Arabic version: المراهق براون جونيور يسجل ثلاثية مع صافرة النهاية في ظهوره الأول مع 36رز
According to ABC News, Adelaide 36ers teenager Raheim “RJ” Brown Jr hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer in his NBL debut as Adelaide defeated Illawarra by 28 points at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Saturday.
Brown Jr, who turned 16 a week earlier, had been on the court for just 73 seconds when he made the shot. The game was played before a crowd of more than 10,000, with the 36ers extending a three-year run of 46 consecutive sellouts.
“It was a crazy moment to hit the shot,” Brown Jr told ABC Sport. “It was electric in the arena. My ears were ringing after. The fans were crazy.” He became the youngest player signed by an NBL club in 44 years in September, when he was 15, and now ranks behind John Horder and Craig Viney as one of the competition’s youngest debutants.
The Year 10 student is a product of the Adelaide 36ers High Performance Schools Program, which includes Woodville High. He averaged 20 points per game for the West Adelaide senior reserves in NBL1 and featured nine times for the Bearcats. Brown Jr is now training alongside six-time MVP Bryce Cotton and five-time championship coach Trevor Gleeson.
Adelaide sit fifth with a 6-6 record and will hope the win helps their season. The 36ers are likely to regain injured winger Flynn Cameron for Thursday night’s game against Melbourne United, while new recruit Bul Kuol is set to be unveiled in December.
