2008 BU commitment- Taylor Brown

[thefish7]

Wow. Interesting way to come by a recruit-- great news. Welcome Taylor!

[Da Coach]

I came across this about Taylor Brown's older sister, Jade Brown--

http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/brown_jade00.html

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/.../07guide-3.pdf (scroll down to page 2)

She was a scholarship volleyball player at the University of Maryland 2003-2007.

Stats--

http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/stats/2007-2008/teamcume.html

And here are father Rick Brown's NBA stats. He was 6'10", 215 lbs, and played at Mississippi State University, was a 1st round draft pick by the Golden State Warriors (13th pick overall), and played 2 1/2 seasons with them, then played 2 1/2 seasons with the Atlanta Hawks.--

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownri01.html

[Big Mike]

This should put to rest all the McGee talk with no more scholies left to hand out! Welcome Taylor to the BU Family!

[dogsrus]

This should put to rest all the McGee talk with no more scholies left to hand out! Welcome Taylor to the BU Family!

As I stated earlier doesn't the team he transfers to have to petition the NCAA for him to play right away?

He could STILL come here and play next year I would think?

[Big Mike]

I wonder how long before Taylor is on campus? I would think it would be real soon!

[Big Mike]

dog....if your talking about Brown....he would be able to play right away as an incoming freshman! McGee from indiana would have to sit a year being a soph and having played D1 ball last year!

[SFP]

There's a petition for the IU players that left this year to not have to sit out a year!

[dogsrus]

dog....if your talking about Brown....he would be able to play right away as an incoming freshman! McGee from indiana would have to sit a year being a soph and having played D1 ball last year!

Yeah..thats why I would think we could still land him. (McGee)

[houstontxbrave]

Yeah..thats why I would think we could still land him. (McGee)

If we were to land McGee he would have to pay for his first year(redshirt) out of pocket. I bet either he isnt or we are not interested anymore.

[Rusty 54]

Yes! Taylor Brown, welcome to the Hilltop. You will find some of the most passionate and knowledgeable fans anywhere. Now lets go win some championships!

[Lakeview Brave]

This is exactly the type of player I was hoping to get, a four year guy with some size and athleticism. Plus I really like that his dad played pro ball and trained him at home for a year. He will have a great work ethic from the get go.

[BuBraves55]

sounds neat!

[BradleyBrave]

This is exactly the type of player I was hoping to get, a four year guy with some size and athleticism. Plus I really like that his dad played pro ball and trained him at home for a year. He will have a great work ethic from the get go.

On a personal note, can we please stop painting Lakeview as a 'hater'? I was out at one of my local Saturday night watering holes, and got a call from Lakeview about our recent signee. A 2 AM call about a 13th scholarship? Who does that? Fans that don't have the 'passion' for the Braves aren't calling other fans at 2 AM to talk about summer recruiting...let's give Lakeview a break, he loves the Braves as much as ANYONE on here!

As far as my opinion on this guy...let's look at risk/reward. This guy is scholarship #13, has 4 years, has size, and has pedigree. Show me the downside in this! I don't care if this guy is a 4 year benchwarmer, he's our last scholie, and he's a big 4 year kid who's dad played in the NBA. There's no downside at all, NONE, and credit Jim for seeing this and making the offer right away. Between offers from Les and McDermott, I think clearly Jim's NBA ties helped us quite a bit with this commit. When you get guys to committ without even seeing campus, it's either real fishy (Julian Wright to KU) or a great sell (Taylor Brown to BU). Well done Jim.

With the unique circumstances, I wonder if TB will be on campus soon?

We're 0-2 with recent Browns (Jermaine and Ray), I think the 3rd time is the charm here. What can 'BROWN' do for you? With his eligibility and pedigree, I think he can do a lot.

[dogsrus]

I was out at one of my local Saturday night watering holes, and got a call from Lakeview about our recent signee. A 2 AM call about a 13th scholarship? Who does that?

If I had your number I woulda called ya.........heck I woulda have drove over to the watering hole and told you in person......

[braves12]

Welcome to BU Taylor. You will love it here.

I like that BU got a 4 year forward. With another verballed for next season. That would give us 3 years in a row of getting size players with 4 years to devlop. I like how this is going. Size but also athleticism. Just need JL to teach them all how to shoot the 3

Great find dogs. If you would have driven to the watering hole I am at, it would have been a long drive.

We need our campus spies to get to Hausler and file some reports.

Congrats to the staff and thanks for all of the long hours.