Naismith Watch for Brown

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford signee Jenna Brown is on the Atlanta Tipoff Club's 50-person, preseason watch list for the 2018 Naismith Trophy High School Girls' Player of the Year Award.
 
A 5-foot-10 guard, Brown is a five-star talent and the No. 20 prospect in the espnW HoopGurlz Top 100.

She has played a pair of varsity prep seasons for The Lovett School in Atlanta, sitting out her junior year while recovering from a knee injury. As a sophomore in 2015-16 she played in all 30 games and averaged 18.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.3 blocks to help her team to an 18-12 record and state tournament appearance.
 
"Stanford offers everything I've ever dreamed about in my college choice," Brown said upon signing. "Between the top-notch academics, elite basketball program and overall atmosphere of the campus, I couldn't see myself anywhere else."
 
She started 28 games as a freshman with averages of 15.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals. The Lions went 21-9 record and advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament.
 
A USA Basketball veteran, Brown won bronze alongside current Cardinal Maya Dodson at the 2016 FIBA U17 World Cup in Zaragoza Spain.
 
Chiney Ogwumike is Stanford's only previous winner of the Naismith Trophy High School Girls' Player of the Year award, taking home the honor in 2010.