2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

Russell Hons
Russell Hons

3 Billy Brown

3 Billy Brown

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Spirit Lake, Iowa
  • Highschool:
    Spirit Lake
  • Major:
    Pre-Banking & Financial Econ.

Summary

Biography

2019-20 (Senior): Started all 33 games to finish his career with 63 straight starts ... One of only three players to start every game this season ... Led the team with 15 steals during conference play ... Paced UND with 32 total steals (career best) ... Ranked fourth on the team with 29.2 minutes per game ... Finished fourth with 30 made triples ... Grabbed a career-high 101 rebounds ... Dished out a career-best 55 assists ... Scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting against Northland College ... Reached double figures in back-to-back games against Omaha and Oral Roberts ... Struck for 13 points on three triples in UND's quarterfinal win over South Dakota. 

2018-19 (Junior): 
Started all 30 games this season after making 0-career starts during his first two seasons ... Shot .458 from distance (Led team and second in Summit League) ... Just missed a career-high in points vs. Denver, scoring 16 on a 4-of-6 day from distance (Feb. 23) ... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. Oral Roberts (Feb. 16) ... Reached double figures for the first time since Jan. 5 at Denver with 12 points and four assists at NDSU (Jan. 19) ... Had a career-high four steals at No. 20 Marquette (Dec. 18) ... Reached double figures with 14 points in a career-high 38 minutes vs. Mayville State (Dec. 14) ... Scored a career-high 17 points on 5-of-7 from the field to lead all UND players at Montana State (Nov. 27) ... Tallied seven points, dished out four assists, grabbed three boards, and had a block at Utah Valley (Nov. 24) ... Cracked double figures for the first time this season in the win over Concordia (Nov. 20), scoring 14 points on a 6-for-7 shooting day

2017-18 (Sophomore): Appeared in 30 games as a reserve guard, averaging a career-best 3.7 ppg ... Averaged 21.8 mpg off the bench, which were the most of any reserve on the squad ... Reached double figures in scoring twice, including a season-high 12 points in road win at Sacramento State (Mar. 1) ... Added 10 points in home win over Northern Arizona (Feb. 17) ... Made three 3-pointers in a pair of games, shooting 32 percent from beyond the arc for the season ... Dished out a career-high four assists in home win over Idaho State (Jan. 11) ... Pulled down career-high six rebounds in home win over Southern Utah (Feb. 15) ... Earned second letter.

2016-17 (Freshman) Appeared in 23 games as a reserve guard during true freshman season ... Notched first double-figure scoring game just three contests into career after totaling 13 in a home win over Presentation ... Averaged nearly nine points per game during a three-game winning streak to open the season ... Went 9-for-9 from the charity stripe during the season ... Had a season-best five points in Big Sky play during a home win over Idaho State (Jan. 21) ... Earned first letter.

Before UND: Named to the Iowa Newspaper Association all-state second team as a senior after ranking fourth among all Class 3A players in scoring at 21.7 ppg and first in assists 5.6 apg ... Also earned Des Moines Register all-state honorable mention honors ... Participated for the Northwest Boys team in the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association All-State games and was also named first-team all-district by the IBC ... Starting wide receiver for undefeated Class 3A state champion football team ... Finished the state title game with six catches for 94 yards and a touchdown, five carries for 59 yards and a touchdown, an interception and added an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the game's first play ... As a junior on the hardwood, averaged 13.8 ppg, 4.8 apg and 4.5 rpg en route to leading team to a school-record 21 victories ... Set a school-record for assists that he would eclipse as a senior ... Earned first-team All-Lakes Conference honors as a senior and junior and was an honorable mention all-conference performer as a sophomore after averaging 13.4 ppg.

Personal: Majoring in banking & financial economics ... Son of John and Joleen Brown.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    6'3" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 195 lbs
    3