Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Men's Basketball Adds Fifth Member of Signing Class

HOUSTON, TEXAS (May 27, 2009) Collin County College guard Adam Brown became the fifth member of the University of Houston men's basketball team signing class with his recent inking, head coach Tom Penders announced Tuesday.

Brown, a native of San Antonio, joins the Cougars after an award-winning career for the last two seasons at Collin County College. As a sophomore in 2008-09, Brown averaged 18.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He averaged 43 percent from behind the arc and recorded 14 games with at least 20 points, including a season-high 33 points against Temple College.

For his impressive efforts, he was named to the Junior College All-America Second Team and was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the North Texas Conference and NJCAA Region V.

Brown competed at San Antonio's Churchill High for head coach Randy Schuster, graduating in 2007.

He selected the Cougars over TCU, Miami (Fla.), Rutgers, Wichita State and Utah State.

With the addition of Brown, the Cougars' signing class grew to five student-athletes. Brown joined forward Maurice McNeil (San Jacinto JC, New York), guard Nick Haywood (Ouachita High, Monroe, La.), forward Kendrick Washington (Huntington High, Shreveport, La.) and forward Kirk Van Slyke (West Point Prep/College Park High, The Woodlands, Texas), who signed in mid May.

Brown joins McNeil as the oldest members of the signing with Haywood, Washington and Van Slyke competing as freshmen in 2009-10.

In 2008-09, the Cougars finished with a 21-12 overall record and advanced to the College Basketball Invitational for the second straight season. It was the program's fourth postseason appearance in the last five years.

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