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Brown earned consensus first-team
all-America honors during the 2004-05 season. He was the Sporting
News National Player of the Year, a Wooden Award All-American and
was named both the Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Defensive
Player of the Year. He ranked second on the Illini in scoring,
averaging 13.3 points, and reached double figures in 29 games.
Brown became a prolific long-range
shooter this past season, ranking 12th in the nation with a 3-point
field goal percentage of 43.4 percent (99-228). He was second in the
Big Ten with 99 3-pointers (2.5 per game), which is the
second-highest single-season total in school history. He was second
on the Illini team and third in the Big Ten in assists, averaging
4.5 apg, while leading the team and ranking third in the Big Ten in
steals, averaging 1.8 spg. He also led the team and ranked third in
the Big Ten in assist-turnover ratio (2.42).
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 "We certainly understand Dee and his
family's desire to more closely explore his NBA options and gain a
better understanding of where his position would be in the draft,"
Illinois head coach Bruce Weber said. "We will continue to educate
Dee about his standing through feedback from his team workouts, and
we hope that whatever decision he ultimately makes, that it's in his
best interest for his long-term future."
Brown has not signed with an agent.
Under NCAA rules, a student-athlete who declares for the draft but
does not sign with an agent has up until one week before the draft
to withdraw his name in order to retain his collegiate eligibility.
The deadline to withdraw from this year's draft is June 21, as the
draft will be on June 28.
[Derrick Burson, assistant sports
information director,
University of Illinois]
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