Troy Brown Jr., the 6-foot-7 point guard/small forward from Centennial (NV) High School, committed to Oregon on Monday.
“I’m going to Oregon,” Brown told Scout.com. “That’s my final decision.”
“I love the coaching staff and the style of play fits me,” Brown explained. “One guy that has done an amazing job of recruiting me is coach [Tony] Stubblefield. He’s always been there with me. They’ve been there for a really long time. I like coach [Dana] Altman as a coach. Their defensive is amazing and the way they run it.”
Brown had taken official visits to Ohio State (Sept. 2), Alabama (Sept. 9), Oregon (Sept. 23), Kansas (Sept. 30), and Georgetown (Oct. 5). He is also considered Arizona, UNLV, and California.
Ranked the No. 3 small forward in the Class of 2017 by 247Sports.com, Brown joins point guard Victor Bailey and power forward Abu Kigab in Oregon’s 2017 class. Kigab plans to sign Wednesday.
“He has a multi-faceted skill set,” Derek Thomas of the Las Vegas Prospects said of Brown. “He can handle the ball, he’s an exceptional passer. He’s got a very IQ. IN a way he’s got some old-school basketball in him.”
Thomas said Brown can play multiple positions.
“He’s just a player,” he said. “The coach has got to be able to use him at all three perimeter positions depending on the situation. You’ve got to be flexible. If want to get the most out of him, you have to use him at all three positions.”
Thomas said Brown can both facilitate for others and go out and dominate a game if needed.
“He was giving me 15, 16 points, 8 or 9 rebounds, 5 or 6 assists and the next game he went and got 30 and 15,” Thomas said. “He can do those type of things depending on what you need him to do.”
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