Markel Brown
Basketball Player
NBA shooting guard who signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2014. He was twice named to the All-Big 12 second team while at Oklahoma State University.
He attended Peabody Magnet High School, where he was named Louisiana Player of the Year in 2010.
He was named Dunker of the Year by NBCSports.com during his sophomore season with the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
His mother, Antoinette Brown, died from a brain aneurysm.
He has been teammates with Deron Williams as a member of the New Jersey Nets.