Sherwood Brown And Maine Red Claws Conclude Season

(Courtesy of Mike McSweeney)

The Maine Red Claws concluded their season on Friday night as Sherwood Brown contributed five points, and they fell to the Iowa Energy, 142-122.

Maine finished the year 19-31 and will not qualify for the NBA Development League playoffs. They encountered multiple problems throughout the season including Romero Osby and Kammron Taylor going down with season ending injuries. To bring in backcourt depth, the Red Claws signed Florida Gulf Coast alumnus Sherwood Brown in early January.

"I was waiting for my moment to get another opportunity," Brown said on Jan. 19. "As the days went by I got more anxious to get back out there."

In his first appearance in a Crustaceans uniform, Brown tallied seven points in front of his former coach and current USC head man Andy Enfield.

"It just shows he [Enfield] still cares about us" Brown said. "I didn't even speak to him before the game and didn't know he was going to be there."

The 2013 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year continued to grow from there and recorded a double-double on Jan. 25. The best performance of his professional came on March 21 as he recorded 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. The minutes and starts kept growing after multiple teammates received NBA call ups.

"Opportunities present themselves in mysterious ways," Brown said on March 25. "You can never really ask for an opportunity. They just appear and you have to grasp it and take advantage."

In his rookie season, Brown got the start on four occasions and put up double digit scoring numbers in eight contests. In total, the 6'4" made appearances in 30 games.

Final Season Average: 22 minutes, 7.3 points (46.2 FG%, 35.7 3-PT FG%), 4.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists


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