Lou Brown

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia
High School:
Australian Institute of Sport

Career Stats At Washington State

Season	GP-GS	Min	FGs	FG Pct	3FGs	3FG Pct	FTs	FT Pct	Reb	RPG	Asst	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	PPG
2014-15	32-16	26.7	48-146	.329	14-58	.241	14-22	.636	72-135	6.5	17	53	29	23	124	3.9
2015-16	28-25	22.3	57-151	.377	25-69	.362	15-26	.577	32-80	4.0	31	45	19	39	154	5.5
2016-17	7-7	27.4	24-72	.333	12-31	.387	13-19	.684	11-37	6.9	9	15	8	11	73	10.4
2017-18	28-23	23.7	62-171	.363	29-87	.333	25-32	.781	45-122	6.0	49	43	10	15	178	6.4
TOTAL	95-71	24.6	191-540	.354	80-245	.327	67-99	.677	160-374	5.6	106	156	66	88	529	5.6

CAREER HIGHS

* Indicates most recent high

Points: 16 // Nebraska, 11/25/16
Rebounds: 16 // Okla. St., 11/20/16
Assists: 6 // California, 2/23/18
Steals: 4 // Gonzaga, 12/8/15
Blocks: 4 // Hampton, 11/25/14
Field Goals: 5 // Georgia, 1/12/20*
3-Pointers: 4 // Idaho St., 12/1/17*
Free Throws: 6 // Boise St., 12/18/17
Minutes: 35 // Texas A&M, 2/16/20

HONORS

SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2019-20
Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Academic – 2017-18
Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Academic – 2015-16

2019-20 – RS-SENIOR (AT UT)

Graduated from UT in May 2020 with a master’s degree in communication and information with concentration in journalism and electronic media.
Was granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA and took advantage of it, starting a career-high 30 games for UT.
Averaged 4.6 points and 4.6 rebounds and was fourth on the team with 22 three-pointers.
Shot 41 percent from the field and 86 percent from the charity stripe.
Had a 5-of-7 shooting day vs. Georgia, posting season bests of 12 points, three assists and two steals.
Came off the bench to score 11 points and pull down eight boards against ETSU in her Lady Vol debut.
She was just the fifth transfer to score in double digits during her first game in orange.
In her final game as a Lady Vol, she scored 10 points and grabbed a team-high seven boards against #16/18 Kentucky in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals.
Posted nine points off three-of-six shooting from behind the arc and grabbed eight rebounds in the nail-biter at Auburn.
Yanked down a season-high 10 boards in the home win over Vanderbilt while adding five points and a steal.
Provided nine points, a rebound and a steal at LSU.
Chipped in eight points and six rebounds at #1/1 South Carolina.
Scored seven points and grabbed five boards and a steal against #16/18 Texas A&M.
Hit two three-pointers and snared four caroms to help UT secure a last-second win over Alabama.
Scored seven points and grabbed two boards at Florida.
Went 3-of-4 from behind the arc to chip in nine points and five rebounds in the SEC opener vs. Missouri.
Had a 2-of-3 game from behind the arc to finish with eight points and seven rebounds against Tennessee State.
Tallied three points, five rebounds and two assists against Colorado State.
Contributed five rebounds, two assists and a steal in UT's early-season road win at #15/14 Notre Dame.
Made her first start as a Lady Vol against Central Arkansas, playing 22 minutes and tallying five rebounds, two points and two assists.

2018-19 – REDSHIRTED (AT UT)

Sat out 2018-19 season after suffering a torn ACL during practice in October 2018.
Learned on April 16, 2019, that she was being granted an additional season of eligibility by the NCAA.
Lady Vols’ second-ever international player (Cheridene Green) and second-ever graduate transfer (Schaquilla Nunn).
UT’s first women’s basketball player from Australia.

CAREER (AT WSU)

Started 71 of 95 games during her career at Washington State.
Averaged 5.6 points, 5.6 rebounds.
Tallied 529 points, 167 rebounds, 106 assists, 88 steals and 66 blocks.
Hit 80 three-pointers in 245 attempts for 32.7 percent.
Career highs include 16 points vs. Nebraska (11/26/16), 16 rebounds vs. Oklahoma State (11/20/16), six assists vs. Cal (2/23/16), four steals (twice) and four blocked shots vs. Hampton (11/25/14).

