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P.J. BROWN
G, 6-1, 185, JUNIOR
MIAMI, FLORIDA
MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GENERAL: Solid athlete who ranks alongside junior Marcus Dilligard as one of Furman's most experienced players...excels as a defender on the perimeter and has emerged as a team leader...possesses excellent physical strength and good overall quickness...bench pressed an impressive 315 pounds in spring testing...has shown solid improvement in ballhandling skills over the past two seasons...sports an impressive work ethic and intensity...followed Marcus Dilligard as the second signee of head coach Larry Davis, joining the program prior to the start of the 1997-98 school year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (1998-99): Saw action in 27 games and earned starts in three contests at second guard for an injured Bubba Smith...starts came against Winthrop (60-59 loss), Georgia Southern in Statesboro (60-57 loss), and College of Charleston in Greenville (81-68 loss)...scored a season high nine points against Georgia Southern in Statesboro...tallied five points, including a key 3-pointer to help Furman to a 58-55 win over East Tennessee State in Johnson City...also had five points against Clemson (67-54 loss)...registered five assists and two steals (no turnovers) in 13 minutes of action in an 84-51 win over VMI in Greenville...had a pair of assists and three steals in 10 minutes of work against The Citadel in Greenville (69-47 win)...was one of only two players (Bubba Smith) to tally more assists (23) than turnovers (16).
AS A FRESHMAN (1997-98): Registered playing time as a backup to starting second guard Bubba Smith in 25 of Furman's 29 games...sustained a bruised clavicle early in Furman's 64-54 loss to Chattanooga in Greenville in late January and was sidelined for the next two games versus The Citadel and Appalachian State...later returned to action but played sparingly in four of the Paladins' last seven games, averaging only 4.5 minutes per game...best performance of the year came in Furman's 70-61 win over Wofford in Greenville when, in 34 minutes of action, he scored seven points, claimed six rebounds and garnered three assists...tallied five points and claimed a pair of rebounds in a 71-62 loss to Clemson at Clemson...knocked down 2x3 3-point attempts for six points in a 62-58 loss to Tennessee Tech at the San Juan Shootout....scored four points and had four rebounds in a 79-52 loss to South Carolina in Greenville.
HIGH SCHOOL: 1997 graduate of Miami Senior High School...basketball coach was Frank Martin...played the point and second guard positions...averaged 18.0 points per game and was named Miami Senior's Mr. Basketball, second team all-county, and state all-tournament as a senior after helping his squad to a second straight state championship...helped Miami Senior to a 30-8 record and state title his junior year...also played football in high school...had 20 receptions for 400 yards as a senior.
PERSONAL: Full name is Pelham Marion Brown...son of Sheryll Jackson...born April 23, 1979, in Miami, Florida.