Brandon Simone Armstrong (born June 16, 1980 in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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) is an American

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player, formerly in the NBA.

He played college basketball

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 at Pepperdine University

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, and was selected by the Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets

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 with the 23rd overall pick of the 2001 NBA Draft

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, but was traded, along with fellow Rockets draft picks Richard Jefferson

Richard Jefferson

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 and Jason Collins

Jason Collins

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 to the New Jersey Nets

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 in exchange for the draft rights to New Jersey's Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin (basketball)

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.

In three seasons with the Nets, Armstrong averaged 2.2 points per game. In the 2004 preseason he played for Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors

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, but he was waived before the regular season began. From July to November 2005, he played in Italy for BT Roseto

Roseto Basket

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. In the 2006-07 season, he played for the NBA Development League

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's Dakota Wizards

Dakota Wizards

The Dakota Wizards are an American basketball team in the NBA Development League, based in Bismarck, North Dakota. Home games are played at the Bismarck Civic Center.-Beginnings in IBA:...

, Anaheim Arsenal

Anaheim Arsenal

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 and Bakersfield Jam

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. In the 2007-2008 season, Armstrong played for the SKK Kotwica Kolobrzeg in Poland.

External links

• Official D-League player profile @ NBA.com
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotwica_Kołobrzeg