Averett University Athletics

Damien Brown was a force on the court from 2005-09 while helping the Averett men's basketball team win conference regular season and/or conference tournament titles in each of his four seasons, with the Cougars winning the USA South Tournament and earning NCAA Tournament berths in each of his final three seasons — including advancing to the NCAA Second Round in 2009.

A 6-foot-7 center, Brown is one of only seven Cougars to surpass 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds. He finished with 1,096 career points and 584 career rebounds, which still rank 11th and eighth all-time at the time of his induction. In 109 career games, Brown finished with 5.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 12th in the Averett record book. He also added 10.1 points per game and held the career record for offensive rebounds at the time his career ended before it was later broken. Brown was named to the USA South All-Tournament Team in three of his four seasons, including being named Tournament MVP in 2007. Brown was named a 2007-08 Preseason All-American by both Sporting News and Street & Smith. He earned USA South All-Conference Second Team honors as a sophomore and USA South Honorable Mention recognition as a senior despite missing time with an injury.

A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Brown also earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Eastern Mennonite University Tip-Off Classic in 2008-09 and participated in the USA South/ODAC All-Star Challenge following his senior season. During three of his four seasons, the Cougars won 20 games (which is the program single-season record accomplished four times overall) and Averett advanced to the NCAA Second Round during his senior season.

In 2014, Brown was named to the USA South's 50th Anniversary men's basketball team.

He was inducted into the Averett Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 8, 2022.