[2][3] Blades was a 4-year starting point guard and captain at Vanderbilt University and played 6 years professionally including the WNBA and abroad.
[10] She would play a reserve role for the Liberty and helped the team finish with a record of 17 - 11 while averaging 2.9 points and 1.1 assists in 10.4 minutes per game.
The Liberty would reach the inaugural WNBA Finals on August 30, 1997, but would lose to the Houston Comets 51 - 65 with Brown playing for 13 minutes and recording 2 assists, 2 turnovers and 1 foul.
[11] On February 18, 1998, Rhonda Blades Brown was selected with the first overall pick of the WNBA Expansion Draft by the Detroit Shock.
Brown would also play professionally overseas in Israel and Turkey, winning the Israeli cup in 2000–2001.
She also teaches Anatomy and Health at Brentwood Academy, for which additional sessions were added to meet demand.