Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
UConn, Miami in Good Position With 2017 Center Zach Brown
Zach Brown, a 7-foot-1 2017 center from Miami (FL) Senior High, enjoyed his unofficial visit to UConn on Monday and the Huskies remain in strong position for the big man.
“Connecticut is one of the strong considerations,” Michael Lipman, Brown’s legal guardian, told SNY.tv by phone on Tuesday.
“I think you have a head coach, Kevin Ollie, that is a flat-out great coach. He has developed Andre Drummond. We have to find a system that is a good fit academically and a good fit for a big man, and that is going to showcase his offensive skills. And you need a team that’s going to compete while he’s there for the national championship.”
Lipman also mentioned that Brown already has a bond with 2016 UConn commit Alterique Gilbert, a point guard.
“He played with Alterique Gilbert in the [Nike] Global Games and they won the whole thing,” Lipman said. “The two of them were tremendous. You need a strong one, you need a system that’s going to build around the big man. Kevin Ollie and his staff are just tremendous.”
Lipman also listed Miami, Kentucky, N.C. State, South Carolina and Florida among the school recruiting Brown.
Miami will come in for a school visit on Wednesday and N.C. State comes in Saturday.
“We’re going to go through the process,” Lipman said, adding that Brown is in no rush to make a decision. “We’re focused on getting better, developing.”
Miami remains strongly in the mix, too.
“I’m very impressed with Coach L and UM [Jim Larranaga],” Lipman said. “They’re in our back yard. He’s done an incredible job with the program.”
Lipman also said he hears regularly from the Kentucky staff. They are also working on a visit to Kentucky for the end of October.
“We were planning on doing a visit to Kentucky, but I had a conflict,” Lipman said. “I was going to do it during the Breeders’ Cup. I wanted to do it the last week of October. We’re working on that.”
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Zach Brown, a 7-foot-1 2017 center from Miami (FL) Senior High, enjoyed his unofficial visit to UConn on Monday and the Huskies remain in strong position for the big man.
“Connecticut is one of the strong considerations,” Michael Lipman, Brown’s legal guardian, told SNY.tv by phone on Tuesday.
“I think you have a head coach, Kevin Ollie, that is a flat-out great coach. He has developed Andre Drummond. We have to find a system that is a good fit academically and a good fit for a big man, and that is going to showcase his offensive skills. And you need a team that’s going to compete while he’s there for the national championship.”
Lipman also mentioned that Brown already has a bond with 2016 UConn commit Alterique Gilbert, a point guard.
“He played with Alterique Gilbert in the [Nike] Global Games and they won the whole thing,” Lipman said. “The two of them were tremendous. You need a strong one, you need a system that’s going to build around the big man. Kevin Ollie and his staff are just tremendous.”
Lipman also listed Miami, Kentucky, N.C. State, South Carolina and Florida among the school recruiting Brown.
Miami will come in for a school visit on Wednesday and N.C. State comes in Saturday.
“We’re going to go through the process,” Lipman said, adding that Brown is in no rush to make a decision. “We’re focused on getting better, developing.”
Miami remains strongly in the mix, too.
“I’m very impressed with Coach L and UM [Jim Larranaga],” Lipman said. “They’re in our back yard. He’s done an incredible job with the program.”
Lipman also said he hears regularly from the Kentucky staff. They are also working on a visit to Kentucky for the end of October.
“We were planning on doing a visit to Kentucky, but I had a conflict,” Lipman said. “I was going to do it during the Breeders’ Cup. I wanted to do it the last week of October. We’re working on that.”
