2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

MaddieWashburn

23 AJ Brown

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 210
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Orlando, Fla.
  • High School Orlando Christian Prep

Biography

Overview
  • Tallied 731 points, 193 rebounds 103 3-point field goals, 65 steals and 62 assists over three seasons at Ohio, making 64 appearances with 46 starts.
  • Has six 20-points games, including a career-high 28 points vs. Ball State in the 2023 MAC Tournament.
  •  A career .371 3-point shooter with 13 games with at least three 3-pointers.
  • The older brother of Isaiah Brown, who came to UF out of high school in 2024.
 
Honors
  • 2025 Academic All-MAC
  • 2023 MAC All-Freshman
 
2024-25, RS-Sophomore Season (Ohio)
  • Averaged 13.2 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting .388 from 3-point range, starting all 29 appearances.
  • Posted four 20-point games and 19 double-figure outings, including a pair of 22-point outings vs. Toledo and at Marshall, also snagging a career-high eight rebounds vs. Toledo.
  • Shot 5-for-8 from 3 with 20 points and seven rebounds in a win vs. Central Michigan.
  • Matched a career high with four steals in a win vs. Kent State, adding 15 points.
  • Had 16 points in a win vs. Akron that snapped the Zips’ 14-game winning streak.
 
2023-24, Sophomore Season (Ohio)
  • Averaged 9.0 points and 3.9 rebounds in nine games before having his season cut short due to injury.
  • Received a medical redshirt.
  • Scored 24 points and snagged four steals in the season opener vs. Troy.
 
2022-23, Freshman Season (Ohio)
  • Averaged 10.3 points and 2.5 rebounds in 26 games with eight starts, shooting .375 from 3-point range.
  • Earned MAC All-Freshman Team honors.
  • Posted 15 double-figure scoring games.
  • Scored a career-high 28 points in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals vs. Ball State, shooting 10-for-16 from the field and 5-for-10 from 3-point range.
 
Prep
  • Spent four years at Orlando Christian Prep where he won two 2A Florida High School Athletic Association State Championships.
  • As a junior, Brown averaged 15 PPG and four RPG while shooting 50% from the field and 38% from three to help OCP win their second-straight state championship. 
  • He competed for E1T1 under Coach Steve Reece in the Nike EYBL Circuit where he helped his team reach the Elite 8 of the 2021 EYBL Peach Jam Finals, averaging 10 points per game while shooting 37% from 3.
 
Personal
  • The son of Ronald and Sheraida Brown.
  • Has one older brother Ronald, one younger sister Siarah and one younger brother Isaiah.
  • Has a twin sister, Siarah, an older brother, Ronald, and a younger brother, Isaiah.
  • Teammates at Florida with his brother Isaiah, and Siarah plays basketball at Parkland College.
  • Also competed in football and track for one year each.
  • Came to Florida because he loved the coaching staff – they are second to none when it comes to running a team and player development – the facilities are top-notch, and he loves his teammates and the whole staff.

Off the Court
  • Chose #23 because “Michael Jordan is my GOAT!”
  • Favorite food: Burgers
  • If he could have any superpower: Teleportation
  • Favorite quote/saying: I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me! -Philippians 4:13
  • Hidden talent: Good at Mario Kart
  • If he could have dinner with any three people throughout history: Jesus Christ, Dwyane Wade, Kendrick Lamar
  • Favorite NBA player: Dwyane Wade
  • Favorite athlete outside the NBA: AJ Brown from the Philadelphia Eagles
  • Favorite place he’s traveled: Barcelona and Madrid, Spain
  • Favorite holiday and why: Christmas, because he gets to go back home and see his family
  • Favorite movie/TV show: Regular Show
  • Favorite book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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