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THE STORYLINE A redshirt freshman, Gilbert Brown is an athletically gifted and talented small forward who has been labeled an "amazing" dunker. Considered the "most athletic perimeter prep school player in America," out of prep school in 2006, Brown is a tremendous athlete who owns an impressive mid-range game. 2006-07 Earned a medical redshirt after suffering several injuries on the year...Saw action in three games and 13 minutes on season (Robert Morris, Duquesne and Dayton)...Played in six minutes vs. Florida State, 11/24...Scored first career field goal vs. Dayton, 12/23. HIGH SCHOOL A 2006 graduate of South Kent Prep in South Kent, Conn. where he was coached by Raphael Chillious...Named a Top-100 McDonalds All-America finalist as a senior...Concluded his three-year career as South Kent Prep's all-time leading scorer with 1,157 points...Averaged 24.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game after leading South Kent to a 17-17 record as a senior...Served as team captain as a senior...Named a preseason McDonalds All-America candidate...Averaged 17.0 points, six rebounds and three assists per game after guiding South Kent to a 32-9 record and No. 4 national ranking as a junior...Helped lead team to the New England Prep School Athletic Council finals in 2004-05 where it dropped the championship game to Bridgton Academy (Mass.)...Scored a career-high 28 points vs. New Hampton...Attended West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Md. as a freshman...Selected a consensus top-100 recruit by the national recruiting services...Ranked the No. 62 recruit nationally by Scout.com...Rated the nation's No. 87 recruit by YouthPrepStar...Rated as the nation's No. 66 recruit and No. 14 shooting guard nationally by Rivals.com...Rated the nation's No. 93 recruit by USA Today...Ranked as the No. 10 fifth-year recruit nationally by hoopscoop.com...Rated the nation's No. 19 shooting guard by Scout.com...Invited to play in the 2005 All-America Camp and was selected to the camp's All-Star team...Played in the New Jersey All-Stars, Baltimore Bombers and Delaware Sharp Shooters AAU programs...Named a camp All-Star at the Five-Star Basketball Camp in Honesdale, Pa....Had an impressive performance at the Peach Jam Classic during the summer of 2005 in Atlanta, Ga....South Kent is one of the top-ranked prep school programs in America as two players were drafted by the NBA and over 15 players signed with Division I programs over the last three years. PERSONAL Born Gilbert Dawson Brown, Jr. on September 5, 1987 in Harrisburg, Pa....Son of Gilbert and Camilla Brown of Harrisburg, Pa....Has older brother, Warren Brown (21)...Relative Troy Drayton played at Penn State...Played on same South Kent team as NBA Draft picks Andray Blatche and Dorell Wright along with NCAA Division I recruits Mike Evanovich (Iowa State) and A.J. Hawkins (St. Bonaventure)...Favorite food is Chinese...Best friend on another collegiate team is Rob Thomas (St. John's)...Chose Pitt because of its blend of academics and athletics...Owns a 38-inch vertical leap...Enrolled in the college of arts & sciences, plans to major in business. |
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