Justin Brownlee
Justin Donta Brownlee (born April 23, 1988) is an American-Filipino professional basketball player for Pelita Jaya Bakrie of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).
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| No. 24 – Pelita Jaya | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | IBL | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 23, 1988 Tifton, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Choctawhatchee High School (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011 | Toros de Nuevo Laredo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Maine Red Claws | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Erie Bayhawks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Basket Brescia Leonessa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Élan Chalon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Al Riyadi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Al Sharjah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Pelita Jaya | ||||||||||||||||||||
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After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Brownlee played in the NBA Development League for the Maine Red Claws and Erie BayHawks. In 2016, he began his first of four stints at Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). With Barangay Ginebra, he won six conference titles: four PBA Governors' Cups and two PBA Commissioner's Cups. He also played for San Miguel Alab Pilipinas in the ASEAN Basketball League, winning the 2017–18 championship. Brownlee also played for Al Riyadi Club Beirut in 2019, winning the Lebanese Basketball League championship that year. The other countries he has played in are Mexico, Italy, France, and the United Arab Emirates.
In January 2023, Brownlee became a naturalized Filipino citizen, allowing him to play for the Philippines national basketball team. He made his debut one month later. He won a gold medal in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games and in the 2022 Asian Games.