Taliek Brown
Taliek Brown is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the St. John's [Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's Red Storm].
High school career
Brown played high school basketball at St. John's [Preparatory School (Queens)|St. John's Preparatory School] in Astoria, Queens, New York. He averaged 22.5 points and 6.6 assists per game as a senior. A Parade All-American, Brown was ranked among the top 25 high school recruits in the United States and was chosen to play at the 2000 McDonald's All-American Game and at the Roundball Classic All-Star game, after which he was named Most Valuable Player. As a McDonald's All-American, he recorded 11 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds.College career
Brown played college basketball with Connecticut because of "their winning tradition, the great players they had come through here, and just the whole total UConn. This is a big program."As a freshman, Brown was the starting point guard in all 32 of UConn's games. He scored a season-high 21 points against the nationally ranked Boston College on February 13, 2001, and recorded a season-best 12 assists in an overtime win over St. John's on January 6. After his second season, Brown was averaging 9.2 points and 5.1 assists per game. He recorded the second-most assists for a sophomore in college history, scoring 172. At the 2002 [Big East men's basketball tournament] championship, he made a half-court shot at the closing seconds to seal the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers. Brown led UConn to an List of NCAA Men's [Division I Basketball champions|NCAA Division I Basketball title] in 2004 [NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game|2004], as his team defeated the Georgia Tech [Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets] to close his senior season.