The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Tuesday that they have signed former Mizzou Basketball standout Jabari Brown to their training camp roster.

The move allows Brown, the Southeastern Conference’s top scorer in 2013-14, to rejoin former Missouri teammate Jordan Clarkson in Los Angeles.

A native of Oakland, Calif., Brown averaged 19.9 points in 35 total games last season and paced the league with 20.7 points in 18 SEC contests. He topped 20 points in scoring 19 times overall as a junior, the most by a Tiger since Anthony Peeler in 1992. Brown scored 20-plus points in 12-of-18 league contests, the most since Derrick Chievous in 1987 and 1988, and topped 30 points twice, scoring 33 points against Kentucky and 30 points vs. Davidson.

While Brown was one of the SEC’s leading three-point shooters, the 6-foot-5 guard expanded his game greatly in his second season in Columbia. He shot 51.3 percent inside the three-point line and finished the year hitting 212-of-266 total free throws, ranking No. 3 all-time for single-season free throw makes.

Brown also ranked among the SEC’s leaders in several statistical categories during the 18-game league season. He finished among the Top 10 in scoring (first, 20.7), field goal percentage (fourth, .468), free throw percentage (fifth, .846), free throw makes (second, 115), three-point percentage (fourth, .414), three-point makes (eighth, 2.1) and minutes played (third, 36.6).

Brown was also the fifth fastest player to reach 1,000 points in Missouri history, needing just 59 games to reach the milestone. Through two seasons (60 total games at Missouri), Brown averaged 17.3 points, which ranks No. 10 all-time. The 19.9 points he averaged this season were the most since Kareem Rush in 2001.

Prior to signing with LA, Brown played for the Houston Rockets during the NBA’s Summer League in both Orlando and Las Vegas. During the Orlando Summer League (July 5-11) Brown averaged 9.4 points in 20.2 minutes.

— MU Sports Information —