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Justin Brownlee

Justin Donta Brownlee (born April 23, 1988) is an American and Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm.

After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Brownlee played in the NBA Development League for the Maine Red Claws and Erie BayHawks. In 2016, he began his first of six stints at Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the PBA.

During his tenure with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, Brownlee established himself as one of the most accomplished imports in PBA history, winning seven championships: four PBA Governors' Cup titles and three PBA Commissioner's Cup titles—the most by any import in league history. He also earned four PBA Best Import of the Conference awards (three in the PBA Commissioner's Cup and one in the PBA Governors' Cup), the second-highest total among PBA imports.

Brownlee likewise enjoyed success outside the Philippines. He helped San Miguel Alab Pilipinas capture the 2017-18 ASEAN Basketball League championship. He later won the 2019 Lebanese Basketball League championship and Lebanese Cup with Al Riyadi Club Beirut, the 2020 UAE National Basketball League championship with Sharjah, and the 2024 Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) championship with Pelita Jaya. Brownlee has also played professionally in Mexico, Italy, and France.

In January 2023, Brownlee became a naturalized Filipino citizen, making him eligible to represent the Philippines in international competitions. He made his debut for the Philippines national basketball team the following month and went on to play a key role in the country's success, helping secure gold medals at both the 2023 Southeast Asian Games and the 2022 Asian Games.

Brownlee played college basketball at St. John's University from 2009 to 2011. In the 2011 Big East Tournament, Brownlee was involved in a controversial situation at the end of the quarterfinal between St. John's and Rutgers: With Rutgers trailing 63–65 in the final seconds, Rutgers inbounded the ball past the half-court line, where Brownlee intercepted the pass, before dribbling past midcourt and stepping out of bounds while travelling with 1.7 seconds remaining, then threw the ball high in the air in celebration. This should have allowed Rutgers an opportunity to inbound from half-court with a chance to tie or win the game, or possibly even free-throws for a technical foul; instead, the game clock continued to run and expired, the game ended without any of the possible violations being assessed.

After Brownlee went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, he began his professional basketball career with Maine Red Claws team of the NBA Development League.

In the summer of 2012, Brownlee joined the New York Knicks for the 2012 NBA Summer League. He trained for the team during the 2013 Training Camp; but also played in the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he was signed a contract to the team prior to the start of the 2013–14 season, but was waived on October 2, 2013, becoming a free agent two days later on October 4, 2013.

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