Mikel Brown Jr.

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
Prev School:
DME Academy
High School:
DME Academy

2025-26 (Freshman)

Suited up for USA Basketball with the USA U19 National Team, competing in the FIBA World Cup in Switzerland in the middle of the summer

High School/Prep

Five-star recruit and was the No. 7 player in the Class of 2025 at the time of his signing, the No. 2 point guard according to 247Sports
Won the 3-point contest at the McDonald’s All-American Games
Attended DME Academy and was one of the top three scorers in the state of Florida in his senior season, averaging 29.6 points per game
Was a semifinalist for the Naismith Trophy Boys High School Player of the Year
Nominated for the 2024 USA Basketball 5 on 5 Male Athlete of the Year Award for his performance on the U18 team in summer 2024 – nominated alongside Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James
Helped the USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team win gold at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup in summer 2024, starting all six games and averaging 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game
Played on Team Loaded NC on the adidas 3SSB circuit, leading his team to 15-5 overall and a fifth-place finish
Played for Cold Hearts in the Overtime Elite League in the 2023-24 season

2025-26 (Freshman)

Suited up for USA Basketball with the USA U19 National Team, competing in the FIBA World Cup in Switzerland in the middle of the summer

High School/Prep

Five-star recruit and was the No. 7 player in the Class of 2025 at the time of his signing, the No. 2 point guard according to 247Sports
Won the 3-point contest at the McDonald’s All-American Games
Attended DME Academy and was one of the top three scorers in the state of Florida in his senior season, averaging 29.6 points per game
Was a semifinalist for the Naismith Trophy Boys High School Player of the Year
Nominated for the 2024 USA Basketball 5 on 5 Male Athlete of the Year Award for his performance on the U18 team in summer 2024 – nominated alongside Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James
Helped the USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team win gold at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup in summer 2024, starting all six games and averaging 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game
Played on Team Loaded NC on the adidas 3SSB circuit, leading his team to 15-5 overall and a fifth-place finish
Played for Cold Hearts in the Overtime Elite League in the 2023-24 season

Personal:

Born on April 3, 2006… Son of Christopher Brown Sr. and Marisela Brown… Has two siblings, Zackariah and Arianna
Majoring in Business
Both parents were college athletes… Dad played at West Florida… Mom played at St. Petersburg College
The person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his dad
The basketball player he admires the most is Kobe Bryant
His favorite hobby outside of basketball is video games
The first thing you would notice when you walk into his dorm room he said was his tv
The athlete he most admires outside of basketball is Jalen Hurts
His personal goal at UofL is to win a national championship
If a movie were to be made about his life, he said he would want his brother Zackariah to play him.
Few people know this about him, but he loves fishing
He said the best thing about being a Cardinal is the culture
The best basketball advice he said he was ever given was “to bet on yourself”
He would most like to meet Barack Obama
Chose to attend UofL because “this place just feels like home to me”

Favorites:
NBA Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Movie: Cars
TV Show: Friday Night Tykes
Book: I Survived
Comedian: Chris Tucker
Musical Artist: Michael Jackson
Midnight snack: Popcorn
Class/subject: Science
App: Tiktok