Expected to make an immediate impact in the frontcourt rotation … consensus Top-10 national recruit … McDonald’s All-American, becoming the 20th player in UT program history to receive the accolade.
High School:
Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas (head coach Cliff Ellis) … ranked as the No. 8 prospect in the nation by Rivals, No. 9 by 247Sports composite and No. 9 by ESPN … earned first-team All-America honors by Sports Illustrated and was a second-team All-America choice by the Naismith Trophy … claimed a spot in the prestigious McDonald’s All-American game … averaged 26.1 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 2.1 assists per game and shot 54-percent from the field while leading Vandegrift to a program-best 33-3 record, the Class 6A regional quarterfinals and its first District 13-6A championship … became the first Austin-area boys basketball player to earn Texas Gatorade Player of the Year honors since the award began in 2000 … four-year starter who earned All-CenTex recognition by the Austin American-Statesman in all four seasons (first four-time selection in the Statesman’s history) … three-time first-team all-state choice by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) … concluded his high school career with 3,007 points, 1,493 rebounds, 476 blocks, 188 assists, 134 steals and 99 double-doubles in 121 games played … averaged a double-double in each of his four seasons at Vandegrift … as a junior in 2018-19, he posted 30.1 points, 13.5 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting at a 51-percent clip from the floor … in his sophomore season in 2017-18, he averaged 27.4 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per contest while hitting 53-percent from the field … as a freshman in 2016-17, he posted 17.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game while converting at a 47-percent clip from the floor … also maintained a weighted 3.74 grade point average (4.00 scale).
Personal:
Full name is Gregory James Brown III … born in Dallas, Texas … son of Tonya Wallace (mother) and Greg Brown II (father) … has three younger siblings: sisters, Taneyah and Jordyn; brother, Pierce … mother was a three-year letterwinner on the Track and Field team at Texas (1998-2000) … Wallace was a part of four National Championship teams at UT (1998 Indoor, 1998 Outdoor, 1999 Indoor, 1999 Outdoor) … father was a three-year letterwinner on the Football team at Texas (1998-2000) … Brown II was a two-time All-Big 12 honorable mention selection at safety for the Longhorns (1999 and 2000) who went on to play for the NFL’s Denver Broncos (2001) … uncle, Roderick Anderson, was a two-year letterwinner on the Men’s Basketball team at Texas (1994-95) … he helped the Longhorns to back-to-back Southwest Conference regular-season and tournament titles … Anderson was a first-team All-Southwest Conference choice as a senior in 1994-95 when he led the NCAA (Division I) in steals per game (3.37 spg) … grandfather, Greg Brown Sr. played football for legendary coach Eddie Robinson at Grambling State University in the early 1970s … undeclared major.
