2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 10
Darius Brown II
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, CA
- High School:
- Pasadena HS
Bio
2020-21 All-Big West Second Team
2021-22 Season (Senior)
Brown was named to the Preseason All-Big West Media Team ... Started the first seven games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury ... Averaged 25.9 minutes, 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game ... Posted 10 points and six rebounds at USC (11/9/21) ... Scored a season-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting at San Diego (11/28/21) ... Finished his fourth season at CSUN third in school history in assists (431) and tied for ninth place in games started (93) and steals (134).
2020-21 Season (Junior)
Brown started all 22 games for the Matadors ... Earned All-Big West honors for the first time in his career by earning a spot on the Second Team ... Set new career-highs in points per game (10.5), assists per game (5.3), rebounds per game (4.8), steals per game (1.9) and minutes per game (34.4) ... Shot 47.2 percent from the field including 36.8 percent from 3-point range (25-of-68) ... Finished fifth in the nation in assists to turnover ratio (3.6) ... Second in the Big West in assists per game and assists to turnover ratio, and third in steals per game ... Posted 11 double-digit scoring, two double-figure rebounding and two double-digit assist games ... Averaged 12.4 points, 5.6 assists and 5.0 rebounds in Big West play ... Scored a season-high 25 points and distributed a career-high 13 assists in a win at Cal State Fullerton (1/16/21) ... Pulled down 11 rebounds and scored nine points at Cal Poly (1/30/21) ... Recorded the Matadors' second-ever triple-double and first against a Division I team when he collected 18 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in 42 minutes against Hawai'i (2/20/21) ... Named Big West Player of the Week on Feb. 22 ... Moved up to third place on the Matadors' all-time career assist list with 419 ... Earned Big West All-Academic Team honors for the second-straight season.
2019-20 Season (Sophomore)
Brown started all 32 games, posting new career-highs in points per game (10.0), minutes per game (32.3), rebounds per game (3.7), field goal percentage (47.2), 3-point percentage (38.4) and free throw percentage (77.4) ... Also averaged 4.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game ... Led the Big West in assists to turnover ratio (2.9) while he finished sixth in assists per game, seventh in steals per game and ninth in field goal percentage and minutes per game ... Finished 13th in the nation in assists to turnover ratio ... Averaged 10.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in Big West play ... Reached double-figures in scoring 15 times ... Scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting to go with seven assists at Green Bay (11/25/19) ... Poured in 21 points and eight assists to go with a career-high four 3-pointers in a win at UC Santa Barbara (1/22/20) ... Scored a career-high 26 points on 9-of-18 shooting in a victory over Cal Poly (2/13/20) ... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds while dishing out six assists vs. Hawai'i (3/7/20) ... Moved into an eighth-place tie on CSUN's all-time career assist list with 303 ... Named to Big West All-Academic Team.
2018-19 Season (Freshman)
Brown played in all 34 games and started the final 32 games at point guard as a true freshman ... Finished tied for first in the Big West Conference in assist-turnover ratio (3.0), ranked second in assists per game (5.2) and tied for sixth in steals per game (1.4) ... Third on the team in rebounds per game (3.6) and fourth in points per game (8.4) ... Averaged 5.6 assists and 8.2 points in Big West play ... For the season shot 45.7 percent from the field and 77.1 percent from the free throw line ... Tallied the most assists by a freshman in Matador history with 176 while his total ranks fourth overall for a single season ... Reached double figures 11 times during the year ... Scored a season-high 25 points and set a new Matador record with the most field goals made without a miss (12-for-12) at Washington State (11/27/18) ... Finished with 20 points and nine assists in a win at Pepperdine (12/3/18) ... Dished out a season-high 10 assists at San Diego (12/9/18) ... Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds vs. UC Irvine (1/19/19) ... Registered 19 points and five assists at Long Beach State (2/20/19).
Pasadena High School
Guided Pasadena to the CIF Southern Section Division I-AA Finals as a senior ... Averaged 15 points, 11 assists, five steals and five rebounds for the Bulldogs in 2017-18 ... Broke the school's single-game assist record twice during senior year including recording a 20-assist game in the CIF state playoffs ... Helped Pasadena post a 52-15 overall record, 27-1 league record and 11-4 postseason mark over his last two seasons ... Hit game-winning shot to send Pasadena to the CIF Southern Section finals ... Graduated in 2018.Â
Personal
Parents are Darius Sr. and Leah ... Has two brothers, Davian and Drew ... Communication Studies major.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
2021-22 Season (Senior)
Brown was named to the Preseason All-Big West Media Team ... Started the first seven games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury ... Averaged 25.9 minutes, 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game ... Posted 10 points and six rebounds at USC (11/9/21) ... Scored a season-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting at San Diego (11/28/21) ... Finished his fourth season at CSUN third in school history in assists (431) and tied for ninth place in games started (93) and steals (134).
