Stan Brown

Stanley Brown (June 27, 1929 – August 2, 2009 ) was an American professional basketball player.

While still a junior at South Philadelphia High School, Brown signed with Philadelphia Sphas in October 1946. He made his professional debut with the Sphas on October 26, 1946.

He played for the Philadelphia Warriors (1947–48, 1951–52) in the BAA and NBA for 34 games. He held the record for the youngest player to play in the NBA/BAA for more than 48 years before the record was broken by Kobe Bryant in 1996. He was 18 years, 139 days at the time of the Warriors' first game of the season.

BAA/NBA career statistics Legend GP Games played MPG Minutes per game FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG Philadelphia 19 – .268 .632 – .1 2.6 Philadelphia 15 9.4 .349 .556 1.1 .6 3.6Career 34 9.4 .306 .595 1.1 .3 3.1