] On February 7, 2024, against Louisville, Brown scored 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting with nine rebounds, five assists, six blocks and five steals.[10] He finished the year with 230 rebounds, 29 blocks, and a conference-high 71 steals,[11][12] and was named to the ACC All-Defensive team, receiving the third-highest number of votes.[13]

Duke (2024–2026)

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Following his sophomore season, Brown announced he would be entering the transfer portal on April 2, 2024.[14] He was rated a top-15 power forward in the portal and around 70th overall.[15] Brown visited Duke on April 18,[16] and committed to the Blue Devils on April 20.[17]

Brown matched his career-high of five steals in a loss against Kansas, the highest output for a Duke player since Paolo Banchero in 2022.[18] In the loss, Brown was kicked in the head by Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson, causing Dickinson to be ejected from the game.[19] In a win over Notre Dame, Brown suffered a sprained knee, causing him to miss four games.[20] He then suffered a dislocated shoulder in the Blue Devils' win at Virginia,[21] and missed another four games before returning in the final game of the regular season in a win at North Carolina.[22] In the first game of the ACC Tournament, Brown re-aggravated his shoulder injury, missing the remainder of the tournament and the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament.[23] He saw limited minutes in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, before notching four points, three rebounds and two steals in 15 minutes in a Final Four loss to Houston.[24]

On April 23, 2025, the program announced on Instagram that Brown would return for his senior year.

Brown scored 10 points against Western Carolina, hitting double-digits for the first time as a Blue Devil.[25] He notched 12 deflections against Indiana State, and notably deflected a last-second inbound by Florida to clinch Duke's victory.[26] Brown scored a Duke career-best with 11 points against Lipscomb and matched his career-high again with five steals in a loss to Texas Tech. He started for the first time as a Blue Devil in a win against SMU, and recorded five assists for the first time at Duke against Stanford and Wake Forest.[27]

Professional career

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On June 24, 2026, the San Antonio Spurs selected Brown with the 44th overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft. He signed a two-way contract with Spurs on 3 July, 2026.[28]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Syracuse 29720.2.698-.5674.6.9.9.55.7
2023–24 Syracuse 321829.6.698.368.7217.21.82.2.99.5
2024–25 Duke 26015.8.659.333.3753.71.51.3.32.5
2025–26 Duke 381020.3.629.167.5005.21.61.8.64.9
Career 1253521.7.675.262.5965.21.51.6.65.8

References

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  1. ↑ Ditota, Donna (May 18, 2022). "Syracuse basketball recruit Maliq Brown's transformation from football star to basketball wonder". syracuse. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Maliq Brown - Duke Blue Devils - Power Forward". On3. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Maliq Brown, Duke Blue Devils, Power Forward". 247Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Maliq Brown, Duke Blue Devils, Power Forward". 247Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Maliq Brown, Duke Blue Devils, Power Forward". 247Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Maliq Brown Career Stats - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Maliq Brown 2022-23 Stats per Game - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Maliq Brown Career Stats - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Maliq Brown 2023-24 Stats per Game - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Syracuse 94-92 Louisville (Feb 7, 2024) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Maliq Brown Career Stats - NCAAM". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Men's College Basketball ACC Stat Leaders, 2023-24 Season". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Duke announces signing of transfer big Maliq Brown". 247Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Maliq Brown, Duke Blue Devils, Power Forward". 247Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Maliq Brown - Duke Blue Devils - Power Forward". On3. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  16. ↑ Wiseman, Steve (April 18, 2024). "Duke basketball is actively looking for transfer portal players. One is visiting campus". The News & Observer. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Duke men's basketball adds former Syracuse forward Maliq Brown". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Maliq Brown - 2024-25 - Men's Basketball". Duke University. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Dickinson ejected for kick as KU survives Duke". ESPN. November 27, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Duke defensive stopper Brown out several weeks". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Duke Forward Maliq Brown Out Indefinitely After Dislocating Shoulder". SI.com. February 18, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  22. ↑ "'Welcome back, Maliq': Brown's impact on Duke men's basketball evident in decisive win against North Carolina". The Chronicle. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Maliq Brown injury update: Duke basketball player exits first half vs Georgia Tech". Yahoo Sports. March 13, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Houston 70-67 Duke (Apr 5, 2025) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  25. ↑ "No. 6 Duke Defeats Western Carolina, 95-54, in Home Opener". Duke University. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  26. ↑ Snyder, Anna. "Duke basketball holds on to defeat Florida in ACC/SEC challenge: Score, highlights". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Maliq Brown - 2025-26 - Men's Basketball". Duke University. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Spurs' four draft picks sign rookie deals". expressnews.com. July 3, 2026.
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