Jabari Akil Brown[1] (born December 18, 1992) is a former American professional basketball player, who last played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League.
He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers where as a junior he led the SEC in scoring with an average of 19.9 points per game.
However, after playing 51 total minutes in two games for Oregon, Brown decided to transfer to the University of Missouri.
[7] On November 1, he was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Lakers.
[8] On January 10, 2015, he scored a D-League season-high of 50 points on 16-of-22 shooting in a 124–99 win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
[10] On March 10, 2015, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the Lakers to help the team deal with numerous injuries.
Los Angeles had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, one over the allowed limited of 15.
[13] In the regular season finale on April 15, Brown scored 32 points on 9-of-19 shooting in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.
[19] The next day, he made his season debut in a 124–103 win over the Bakersfield Jam, recording 26 points, one rebound, two assists and one steal in 27 minutes.