NCAA Grants Chaundee Brown Immediate Eligibilty
It's a good hoops day.
According to The Athletic's Brendan Quinn, Wake Forest transfer Chaundee Brown was granted a waiver by the NCAA to play this upcoming season:
Some news — per sources, Wake Forest transfer Chaundee Brown has been granted an NCAA waiver for immediate eligibility at Michigan this season.
— Brendan Quinn (@BFQuinn) October 30, 2020
Big boost for U-M. Brown joins Franz Wagner and Isaiah Livers to form one of the best trio of wings in cbb. https://t.co/m3eKvvoCTp pic.twitter.com/lyBKyvGgC0
And while I was writing this, the basketball program made it official:
"First and foremost, whew! I am so thankful and truly blessed for the NCAA, the Big Ten, Michigan and Coach (Juwan) Howard for giving me this opportunity," said Brown. "I also want to thank Wake Forest, Coach (Danny) Manning and all the administrators and fans in Winston-Salem (N.C.) for giving me three unforgettable years. While it took some time, and while I was prepared for any outcome, you cannot believe the smile and how grateful I am.
"Since my arrival in Ann Arbor, I have been welcomed with open arms. I was ready to do whatever I could to help us succeed either on or off the court. All I know is I cannot wait to put that maize-and-blue jersey on and play with this group of guys."
The burly 6'5", 215-pound wing is going to be a significant contributor who likely sees starter-level minutes in his senior season.
Brown's presence on this year's roster provides Juwan Howard with a great deal of lineup flexibility. He has a couple true centers in Austin Davis and Hunter Dickinson, a power forward/small-ball center in Brandon Johns, long and skilled wings in Brown/Wagner/Livers, and a couple lead guard types who can also play off the ball in Eli Brooks and Mike Smith. That leaves out a couple talented freshmen, G Zeb Jackson and W Terrence Williams, who could also crack the rotation.
Now we just need a season. We'll have much more hoops coverage as that gets worked out.
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October 30th, 2020 at 8:17 PM ^
Always nice when the NCAA does something sensible.
October 30th, 2020 at 8:28 PM ^
" you cannot believe the smile and how grateful I am."
No, I can believe the smile. On a scale of 1 to Denard he's pretty close to 16
October 30th, 2020 at 9:28 PM ^
Judging by the quotes, and everything I've heard this year from people inside the Michigan program, he's a wonderful person, a real team player, and can play him some hoops.
October 30th, 2020 at 11:34 PM ^
I'm excited for him and the team. Seems like a a passionate person, likable teammate, and talented player. This will be a fun squad to watch this season. We just need COVID to take a Xanax so we can enjoy it happen!
October 30th, 2020 at 8:34 PM ^
Only Brown M&Ms this Halloween!
October 30th, 2020 at 8:34 PM ^
Twice as nice.
October 30th, 2020 at 8:55 PM ^
Ouch....no love for Nunez. /S
At least he's good at Tik Tok
October 30th, 2020 at 10:01 PM ^
Hell yeah Chaundee!! Looking forward to seeing him suit up this season (fingers crossed on said season). Has a very Charles Matthews feel to his game, he'll be a fun one to watch!
October 30th, 2020 at 10:07 PM ^
FINALLY!!!!
October 30th, 2020 at 11:52 PM ^
And you know what else is awesome? We can have him for 2 years since this covid year won't count against his eligibility..
October 31st, 2020 at 1:41 AM ^
It will be interesting to see how Michigan, and all teams for that matter, handle the impending scholarship crunch given the extended eligibility.
October 30th, 2020 at 11:55 PM ^
So does Brown have two years now because of Covid?
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