WALTER BROWN TO JOIN UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM
6-foot-5-inch wing from New Zealand will be a senior for the Runnin’ Rebels during the 2025-26 season
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The UNLV men’s basketball program has received a signed commitment from Walter Brown to join the Runnin’ Rebels for the 2025-26 season, head coach Josh Pastner announced Friday.
Brown, a 6-foot-5-inch, 210-pound small forward from Christchurch, New Zealand, has played for the Canterbury Rams of the National Basketball League of New Zealand for the past five years. He will be a senior at UNLV this season.
During the 2025 season, he averaged 13.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game for the Rams, while shooting 48.1% from the field and 33.3% on 3-pointers.
Brown has played for two NZNBL championship teams and also won a title in the Australian NBL. He was named the 2023 NZNBL Youth Player of the Year and also spent time as a development player with the Tasmania JackJumpers of the Australian NBL in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
“We are excited for Walter to join the Runnin’ Rebel program,” Pastner said. “He is a versatile, gritty wing with offensive skill and is a proven winner that has a knack for making winning plays. He is an exceptional teammate and a great addition to the UNLV family.”
In 2024 for Canterbury, he scored 9.4 ppg and averaged 5.5 rpg and 2.0 apg, while shooting 51.7% from the field and 42.2% from 3-point range.
Brown attended St. Bede’s College for high school and debuted for the New Zealand National Team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers before representing his country at the FIBA World Cup later that year.
Brown joins Mason Abittan, Myles Che, Naas Cunningham, Ladji Dembele, Howie Fleming Jr., Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn, Al Green, Kimani Hamilton, Tyrin Jones, Emmanuel Stephen, and Issac Williamson as new players to the Runnin’ Rebel program for the 2025-26 season. Jacob Bannarbie is the lone returner from last season’s roster.
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