2020-21 Season (Junior)
Brown started all 22 games for the Matadors ... Earned All-Big West honors for the first time in his career by earning a spot on the Second Team ... Set new career-highs in points per game (10.5), assists per game (5.3), rebounds per game (4.8), steals per game (1.9) and minutes per game (34.4) ... Shot 47.2 percent from the field including 36.8 percent from 3-point range (25-of-68) ... Finished fifth in the nation in assists to turnover ratio (3.6) ... Second in the Big West in assists per game and assists to turnover ratio, and third in steals per game ... Posted 11 double-digit scoring, two double-figure rebounding and two double-digit assist games ... Averaged 12.4 points, 5.6 assists and 5.0 rebounds in Big West play ... Scored a season-high 25 points and distributed a career-high 13 assists in a win at Cal State Fullerton (1/16/21) ... Pulled down 11 rebounds and scored nine points at Cal Poly (1/30/21) ... Recorded the Matadors' second-ever triple-double and first against a Division I team when he collected 18 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in 42 minutes against Hawai'i (2/20/21) ... Named Big West Player of the Week on Feb. 22 ... Moved up to third place on the Matadors' all-time career assist list with 419 ... Earned Big West All-Academic Team honors for the second-straight season.
2019-20 Season (Sophomore)
Brown started all 32 games, posting new career-highs in points per game (10.0), minutes per game (32.3), rebounds per game (3.7), field goal percentage (47.2), 3-point percentage (38.4) and free throw percentage (77.4) ... Also averaged 4.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game ... Led the Big West in assists to turnover ratio (2.9) while he finished sixth in assists per game, seventh in steals per game and ninth in field goal percentage and minutes per game ... Finished 13th in the nation in assists to turnover ratio ... Averaged 10.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in Big West play ... Reached double-figures in scoring 15 times ... Scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting to go with seven assists at Green Bay (11/25/19) ... Poured in 21 points and eight assists to go with a career-high four 3-pointers in a win at UC Santa Barbara (1/22/20) ... Scored a career-high 26 points on 9-of-18 shooting in a victory over Cal Poly (2/13/20) ... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds while dishing out six assists vs. Hawai'i (3/7/20) ... Moved into an eighth-place tie on CSUN's all-time career assist list with 303 ... Named to Big West All-Academic Team.
2018-19 Season (Freshman)
Brown played in all 34 games and started the final 32 games at point guard as a true freshman ... Finished tied for first in the Big West Conference in assist-turnover ratio (3.0), ranked second in assists per game (5.2) and tied for sixth in steals per game (1.4) ... Third on the team in rebounds per game (3.6) and fourth in points per game (8.4) ... Averaged 5.6 assists and 8.2 points in Big West play ... For the season shot 45.7 percent from the field and 77.1 percent from the free throw line ... Tallied the most assists by a freshman in Matador history with 176 while his total ranks fourth overall for a single season ... Reached double figures 11 times during the year ... Scored a season-high 25 points and set a new Matador record with the most field goals made without a miss (12-for-12) at Washington State (11/27/18) ... Finished with 20 points and nine assists in a win at Pepperdine (12/3/18) ... Dished out a season-high 10 assists at San Diego (12/9/18) ... Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds vs. UC Irvine (1/19/19) ... Registered 19 points and five assists at Long Beach State (2/20/19).
Pasadena High School
Guided Pasadena to the CIF Southern Section Division I-AA Finals as a senior ... Averaged 15 points, 11 assists, five steals and five rebounds for the Bulldogs in 2017-18 ... Broke the school's single-game assist record twice during senior year including recording a 20-assist game in the CIF state playoffs ... Helped Pasadena post a 52-15 overall record, 27-1 league record and 11-4 postseason mark over his last two seasons ... Hit game-winning shot to send Pasadena to the CIF Southern Section finals ... Graduated in 2018.Â
Personal
Parents are Darius Sr. and Leah ... Has two brothers, Davian and Drew ... Communication Studies major.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Points | 26 vs. Cal Poly | 2/13/20 |
| Field Goals | 12 at Washington State | 11/27/18 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 4 at UC Santa Barbara | 1/22/20 |
| Free Throws | 11 at Cal State Fullerton | 1/16/21 |
| Rebounds | 16 vs. Hawai'i | 2/20/21 |
| Assists | 13 at Cal State Fullerton | 1/16/21 |
| Blocks | 3 at UC Davis | 2/13/19 |
| Steals | 5 (2x) last vs. Hawai'i | 2/20/21 |
| Minutes | 42 (2x) last vs. Hawai'i | 2/20/21 |
Texas State vs. Eastern Washington
Saturday, November 20
Texas State vs. Dixie State
Friday, November 19
A Conversation With Mark Gottfried
Friday, June 19
Preseason chat with Terrell Gomez
Thursday, October 03
