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Ronnie Brewer

Brewer with the Chicago Bulls in 2011
Arkansas Razorbacks
Position	Assistant Coach
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born	(1985-03-20) March 20, 1985 (age 39) Portland, Oregon
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Fayetteville (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
College	Arkansas (2003–2006)
NBA draft	2006: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	2006–2016
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	9, 11, 8, 10
Coaching career	2021–present
Career history
As player:
2006–2010	Utah Jazz
2010	Memphis Grizzlies
2010–2012	Chicago Bulls
2012–2013	New York Knicks
2013	Oklahoma City Thunder
2013–2014	Houston Rockets
2014	Chicago Bulls
2015–2016	Santa Cruz Warriors
As coach:
2021–2023	Arkansas Razorbacks (Recruiting Coordinator)
2023–present	Arkansas Razorbacks (Assistant Coach)
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-SEC (2005, 2006) SEC All-Freshman Team (2004) Fourth-team Parade All-American (2003) Arkansas Mr. Basketball (2003)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,940 (7.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,427 (2.8 rpg)
Assists	828 (1.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Ronnie Brewer (born March 20, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach. Brewer played collegiately at the University of Arkansas, where his father Ron Brewer was a star in the late 1970s. Brewer is known for having an unorthodox shooting technique, the result of a childhood water slide injury.^[1]

The Utah Jazz selected him with the 14th pick of the 2006 NBA draft.

Brewer played at Arkansas from 2003 to 2006 where he averaged 18.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.6 steals, and 0.5 blocks. He also was 51–151 from three-point range and shot 75% from the free-throw line.

Brewer was selected with the 14th pick in the 2006 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. Brewer saw very limited playing time in his 2006–07 rookie season with Utah, appearing in only 56 games. However, after a strong performance in the 2007–08 preseason,^[2] he assumed the role of Utah's starting shooting guard. By mid-November 2007, he was averaging double figures in points and was among the NBA leaders in steals. He was later selected to play in the 2008 Rookie-Sophomore Game. On February 28, 2009, Brewer recorded a career-high 26 points, along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals against the Sacramento Kings.^[3]

On February 18, 2010, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for a protected future first-round pick. His playing time declined late in the season due to a hamstring injury and the Grizzlies' fading playoff hopes.^[4]

On July 19, 2010, Brewer signed with the Chicago Bulls.^[5] In his first season with the Bulls, Brewer played back up shooting guard, averaged 22 minutes per game, and was among the league leaders in defensive efficiency.

On July 10, 2012, the Bulls declined Brewer's option for the next season, along with teammate C.J. Watson's option.^[6]

On July 25, 2012, Brewer signed with the New York Knicks.^[7]

On September 7, 2012, it was announced that Brewer would be out for six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.^[8]

On February 21, 2013, the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Brewer from the New York Knicks in exchange for a 2014 second-round pick.^[9]

On August 28, 2013, Brewer signed with the Houston Rockets.^[10] On February 21, 2014, he was waived by the Rockets.^[11]

On April 7, 2014, Brewer signed with the Chicago Bulls for the rest of the 2013–14 season.^[12] On July 15, 2014, he was waived by the Bulls.^[13]

On October 31, 2015, Brewer was selected by the Santa Cruz Warriors in the second round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft.^[14]

Ronnie Brewer played for Team Arkansas in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 2 games, he averaged 8 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. Team Arkansas reached the second round before falling to the Talladega Knights.

On July 20, 2021, Brewer was hired by his alma mater, the University of Arkansas, as the recruiting coordinator for the men's basketball team under head coach Eric Musselman. Prior to the start of the 2023–24 season, Brewer was promoted to assistant coach.^[15]

Brewer is cousins with Detroit rapper Guilty Simpson.

• List of second-generation National Basketball Association players

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference
• ESPN.com profile
• Arkansas profile