December 12, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Brad Brownell has served as a college head men's basketball coach in the North and South, and "says that when it comes to recruiting, it’s a bit of a different game," writes Kerry Capps in South Carolina's Anderson Independent-Mail. "The difference, he says -- speaking in broad, general terms -- is that
young players growing up in the Midwest tend to be basketball
specialists, honing skills through countless hours of shooting and
passing. Players in the Southeast, by contrast, are often relative
latecomers to full-time basketball skill development, but are often more
athletic, having come from football and multi-sport backgrounds."
Brownell, a 1991 graduate of DePauw University, is in his second season at the helm of Clemson University's hoops program. He previously was head coach at Wright State and University of North Carolina - Wilmington.
The article states that Brownell "grew up in Evansville, IN as a self-described ‘gym rat.’ If the gym door was open, Brownell would find a ball and a game. Year round. He developed his skills as a shooter, defender, passer and ball
handler, and went on to earn three letters as a player at Division III
DePauw University in Greencastle."
Read more at the newspaper's website.
Another recent story on Brad Brownell can be found here.