Kenyatta Brown Allocated To Fayetteville Patriots
September 24, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Brown and Young, two Brooklyn natives, were among 16 players allocated to NBDL teams for the league's second season. They are also two of the four players that will be allocated to the Patriots before training camp starts Nov. 3.
Allocated players are assigned to teams based on where they played high school or college basketball. The allocated assignments give each NBDL team a regional player that may be familiar to fans.
All four allocated players will be invited to training camp. At least one of the allocated players assigned to an NBDL team must make the opening day 10-man roster.
Terrell McIntyre, who was an allocated player last season for the Patriots because he played high school basketball at Hoke County High, will not count as an allocated player this season. McIntyre served well in his allocated role last season, averaging 15.3 points and 4.9 assists per game. McIntyre recently signed as a returning player.
"Being an allocated player gives you a chance to play in front of familiar surroundings," McIntyre said. "It took a while for me to get used to it, but I'm sure whoever is our allocated player this year will enjoy it as much as I did."
Brown is a 6-foot-4 forward/guard who ended his East Carolina career as one of only 19 Pirates to play more than 100 games. He ranks 10th in school history in 3-point field goals made with 89 and ranks 11th in steals with 80. As a senior last season, Brown averaged 11.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game and made 49 3-pointers.
He had a career day against Northwestern last season when he notched career highs in points (23), rebounds (9) and assists (4).
Brown is one of eight players from Paul Robeson High in Brooklyn to accept a Division I scholarship in the last four years. He was named first-team all-city in New York, was second-team all-Brooklyn and the New York Daily News called him "the best player in the New York Public League" as a senior.
The NBDL, the NBA's minor league, includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), North Charleston Lowgators (S.C.), Huntsville Flight (Ala.), Mobile Revelers (Ala.), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Columbus Riverdragons (Ga.), Greenville Groove (S.C.), and Asheville Altitude (N.C.).
The league offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA's umbrella. Ten NBDL players, three coaches and three game officials have been called up to the NBA since the start of the league's inaugural season in November 2001.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the NBDL serves as a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 29 teams and as a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
