Dee Brown
Dee Brown
Daniel "Dee" Brownis a retired American professional basketball player. Brown played at the University of Illinois from 2002 to 2006, receiving numerous awards and accolades, including the 2005 Sporting News National Player of the Year. Brown was selected in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz, and was the starting point guard for 11 consecutive games for the Washington Wizards. Brown played for several international basketball teams from 2007 to 2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth17 August 1984
CityJackson, MS
CountryUnited States of America
There ain't no difference. Take Penn State. They're a rival. Whoever wants to step up and play against Illinois is my rival. That's the way I see it.
Teams play better without their best player because others have the opportunity to step up and make big plays. They came out trash-talking and playing with confidence.
When you get opportunities, you have to step up and take them. We need production from our bench.
When we come out and he plays aggressive, that opens it up for other players. When he plays like that, the sky's the limit.
When he got back in, he made his presence known.
When I'm playing against them, I guess I get a little more juiced.
We've seen it before. Now we just have to practice for it.
Right when it left my hand I thought it was good, then I saw it was long. I usually make them. It just didn't go in for me.
I won't say this feels like a loss. But we could have put them away, and we didn't. We have to come out there and finish it out to be a great team.
I think that's what we've been emphasizing. Energy. Enthusiasm. Just have fun. You've got to have fun playing basketball. We've got to bring the fun back.
Last year I said they were gonna make the Final Four. This year I know they're gonna make the Elite Eight, just because of the style that they play.
I want to thank my mom for putting me in a basketball environment and coach (Bruce) Weber for putting the ball in my hands when he got to Illinois.
I think they came out, made some shots and were full of energy, enthusiasm and that's what you need to come on the road and win. Those guys were definitely special tonight.
People move on and you've got to realize you have to work with what you've got.