2017-18 – RS-JUNIOR (AT WSU)

Graduated from WSU in May 2018 with a bachelor's degree in sport management.
Bounced back after an injury brought an end to her previous season after seven games.
Started 23 of 28 contests as a redshirt junior, averaging 6.4 points and 6.0 rebounds.
She was the team’s leading rebounder and fifth-leading scorer.
Scored in double figures in nine games and had six contests with double-digits in rebounds.
Tallied four double-doubles.
Knocked down a single-season career-most 29 threes in 87 attempts (.333).
Tallied her most field goals and attempts, hitting 62 of 171 (.363).
Shot 78.1 percent from the free throw line (25-32).
Had a career high for assists in a season with 49.

2016-17 – JUNIOR (AT WSU)

Played and started just seven games before suffering a season-ending foot injury.
Prior to injury, led the team in rebounding at 6.9 rpg. while scoring 10.4 ppg.
Scored a career-best 16 points against Nebraska on Nov. 26.
Grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds, tied for the 13th-most in WSU history, versus Oklahoma State on Nov. 20 in the game in which she suffered her foot injury.

2015-16 – SOPHOMORE (AT WSU)

Appeared in 28 games and started 25.
Averaged 5.5 ppg. and 4.0 rpg.
Recorded first-career double-double in win against No. 25 USC (Jan. 15) with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Scored in double digits seven times, including 14 points in win over Gonzaga (Dec. 8) and at California (Jan. 29).
Also scored 13 points in game vs. UCLA (Jan. 17), shooting 5-of-8 from the floor.
Finished the season with a .377 field goal percentage (57-of-151).
Recorded 39 steals, which was third-most on the team.
Part of WSU’s frontline that set the single-season blocks record, swatting 19 of the Cougars’ 120 total blocked shots.
Pulled in 112 rebounds and distributed 31 assists, including five in last-second win at Arizona (Feb. 21).
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention in first year of eligibility for the award.

2014-15 – FRESHMAN (AT WSU)

Appeared in all 32 games, starting final 16, and averaged 3.9 ppg.
Finished second on team at 6.5 rpg., second-highest average in WSU freshman single-season history.
Tied for the team lead with 29 blocks, third-most in WSU freshman single-season history.
Recorded 23 steals and 17 assists on the season.
Shot 32.9 percent (48-146) from the field and went 14-of-58 (.241) from behind the arc.
Scored in double figures twice and grabbed double-digit rebounds seven times.
Grabbed 207 caroms, second-most in WSU freshman single-season history.
Grabbed six rebounds in collegiate debut, a season-opening win over No. 22 Dayton.
Tallied a season-high 11 rebounds in win over Idaho State.
First career points came against No. 16 Nebraska, as she finished with seven points, 10 rebounds, two assists and one block against the Huskers.
Scored a season-high 13 points, grabbed nine boards and blocked four shots in road win over Hampton.
Brought down 10 rebounds in win at UC Santa Barbara.
Scored eight points and had six rebounds in near-upset of No. 15 Stanford.
Scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in win over Utah.
Brought down 10 rebounds against No. 7 Oregon State.
Had four points, 11 boards and three blocks at Colorado.

INTERNATIONAL/HIGH SCHOOL

She was ranked No. 2 by ProspectsNation.com among international high school recruits in 2014.
Played on Australia’s Victoria Metro state teams for four years.
She helped her state team earn a gold medal playing at the Under 16 Nationals in 2010 and another gold medal playing at the Under 18 Nationals in 2011.
In 2013, Brown led her state team to a gold medal in the Under 20 Nationals and also helped the national team to a third-place finish at the FIBA U19 World Championships in Lithuania.
In 2012, Brown helped the national team to a fifth place finish at the FIBA U17 World Championships in Amsterdam, averaging a team-best 8.4 rpg. in eight games.
She also won the FIBA Oceania Championships on the Australia U17 Team and earned the Victoria School Sports Award for outstanding achievement by a secondary school student.
Twice she earned an Australia Institute of Sport scholarship.

PERSONAL

Full name is Louise M. "Lou" Brown.
Born July 23, 1995, in Adelaide, Australia.
Parents are Stephen and Nicola Brown.
Has a younger sister, Emily.
Majored in sport management at Washington State and graduated in May 2018.
Graduated from UT in May 2020 with a master’s degree in communication and information with concentration in journalism and electronic media.
Recipient of the Lloyd Lawson Thornton Winners' Circle Scholarship.
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