2000 NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team
SEC Player of the Week (Dec. 6, 1999)
“April is a warrior, an unbelievable big-game player. She has a wonderful, analytical basketball mind. She can take you outside and shoot the three, she can post you up and score, she plays very well with her back to the basket. She comes to play every practice and every game. When she walks on the floor, she comes to get the job done. April Brown has the heart of a lion, and she will have a great year.”
– LSU head coach Sue Gunter
Senior Season (2000-01): One of the Lady Tigers leaders both on and off the court … LSU’s second-leading scorer at 11.3 points per game … Was the teams top three-point threat at 35.4 percent … Started 27 contests this season and played in 29 … Missed two games due to knee surgery in December but came back helped lead LSU to upset of No. 6 Purdue on Dec. 16 in her first game back … She torched SEC competition at the rate of 37.7 percent from behind the arc as one of the top three-point shooters in the Southeastern Conference … Ranked third on the team in assists with 71 on the year … Tied a career high with five three-pointers against Vanderbilt en route to a team-high 19 points … Lit up second-ranked Tennessee for 21 points in a heartbreaking 75-73 loss in Baton Rouge … Notched double-digit points in 19 games this season … Hauled in a season-high nine rebounds to go along with her 18 points in Knoxville against second-ranked Tennessee … Was clutch for LSU at the foul line as she shot 80 percent in conference play from the charity stripe … Holds the Lady Tigers all-time record for most three-pointers in NCAA Tournament play with 14.
Junior Season (1999-00): Started all 32 games for the Lady Tigers at the power forward position and finished the year averaging 11.9 points and 4.8 rebounds a contest … Scoring averaged jumped to 17.5 points in LSU’s four NCAA Tournament games … Scored 23 points, including 18 in the first half, in LSU’s NCAA Elite Eight loss to Connecticut … In the first half vs. UConn, hit 7-of-8 shots from the floor, including a 4-of-4 performance from 3-point range … Finished with a career-best five 3-point goals vs. Connecticut … Had 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists in Sweet 16 win vs. Duke … Opened NCAA Tournament with 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists in win over Liberty … Earned SEC Player of the Week honors after scoring a career-best 25 points in LSU’s upset-win over No. 2 ranked Georgia on Dec. 2 in Athens … Scored in double-figures in seven of LSU’s last eight games, including five straight to close the year … Finished season by shooting 49.4 percent from the field, which included making 36 of her final 67 shots from the field for 53.7 percent shooting for LSU’s last five games.
Sophomore Season (1998-99): Started all 30 games at the power forward spot … Averaged 7.8 points and was second on the team with 5.3 rebounds a contest … Scored in double-figures in four of LSU’s last six games, including 13 points in NCAA first round win over Evansville and 12 points in NCAA second round victory over Notre Dame … Proved her defensive worth against Notre Dame by shutting down 6-4 Ruth Riley in the second half — held the all-American to only five points in the final eight minutes of the contest … Had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals in win over top-ranked Tennessee … Had back-to-back double-double games against Mercer (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Northeast Louisiana (17 points, 11 rebounds) … Hauled in career-best 12 rebounds in win over Mississippi State … Scored season-best 18 points against Clemson … Opened season with 12 points in win over Tulane … Closed season by hitting 6 straight free throws and by making 6 of last 10 from 3-point range … Averaged 11.0 points and 6.0 rebounds over LSU’s final six games.
Freshman Season (1997-98): Played in 28 games, starting eight times … Averaged 6.5 points and 4.4 rebounds a game … In LSU debut, scored 20 points and hauled in 9 rebounds in 38 minutes vs. Houston … The 20 points in first collegiate game marked only the fourth time in LSU history in which a true freshman opened a career with 20 or more points (Katrina Hibbert 20 vs. USL in 1997-97, Joyce Walker 25 vs. Mississippi State in 1980-81 and Julie Gross 25 vs. West Texas State in 1976-77) … Capped freshman campaign with 18-point, 9-rebound effort vs. Baylor in semifinals of Women’s NIT … Started first four games of year and the final three contests … Of her eight starts, scored in double-figures five times … Went for 14 points in SEC Tournament game vs. South Carolina and then followed that with 11 points against Boise State in first round of Women’s NIT and 15 points in second round NIT game against Butler … Missed most of December after having knee scoped following South Carolina game … Did return to action in late January but did not regain form until last month of season … Finished the year shooting 49.0 percent from the field (76-of-155) … Pulled in a career-best 10 rebounds in upset-win over 10th-ranked Vanderbilt.
High School: Named the Player of the Year in Mississippi after averaging 16.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 3.1 assists for 5A state champion Harrison Central last season … Played on three state champion teams while in high school as Harrison Central won the 5A (largest class) state title her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … As a senior, led Harrison Central to a 33-4 overall mark … Scored season-high of 28 points against both Starkville and Murrah … Other honors won as a senior include: Kiwanis Club Player of the Year and the Sun-Herald Player of the Year … As a junior, led Harrison Central to a 28-3 record and the state title … Averaged 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds a contest as a junior … Was one of only 80 high players from across the country invited to the prestigious Nike Camp over summer prior to senior season … First team All-State and first team All-District as a junior and senior … Scored 36 points and had 12 rebounds in a playoff game as a sophomore … Academically, was named the Pepsi Student of the Month.
Personal: Born April 10, 1978 in Gulfport, Miss. … Guardian is Jack Brown … Has one sister, Utica Brown … Majoring in communications at LSU … Hobbies include playing softball and fishing.