Kobe Brown

Kobe Brown (born January 1, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers.

Early life and high school career
Brown grew up in Huntsville, Alabama and attended Lee High School. He averaged 20.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists and was named first team All-State as a junior. Brown repeated as a first team All-State selection and was named the Huntsville Region Player of the Year after averaging 24.1 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists per game during his senior season.

Brown was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college basketball at Texas A&M during his junior year of high school. He decommitted as a senior and re-opened his recruitment. Brown ultimately signed to play at Missouri over offers from Minnesota, Penn State, and Vanderbilt.

College career
Brown played in all 30 of the Missouri Tigers' games with 26 starts during his freshman season and averaged 5.8 points and 3.7 rebounds. He averaged eight points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Brown was named second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) after leading Missouri with 12.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. He was a first-team All-SEC selection and the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Professional career
Brown was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 2023 NBA draft with the 30th overall pick. The 2023 NBA Summer League boasted two players vying to be the second player to play in the NBA named Kobe (the other was Kobe Bufkin). Both were named after Kobe Bryant. Brown debuted in the Los Angeles Clippers first game of the season on October 25 against Portland without scoring in five minutes and 18 seconds of play.

Personal life
Brown's father, Greg Brown, was his coach at Lee High School and played collegiately at Athens State University. His younger brother, Kaleb, plays basketball at Missouri and was his teammate for his final two seasons at the school.