Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Countdown to Craziness on October 3, 2025 at 7 p.m.
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Men's Basketball
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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Brown, Maliq
Jersey Number 6
Maliq Brown
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Culpeper, Va.
- High School:
- Blue Ridge
- Prev School:
- Syracuse
Bio
2024-25 | AT DUKE
Last updated: 4/15/25
- Described as a “defensive menace” by head coach Jon Scheyer
- Finished with seven rebounds in four of his first five games as a Blue Devil
- Swatted two shots versus Army West Point (11/8) and blocked a late three-point attempt to keep the game tied in Duke’s matchup versus Kentucky (11/12)
- Scored eight points, including his first three-pointer of the season, versus Kansas (11/26)
- Matched a career high with five steals versus the Jayhawks -- the first Blue Devil to do so since Paolo Banchero finished with five steals against Syracuse on March 10, 2022.
- Played a season-high 29 minutes at Louisville (12/8), finishing a game-high +24 while grabbing 11 boards and logging three steals alongside six total points on 3-of-3 shooting
- Returned to the court after missing four games (sprained knee), logging two steals, two assists and two points vs. UNC (2/1)
- In his return to Syracuse, stuffed the stat sheet with eight rebounds, six points, three steals, one block and one steal
- Returned from a four-game absence (shoulder injury) at North Carolina (3/8), matching his season high for points (8), including two three-pointers, while also adding three assists and three boards for a plus/minus of +20 in 16 minutes
- Played six minutes against Georgia Tech (3/13) before exiting due to a dislocation of the same shoulder he dislocated in mid-February
- Went 2-for-2 against Houston (4/5), while also adding three assists and two steals in 15 minutes of action
- Played two seasons (2022-24) at Syracuse, appearing in 61 games with 25 starts.
- Recorded two-year totals of 470 points (7.7 ppg), 363 rebounds (6.0 rpg), 97 steals (1.6 spg), 84 assists (1.4 apg) and 44 blocked shots (0.7 bpg), while shooting 69.8% from the field (201-of-288).
- As a sophomore in 2023-24, appeared in all 32 games, averaging 29.6 minutes per contest and starting the final 18 outings.
- Averaged 9.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 0.9 blocks per game in 2023-24, while shooting 69.8% from the field and boasting the nation's third-highest effective field goal percentage (71.3%), according to KenPom.com.
- Topped the ACC with 71 steals and ranked 11th in rebounding, 14th in blocked shots and ninth in offensive rebounding (2.3 per game) in 2023-24.
- Selected to the 2023-24 ACC All-Defensive Team, earning the third-most votes.
- Recorded three straight double-doubles to end his sophomore season, including 11 points and 12 boards against NC State (March 13) in the 2024 ACC Tournament.
- On Feb. 7, 2024, versus Louisville, amassed 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting from the field, nine rebounds, five assists, six blocks and five steals to achieve the first 5x5 performance while shooting 100% by any player on the NCAA Division I level (men's or women's), NBA or WNBA in the last 25 years, according to OptaStats.
- As a freshman in 2022-23, played 29 games with seven starts, averaging 5.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest.
- Four-time state champion at Blue Ridge High School in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA).
- Named the VISAA Division II Player of the Year as a senior, averaging 15.4 points and 11.1 rebounds per contest.
- Also played two years of football and two years of track at Blue Ridge.
Last updated: 4/15/25
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