Elan Brown Class: Junior Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Woodward Academy Position: G

2011-12 (Junior): Saw action in all 33 games on the season, while starting 23 contests...Averaged 6.1 points and 5.0 rebounds on the campaign...Recorded double-digits in both of team's NCAA Tournament games, scoring 12 against Middle Tennessee (while adding nine rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes) before contributing 13 against Duke...Scored eight points in SEC Tournament opener against Mississippi State...Returned to the starting lineup versus Alabama and grabbed eight rebounds...Scored 12 points at LSU...Grabbed five rebounds and dished our four assists in win over Florida...Had six points and seven rebounds at Mississippi State...Hit a pair of free throws with four seconds remaining to ice the game at Auburn...Pulled down six rebounds against Auburn while playing 36 minutes...Grabbed eight rebounds against Ole Miss, while adding a career-high four blocks...Matched her career high with five steals against Western Carolina...Scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds versus Florida State...Had a career-high five assists at NC State...Just missed a double-double against Denver (13 points, nine rebounds)...Pulled down nine boards versus Lipscomb...Recorded nine points and eight rebounds against USC Upstate...Grabbed a team-high nine rebounds against Western Illinois...Just missed a double-double in the season-opener, with 10 points and nine rebounds versus Alabama A&M.

2010-11 (Sophomore): Selected to Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Played her best basketball at the end of the season ... Averaged 3.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and finished second on the team with 29 steals, while averaging 15.7 minutes ... Made third start of season in NCAA Tournament game against Louisville ... Scored 10 points and had four rebounds in SEC semfinals against Kentucky ... Eight first-half points in SEC Tournament quarterfinals against Mississippi State ... Scored 12 points and collected eight rebounds in 22 minutes at South Carolina ... Notched second double-double of career and season against Ole Miss on Jan. 30, collecting 11 points and 11 rebounds ... Tied career high with 32 minutes played and also tied career marks in assists and blocks against Ole Miss ... Played season-high 31 minutes against Arkansas ... Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in 28 minutes at Duquesne ... Made 5-of-8 field goals to finish with 11 points against UT Martin ... Posted first double-double of career against Quinnipiac, setting a career high in points (18) and tying a career high in rebounds (10).

2009-10 (Freshman): SEC All-Freshmen team ... Averaged 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds ... Started 10 games ... Volunteered to play forward after injuries thinned VU's front line ... Paired a team-high 10 rebounds with eight points at Ole Miss... Career-high 16 points in SEC win at Arkansas included 4-of-6 from long range... Eight points and seven rebounds in starting role against Alabama... Four points and career-high two blocks against Mississippi State... Seven points and six rebounds in win at Auburn... Ten points including 4-of-9 shooting from the field at No. 4 Tennessee... Scored 11 points in win over No. 6 Georgia on 5-of-7 shooting... Her first game in double-figures also included three steals... Career high's at Kentucky included eight rebounds and four steals and 27 minutes played... Seven points and four rebounds in SEC opener vs. Ole Miss... Made her first career start against Western Kentucky, playing a personal-high 25 minutes, scoring four points and pulling five rebounds... Started the second half against Bowling Green but was limited to 13 total minutes due to four fouls... Seven points and four rebounds against Austin Peay... Eight points and four steals against UC Riverside... Three steals and five points in her road game debut including 3-of-4 free throws... Scored seven points in her collegiate debut and played 24 minutes before fouling out.

HIGH SCHOOL (Woodward): Four-year starter for Coach Jonathan Merrill's War Eagles... Helped lead team to regional championships in 2006 and 2009... Named All-Region in 2008... Joined the school's 1,000-point club in 2009... Named Most Improved Player in 2006... Best Offensive Player in 2007 and 2008... Most Valuable Player in 2009... Also lettered in track and field... Played her club ball for Coach Charles Huddleston's Georgia Metros, where she was a teammate of Tiffany Clarke... Metros were Nike Nationals Silver Division champions in 2008.

ACADEMICS: Enrolled in the college of arts and science ... Undecided on major.

PERSONAL: Elan Laurent Brown... Born July 11, 1991 in Atlanta, Ga.... Daughter of Lori Metoyer and Geoffrey Brown... Has one older sister, Vienne... Earned the Silver Eagle Award for maintaining a GPA of better than 3.2 from ninth through 12 grade.

Career Highs:
Points: 18, Quinnipiac (11/26/10)
FG Made: 6 (2x), last Quinnipiac (11/26/10)
FG Atts: 11 (3x), last Ole Miss (1/30/11)
3FG Made: 4, at Arkansas (1/31/10)
3FG Atts: 9, Howard (11/14/10)
FT Made: 5 (2x), last at South Carolina (2/27/11)
FT Atts: 6 (2x), last at South Carolina (2/27/11)
Rebounds: 11, Ole Miss (1/30/11)
Assists: 5, at NC State (12/18/11)
Blocks: 2 (4x), last Ole Miss (1/30/11)
Steals: 5, vs. Louisville (3/20/11)
Minutes: 37 vs. Middle Tennessee (3/18/12)

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