Last Updated on April 14, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here’s a detailed profile for Skip Brown:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Simpson “Skip” Brown Jr.
  • Nickname: Skip
  • Nationality: American
  • Date of Birth: January 21, 1955
  • Hometown: Kingsport, Tennessee, United States
  • Height: 6 ft 0 in
  • Weight: 165 lb
  • Wingspan: 6ft 1 in
  • Shoe Size: Size 11 (US)
  • Jersey Number: No. 15 — Wake Forest; No. 15 — Boston Celtics (preseason / draft rights era)
  • Position: Point Guard
  • High School: Dobyns-Bennett High School (Kingsport, Tennessee)
  • College: Wake Forest (1973–1977)
  • NBA Draft: Boston Celtics, 1977, 56th pick overall (3rd round)
  • Teams Played For:
    • Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1973–1977)
    • Boston Celtics (signed after draft, did not make final regular-season roster)
    • Winston-Salem franchise, All-American Basketball Alliance (1978)
  • Championship Rings: 0
  • Children: Not publicly documented.
  • Siblings: Not publicly documented.

Player Archetype / Play Style

Skip Brown was a quick, score-first point guard who blended lead-ballhandler duties with real shot-making punch, giving Wake Forest an attacking backcourt creator rather than a pure pass-only organizer. Defensively, he worked mainly as a perimeter guard matchup, using anticipation and competitiveness more than size, while on offense he operated as a playmaking initiator who could both set the table and carry stretches as a primary scorer. Physically, Brown was relatively small by pro standards at about 6-foot and 165 pounds, but he offset that with speed, control, and the kind of balance that let him pressure defenses off the dribble. The overall style reads as a high-IQ floor general with scoring instincts: a guard who could run the team, push tempo, create shots, and still put substantial point totals on the board when the game demanded it.

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