The Arizona Wildcats made an addition to their 2020-21 roster as they picked up the commitment of Seattle University graduate transfer Terrell Brown.
Brown becomes the seventh grad transfer to join the Wildcats under Sean Miller and fifth in the last three seasons. Here are five more things to know about the addition Brown:
Gives instant depth to the backcourt
Arizona guard Jemarl Baker Jr. drives to the basket past UCLA guard Chris Smith during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
The 6-foot-1 guard is expected to join the backcourt rotation that currently features Jemarl Baker, Georgetown transfer James Akinjo, incoming freshman Dalen Terry and junior Brandon Williams β pending Williams fully recovers from knee surgery that kept him out of UAβs 2019-20 season.
A more in-depth look at Arizonaβs roster for next season can be found here.
He was effective against UAβs shared opponents
In five games against teams that Arizona also played in 2019-20, Brown put up good numbers and averaged 20.2 points for Seattle U.
Nov. 7 at Washington State: 24 points, 10 of 24 FG, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
Dec. 17 at Washington: 21 points, 9 of 22 FG, 1 of 3 3PT, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
Dec. 23 vs Long Beach State: 15 points, 5 of 10 FG, 1 of 2 3PT, 1 rebound, 9 assists
Jan. 18 vs New Mexico State: 25 points, 11 of 21 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals
Feb. 13 at New Mexico State: 16 points, 6 of 18 FG, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals
Brown was one of the nationβs top scorers
Posting an average of 20.7 points per game, Brown ranked as the 20th best scorer in NCAA Division I basketball. His per-game average was higher than Naismith Trophy winner Obi Toppin from Dayton (20.0) and Pac-12 Player of the Year winner Oregonβs Payton Pritchard (20.5).
Brown scored a career-high 31 points on four separate occasions this past season, and hit double-figures in 28 of 29 games played.
Not a 3-point shooter
Terrell Brown, right, wore No. 23 for Seattle U, but will have the No. 31 uniform when he plays for UA this year. Thatβs the same number his godfather, Jason Terry, wore with the Wildcats in the late 1990s.
Despite putting up efficient scoring numbers for Seattle U, Brown is not regarded as a good 3-point shooter.
He hoisted an average of only two 3-pointers per game and made just 16 of his 55 attempts (29.1%). That percentage would have ranked last on Arizonaβs 2019-20 roster for players that attempted at least 40 3-pointers during the season.
He was a walk-on at Seattle U
For Arizona fans unfamiliar with Brown, he was not a highly-touted recruit out of high school in the Seattle area. He won two state championships (2014, 2015) with Garfield High School then went on to play at Shoreline Community College where he led the league with 30 points per game.
In 2018-19, he walked on to SU and earned a scholarship averaging 14.1 points per game. This season as a redshirt junior, Brown led the WAC in scoring and became the fourth player in program history to reach 1,000 career points.
