| Brittney Brown |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Porterville, Calif.
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| High School:
Granite Hills
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| Last College:
Umpqua Community College
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| Height:
5-10
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| Position:
Forward
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| Experience:
JC
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OREGON STATE
2004-05 Outlook: Brittney Brown joins Oregon State as a walk-on...adds depth to the forward position.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
UMPQUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Roseburg, OR: Brittney was a two-year letterwinner while playing forward for head coach Dave Stricklin at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, OR...graduated from UCC in 2004...ranks in 13th place all-time at Umpqua in points scored with 693 over the course of her career...finished with 292 points as a sophomore, averaging 11.2 points per game...shot 49-percent from the field...pulled down 152 rebounds for 5.8 boards per game in 2004...averaged 12.1 points per game and 6.0 rebounds as a freshman...team finished in third place at the NWAACC Championships (Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges) in 2004...team averaged a NWAACC best 81.3 points per game in 2004.
HIGH SCHOOL
GRANITE HILLS, Porterville, CA: Brittney was a starter and letterwinner as a forward for head coach Gary Stoddard at Granite Hills High School in Porterville, CA...was a three-year starter and letterwinner at Monache High School in Porterville, CA before graduating from Granite Hills in 2002...was a four-time first team All-East Yosemite League selection...earned second team All-Valley honors as a senior...was named team Most Valuable Player all four years...served as team captain for three seasons...set record for most rebounds in a game, with 27...scored over 1,500 points and pulled down over 1,000 rebounds in her high school career...team qualified for state and was the Valley Championship runner-up in 2002...participated in the North versus South All-Star game in Bakersfield, CA...was a four-year starter and letterwinner in volleyball as a middle blocker.
PERSONAL
Born in Visalia, CA...daughter of Kathee and Steve Brown...mother is self-employed and father is a teacher and coach...has two sisters, Heather and Ashley, and a brother, Zack...father lettered in football at Oregon State and was inducted into the OSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1993...her sister Heather, played basketball at Fresno Pacific...an uncle, Jeff Brown, played baseball and football at USC...cousin Brant Brown played baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburg Pirates...another cousin, Chad Brown played baseball at Fresno State...majoring in sociology...graduated high school with a 3.3 GPA...enjoys volleyball and watching movies...former teammates Courtney Uphoff (Cal Poly) and Jenny Thigpin (Arizona State) are playing Division I basketball...list Allen Iverson as her favorite athlete...biggest athletic thrill to date was making the transition to Oregon State...chose to attend Oregon State because it is, "Family tradition; the team and coaches."
