D'Aundray Brown Class: Junior Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio High School: Ursuline Height / Weight: 6-4 / 185 Position: G

D'Aundray Brown has evolved into the Vikings' version of instant energy. The starter at small forward last year, he sparked the Vikings at both ends of the court by constantly coming up with the loose ball, making the big defensive stop or grabbing offensive rebounds. The top perimeter defender on the squad, he has the size to defend bigger players while also owning the quickness to keep guards away from the basket.

2008-09 Season
• Starter at small forward, averaging 7.4 points and 5.7 rebounds a game in 29.0 minutes.
• Missed the final five games of the season, including both NCAA Tournament contests, after suffering a third degree sprain of the MCL in his right knee against Detroit on March 3 in the HL Championship opening round game.
• Missed eight games with a stress fracture in his left rib cage, suffered at Wright State on Dec. 30.
• Was shooting a team-best .514 from the field (73-142).
• Did not qualify for league stats because he played in just 24 games, but he would have ranked second in the league in offensive rebounds (2.7), 6th in steals, 7th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.45) and 8th in rebounding (5.7).
• Had 8 points and a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Green Bay (2/14/09).
• Scored 13 points with a career-high matching four steals vs. Milwaukee (2/12/09).
• Returned from injury to grab 10 rebounds at UIC (2/5/09).
• Matched his career high with 15 points with seven rebounds at Florida International (11/26/08).
• Opened year by setting career high with 15 points and four steals in win over Oakland (11/15/08).

CSU Career
• Saw time at off-guard and small forward as a freshman in 2007-08, averaging 4.9 points and 3.7 rebounds in 22.8 minutes.
• Moved into the starting lineup for the final 11 games at small forward, averaging 28.9 minutes.
• Was third on the team with 45 assists.
• Made 45 of his last 94 field goal attempts to raise his field goal percentage to .466 (61-131).
• Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in a career-best 38 minutes at Butler (2/16/08).
• Celebrated first career start by matching career high with 10 points vs. Wright State (2/7/08).
• Scored eight points with five rebounds at Wright State (1/12/08), deflecting WSU's potential game-winning shot at the buzzer.
• Totalled nine points with five rebounds and two steals in win at Detroit (1/10/08).
• Made all four of his field goal attempts to score eight points vs. Youngstown State (12/8/07), adding three assists.

High School
• First team Associated Press all-state choice as a senior at Ursuline High, playing for coach Keith Gunther.
• Averaged 22.3 points to earn District Player of the Year honors from the Associated Press.
• Ranked as the fourth-best wing guard in the state as a senior by PrepSpotlight and as the 21st best player in the state by HoopScoop.
• Averaged 14.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game as a junior to earn first team all-district and all-league honors.
• Started as a sophomore, averaging 13.8 points and 6.2 rebounds.
• Played in the OHSAA North-South All-Star game.

Personal
Born Oct. 21, 1988 in Youngstown, Ohio. . . son of Aundra Brown and Sharella Thomas. . . is the oldest of five children, having four brothers, Austin Brown, Jr. (1), Deonte Brown (11) and Justin Austin (17), and one sister, Alyssa (infant). . . both parents played basketball at Youngstown State. . . 2009-10 recipient of the Dan Avis Scholarship. . . sports management major.