University of Nevada Las Vegas

2021-22 MEDIA GUIDE BIO (PDF)
 

UNLV CAREER
Brown is in his second season in the Runnin’ Rebel program.

FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference ... Appeared in 15 games and averaged 8.8 minutes per contest ... Shot 68.8% from the field (11 of 16) ... Scored eight points with three blocks vs. Benedictine Mesa and grabbed five rebounds twice.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut ... Originally from Albany, New York, he averaged 10.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals per game as a junior, while shooting 56 percent from the field ... His team finished 19-3 overall and 6-0 in league play ... Coached by Rock Battistoni ... Also played quarterback for the football team.

PERSONAL
Reece Jayden Brown was born June 21, 2001, in Albany, New York ... Has not yet declared a major ... The son of Derek and Kristin Brown ... Has a sister, Sydney (22) ... She plays college basketball at UC San Diego ... His father played football at Notre Dame and played nine years in the NFL ... Enjoys listening to music, meditating and dancing ... When his playing career is over, he would like to have the platform to give back to his community in a significant way and to own his own business ... Lists his family as his biggest influence because they have sacrificed so much for him and he wants to be able to give back to them ... Chose UNLV because of the coaching staff and the opportunity to reach his dreams ... Chose UNLV over Rice, Elon and Georgetown.