Roger A. Brown (born May 22, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York – March 4 1997) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'5" forward/guard, Brown signed to play for the University of Dayton in 1960, but he (became involved in a point shaving scandal and was banned from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) (because he was introduced to gamblers while still in high school. Roger was never convicted of point shaving and his only crime was associating with people who later became involved in point shaving.) Nevertheless, he continued to play basketball in Dayton's amateur leagues, and in 1967 Brown signed with the American Basketball Association (ABA)'s Indiana Pacers. During his eight-year (1967-1975) ABA career, spent with the Pacers, Utah Stars, and Memphis Sounds, he scored 10,498 points, appeared as an ABA All-Star four times, and earned three ABA Championship rings. He died of liver cancer in 1997..