Catching up with: Jamar Brown

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001 | 10:08 a.m.

JAMAR BROWN

High School: Valley ('98)

Where he is now: Southern Colorado

Class: Junior

Sport: Basketball

Currently: Brown has started all 13 games in his first season with the Thunderwolves, averaging 11.1 points and 6.5 rebounds and shooting 60 percent from the floor. The 6-9 center leads the 10-3 team in field goal percentage, rebounds and blocked shots. Before enrolling at Southern Colorado, Brown played at two junior colleges -- Wyoming's Casper College, where he averaged 18.3 points and 11.2 rebounds, and Texas' Blinn College, where he averaged 21.7 points and 13.1 rebounds.

Looking back: A key member of Valley's 1998 4A state championship basketball team, Brown earned two varsity letters with the Vikings. As a senior, he averaged 12.5 points and 7.4 rebounds for 28-5 Valley.

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