Rickey Brown (2014) - Hall of Fame

Rickey Brown

Induction:
2014
Class:
1980

Brown, a native of Madison County, Miss., lettered for the Bulldogs from 1976-80 and was an All-American in his final season of 1979-80. A first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 1980, Brown is the school's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,838 career points, and he is the third all-time leading rebounder with 1,092 boards.

Brown's career scoring average of 17.2 points per game is sixth all-time in MSU history. He immediately made an impact as a freshman in 1976-77, averaging 19.3 points per game. To this day, that figure remains the highest all-time single-season freshman scoring average in MSU history. On March 7, 1977, Brown poured in a career-best 40 points to lead the Bulldogs past Auburn 89-75.

As a senior in 1979-80, Brown tallied a team-best 20.4 points and 14.4 rebounds per game. He became just the second Bulldog ever to lead the SEC in rebounding, while his 14.4 boards per game is third all-time in MSU single-season history.

Following a successful collegiate career with the Bulldogs, Brown was chosen by the Golden State Warriors with the 13th overall pick of the 1980 NBA Draft. He played two seasons with the Warriors from 1980-82 before spending three seasons with the Atlanta Hawks from 1982-85.