Hall of Fame
TONY BROWN
Hometown: Hyrum, Utah
Sport: Men's Basketball
Years: 1999-2002
One of the best shooters in Aggie basketball history, Tony Brown earned honorable mention All-America honors from Basketball News following his senior season in 2002, as he averaged 14.9 points, 4.8 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game. He also earned firstteam all-Big West Conference honors following his senior season as he shot 48.9 percent from the field, 45.9 percent from 3-point range and 85.7 percent at the free throw line, and scored in double figures 24 times, including 10 games with 20-plus points. As a senior, he was also named to the Big West Conference All-Tournament team. During his junior campaign, Brown earned secondteam all-Big West honors as he averaged 11.7 points, 3.2 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game, while shooting 42.2 percent from the field, 41.0 percent from 3-point range and 84.3 percent at the free throw line. As a junior, Brown scored in double figures 18 times with four 20-point games and made one of the most memorable shots in school history in the finals seconds of regulation against No. 25 Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to tie the game. USU went on to defeat the Buckeyes in overtime to notch its first NCAA Tournament win in 31 years. Along with being a two-time all-conference selection, Brown was also named to the league's all-freshman team in 1999 as he averaged 11.0 points and shot 40.5 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from 3-point range and 92.1 percent at the free throw line, which is a single-season school record. Brown, who was named the Big West Conference Player of the Week three times during his career, helped Utah State to a 79-20 (.798) record during his final three seasons, including a 42-8 (.840) mark in league play as USU won two regular season Big West Championships (2000, 2002) and two Big West postseason titles (2000, 2001), while advancing to the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and 2001, and the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 2002. During his sophomore season in 2000, USU set a school record with its 28 wins and posted a perfect 16-0 mark in conference play. The Aggies then matched that school record in 2001 by posting another 28-6 record. For his career, Brown ranks 10th all-time in scoring (1,564) and holds the school record for career free throw shooting at 87.0 percent. Brown also ranks second all-time in school history in both 3-pointers made (283) and attempted (686), is third all-time in assists (396), fourth all-time in minutes played (3,841), fifth all-time in games played (127), fifth all-time in steals (146), fifth all-time in games started (112), eighth all-time in field goal attempts (1,127), 11th all-time in three-point shooting (.413) and 11th all-time in double-figure scoring games (75). He scored a career-high 29 points against Pacific during his senior season, one of 18 games overall where he scored 20 or more points, and had three games where he dished out 10 assists. Following his collegiate career, Brown was one of 16 Aggie greats named to USU’s All-Century basketball team in 2005.
