Coach Gregory Signs First Commit, Justin Brown
April 12, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Brown averaged 11 points per game during a 43-win season at Hargrave Military Academy
TAMPA, APRIL 12, 2017 – University of South Florida head men's basketball coach Brian Gregory and his staff announced the signing of Justin Brown to a national letter of intent on Wednesday.
Brown is the first signee of the Coach Gregory era at USF.
A 6-6 guard/forward from Birmingham, Ala., Brown played his postgraduate year at Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) in 2016-17, where he guided the Tigers to a 43-2 record. Brown averaged 11 points, seven rebounds and two steals per game. He shot nearly 60 percent from the floor and converted on 39 percent of three-pointers.
"We are very pleased with the addition of Justin Brown to our USF men's basketball program," said Gregory. "His size, versatility, skill package and athleticism will put him in a position to make an immediate impact in our program. Justin is also a perfect fit when it comes to character and academic excellence, components that we emphasize greatly in the recruiting process. It is important that we recruit from high-caliber, winning programs and Justin has come from two such programs at Hargrave and Spain Park."
Prior to Hargrave, Brown attended Spain Park High School in Birmingham, where he was an All-State honoree three times and a four-time All-Birmingham Metro selection.
About USF Men's Basketball
The USF men's basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory. On March 22, Gregory was introduced as the 10th permanent head coach in program history. He previously led programs at Georgia Tech (2011-16) and Dayton (2003-11). Gregory spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach under Michigan State's Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo and helped the Spartans win the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Gregory brings nearly 250 career head coaching wins and six postseason appearances, including the 2010 NIT Championship, to Tampa.
USF has retired three numbers in its 47-year history: Chucky Atkins (12), Charlie Bradley (30) and Radenko Dobras (31). The Bulls have earned three NCAA tournament bids and appeared in the NIT eight times.
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