Lexie Brown
2021 WNBA Champion
After growing up in Suwanee, Georgia, and playing for the Duke Blue Devils, Lexie was drafted by the Connecticut Suns as the ninth overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft. She was traded to the Minnesota Lynx in 2019 and then to the Chicago Sky halfway through the 2021 season, where she won a WNBA Championship. After this season, she was signed by the Los Angeles Sparks but could not complete the entire 2023 season due to undiagnosed Crohn’s disease.
This medical challenge gave her a new outlet to enjoy her favorite game. Lexie has been able to co-host the Gilbert Arenas Podcast Show and also serve as a women’s basketball analyst with the ACC network. She was even able to fill in during a game this season while still being sidelined with complications from her Crohn’s disease. She is thrilled to be able to use her knowledge and understanding of the game while getting healthy enough to return to the court very soon.
Additional Professional Experience
The Chairperson of Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball’s Player Executive Committee, Lexie Brown, has significantly contributed to the Athletes Unlimited league. She has also played in the Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball league for the last two summer seasons, 2022 through 2024. In her second year in AU Pro Basketball, Brown secured 18th place on the final leaderboard with 3,939 points. Her remarkable performance included accumulating 2,550 win points across 11 games. Brown led the league with a .448 three-point field goal percentage, converting 26-of-58 attempts from long range. Lexie’s season was very successful and consistent with AU Pro Basketball.
College Experience
Having started her college career at Maryland before transferring to Duke, Brown made NCAA history as the first player to earn Associated Press All-America honors at two different schools. She set records at Duke, making 56 consecutive free throws and hitting a three-pointer in 29 consecutive games. Her versatile skill set made her one of three players in NCAA “Power Five” Conference history to accumulate at least 2,000 career points with 500 assists, 300 steals, and 300 made three-pointers.
Family
Lexie was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Tammy and Dee Brown. Her father, Dee Brown, was a former NBA player as a point guard for twelve years with the Boston Celtics, most notably for winning the Slam Dunk Contest in 1991. She credits her father with giving her the love of the game. She also has two older sisters Anakin and Alyssa Brown and a younger brother, Alanni Brown.
Hobbies
She enjoys spending time with friends, hiking, discovering new restaurants, and improving her yoga and pilates practices. Her childhood included basketball, ballet, tennis, and giving back to her community.
After growing up in Suwanee, Georgia, and playing for the Duke Blue Devils, Lexie was drafted by the Connecticut Suns as the ninth overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft. She was traded to the Minnesota Lynx in 2019 and then to the Chicago Sky halfway through the 2021 season, where she won a WNBA Championship. After this season, she was signed by the Los Angeles Sparks but could not complete the entire 2023 season due to undiagnosed Crohn’s disease.
This medical challenge gave her a new outlet to enjoy her favorite game. Lexie has been able to co-host the Gilbert Arenas Podcast Show and also serve as a women’s basketball analyst with the ACC network. She was even able to fill in during a game this season while still being sidelined with complications from her Crohn’s disease. She is thrilled to be able to use her knowledge and understanding of the game while getting healthy enough to return to the court very soon.
Additional Professional Experience
The Chairperson of Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball’s Player Executive Committee, Lexie Brown, has significantly contributed to the Athletes Unlimited league. She has also played in the Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball league for the last two summer seasons, 2022 through 2024. In her second year in AU Pro Basketball, Brown secured 18th place on the final leaderboard with 3,939 points. Her remarkable performance included accumulating 2,550 win points across 11 games. Brown led the league with a .448 three-point field goal percentage, converting 26-of-58 attempts from long range. Lexie’s season was very successful and consistent with AU Pro Basketball.
College Experience
Having started her college career at Maryland before transferring to Duke, Brown made NCAA history as the first player to earn Associated Press All-America honors at two different schools. She set records at Duke, making 56 consecutive free throws and hitting a three-pointer in 29 consecutive games. Her versatile skill set made her one of three players in NCAA “Power Five” Conference history to accumulate at least 2,000 career points with 500 assists, 300 steals, and 300 made three-pointers.
Family
Lexie was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Tammy and Dee Brown. Her father, Dee Brown, was a former NBA player as a point guard for twelve years with the Boston Celtics, most notably for winning the Slam Dunk Contest in 1991. She credits her father with giving her the love of the game. She also has two older sisters Anakin and Alyssa Brown and a younger brother, Alanni Brown.
Hobbies
She enjoys spending time with friends, hiking, discovering new restaurants, and improving her yoga and pilates practices. Her childhood included basketball, ballet, tennis, and giving back to her community.