2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 5
Jamar Brown
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Hamilton HS
Bio
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2024-25 (Senior): Second Team All-Summit League ... Summit League Player of the Week (Feb. 10) ... Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Feb. 11) ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Unanimous Academic All-Summit League selection ... Appeared in 30 games, making 29 starts ... Played a team-high 33.3 minutes per game, ranking second in the Summit League ... Led team in points (17.0), rebounds (7.4) and steals (1.6) per game ... Ranked top-10 in the Summit League in double-doubles, field goal percentage, field goal makes, free throw percentage, free throw makes, minutes per game, points per game, offensive rebounds per game, rebounds per game, steals per game and three-point makes per game ... Ranked 97th in the nation with seven double-doubles ... Led Summit and was 11th in the nation with a free throw percentage of 89.9% ... Ranked 25th in the NCAA with an average of 3.23 offensive boards per game ... Only player in Division One to score more than 500 points on the season with >45% field goal shooting, >40% three-point shooting and >89% free throw shooting ... Scored in double-digits 25 times, going for 20-plus on 11 occasions ... Pulled down double-figure rebounds in eight games with seven double-doubles ... Led Roos' scoring efforts in 18 games with a 10-8 record in those games ... Led KC in the rebounding column in 15 contests ... Scored 26 points in KC's season-opening win over Hannibal-La Grange on Nov. 4, adding nine rebounds, four steals and three assists ... Went for 12 points and career-high 16 rebounds at Creighton on Nov. 16, pulling down eight offensive boards ... Scored 22 points in 15 minutes in win over Calvary on Nov. 18 ... Suffered leg injury against American on Nov. 22 ... Returned from injury against Idaho on Dec. 4, coming off the bench to score 17 points and pull down seven rebounds ... Scored in double-digits in nine-straight games from Dec. 10 through Jan. 18 ... Dropped 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting in win at Portland on Dec. 10 ... Went for 17 points and a career-high six assists in win at Wichita State on Dec. 17 ... Logged back-to-back double-doubles in wins over South Dakota and Oral Roberts on Jan. 2 and 4 ... Went for 11 points and 11 rebounds at North Dakota on Jan. 18 ... Posted 26 points on 9-of-16 shooting with 12 rebounds and three steals against North Dakota State on Feb. 6 ... Tied career-high by scoring 29 points with 6-of-8 three-point shooting in win over North Dakota on Feb. 8 ... Put up 15 points and 13 rebounds at South Dakota on Feb. 13 ... Scored 20-plus points in 4-of-5 games to close the season, averaging 38.8 minutes per game across that span ... Went for 21 points and nine rebounds at South Dakota State on Feb. 23 ... Posted 25 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals with 13-of-14 free throw shooting in win over Denver on Feb. 27 ... Scored team-high 24 points with five three-point makes in Summit League First Round win over #9 Oral Roberts on Mar. 5 ... Scored 27 points in Summit League Quarterfinal game against top-seeded Omaha on Mar. 6
2023-24 (Junior): Summit League Newcomer of the Year ... First Team All-Summit League ... Summit League Player of the Week (Feb. 26) ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Played and started in all 32 games ... Played 35.1 minutes per game, ranking 80th in Division I ... Averaged a team-high 15.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, adding 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals and shooting 45.4% from the field ... Ranked top-10 in the Summit in double-doubles, field goal percentage, field goals made, minutes per game, points per game, rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game ... Scored in double-digits 26 times with six 20-point games ... Pulled down 10-plus rebounds seven times, notching a double-double in all seven games ... Nabbed multiple steals in seven games ... Opened Kansas City career with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists in win over Avila on Nov. 6 ... Dropped 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting in win over St. Mary on Nov. 11 ... Notched first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against UNC Greensboro on Nov. 24 ... Went for 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, adding six assists and three steals in win over SEMO on Nov. 30 ... Surpassed 20 points for the first time with 29-point performance in win over Tabor on Dec. 12 ... Tallied a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double at Bowling Green on Dec. 16 ... Scored 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in win over Oral Roberts on Dec. 29 ... Logged two-straight double-doubles against Sacramento State on Jan. 3 and Portland State on Jan. 6 ... Went for 17 points, shooting 4-of-9 from three-point range at South Dakota State on Jan. 25 ... Poured in 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting in win over Denver on Feb. 1 ... Went for 21 points, six rebounds and two assists at North Dakota State on Feb. 8 ... Posted a 16-points, 10-rebound double-double in win over South Dakota State on Feb. 22 ... Scored 27 points and tallied six steals in win at South Dakota on Feb. 22 ... Dropped 22 points and pulled down seven rebounds in win over Omaha on Feb. 24 ... Went for 19 points, 11 rebounds and three assists in win at Denver on Feb. 29
2022-23 (Phoenix College): NJCAA DII Region I Player of the Year … Second Team NJCAA All-American … First Team All-ACCAC … First Team All-NJCAA Region I … Led ACCAC with 22.8 points per game average … Ranked third in ACCAC with 9.8 rebounds per game average and 55 total steals … Shot 50% from the field, 44% from three and 82% from the charity stripe … Logged double-digit scoring in 29-of-30 contests, including 11 double-doubles … Went for 20 points and 13 rebounds against College of Southern Nevada on Nov. 11 … Scored 20-plus in 10-straight games from Dec. 3 through Jan. 18, including three 30-point games and four double-doubles … Dropped 30 points and 14 rebounds against Cochise College on Feb. 11 … In win over Glendale CC on Feb. 22, posted 29 points and 21 rebounds
2021-22 (Phoenix College): Started in 28-of-30 appearances … Averaged 16.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game on 44.7% shooting … Scored in double-digits 26 times, including nine 20-plus point showings … Posted seven double-digit rebounding games … In debut on Nov. 3, dropped 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting … Posted first-career double-double against Bismarck State College on Dec. 28, notching 11 points and 13 rebounds … Went for 20-plus points in four-straight games spanning from Jan. 29 through Feb. 7 … Posted 17 points and 13 rebounds at Glendale CC on Feb. 22
High School/Club: Played at Hamilton HS … Averaged over 11 points and seven rebounds on his career … Earned first team All-Conference, All-Region and All-District honors as a senior, along with being a team captain … Also played football, where he was a first team All-State and All-Region defensive back … Played club ball for AZ Wizards and Coach James Ford, Zone 6 and Coach Austin Nelms and AZ Firestorm and Coach Myles
Personal: Born Aug. 18, 2001 in Scottsdale, Ariz. … Son of Mandell and Jennifer Brown … Two siblings, Terrell and Taye … Father Mandell played football at Weber State … Mother Jennifer played volleyball at Arizona State … Brother Terrell plays football at Northern Arizona, Taye plays football at Arizona … Was an Honors Graduate at Phoenix College … Has volunteered at food banks and to help coach youth programs … Favorite TV Show is Criminal Minds … Favorite food is tacos … Favorite musical artists are 21 Savage, Drake and Lil Baby … Would like to live in Puerto Rico or Columbia … Intends to major in Criminal Justice
Why Kansas City?: "I chose to play at Kansas City for a few reasons. I really enjoy the relationships I have with the coaching staff and the relationships I will have with my future teammates. I also really enjoy the environment and the area the school is in, and I believe that I can thrive and become a better version of myself at UMKC."
MBB Highlights vs. #1 Omaha
Thursday, March 06
MBB Highlights vs. #9 Oral Roberts
Wednesday, March 05
MBB Highlights @ St. Thomas
Saturday, March 01
Postgame Interview: Coach Menzies post-St. Thomas
Saturday, March 01
