Aug. 13, 2015 LOS ANGELES - The LMU Sports Network is near the end of the summer feature highlighting the seven newcomers for LMU men's basketball. The series continues with junior transfer Brandon Brown.
Brown became one of the top junior college players in the nation the last two seasons, setting the all-time school record for scoring at Phoenix College in Arizona. He finished his two-year career with 1,603 points, leading the team to the NJCAA Division II National Championship as a freshman in 2014 and a third place finish this past March.
Brown was a two-time NJCAA All-American, earning Player of the Year honors in 2015, leading the nation in points and ranking third in assists. As a freshman, he he led the Bears to its first national title, earning MVP honors in the national tournament. He was seventh nationally in scoring and fourth in assists that season.
The 2015-16 recruiting class combined to post a record of 266-98 (73.1 winning percentage) in each of their final two seasons at the previous institution. Joining Brown is McDonald All-American Games nominee Jeffery McClendon (Eastside HS, Lancaster, CA), NJCAA All-Conference selection Buay Tuach (Northeast C.C.; Norfolk, Neb.), 2014 CCCAA All-State forward Adom Jacko (Chaffey College; Racho Cucamonga, Calif.), NJCAA All-Conference selection Shamar Johnson (Pensacola State College; Pensacola, Fla.), and Canadian National Team member Munis Tutu (La Lumiere School; LaPorte, Ind.). They will all join the Lions for the 2015-16 season.
2015-16 LMU Basketball Incoming Class:
| Name | Pos | Yr | Ht | Hometown | Last School | Highlights |
| Brandon Brown | G | Jr.-TR | 5-11 | Laveen, AZ | Phoenix College (AZ) | Two-Time NJCAA All-American; 2015 NJCAA D-II Player of the Year; Won NJCAA D-II national titile in 2014; Two-Year Record of 59-14 |
Miles Crawford | G | Fr.-HS | 6-2 | Denton, TX | John H. Guyer HS | Attended Elev8 Academy in Florida; Walk-on |
| Adom Jacko | F | Jr.-TR | 6-8 | Alta Loma, CA | Chaffey College (CA) | 2014 CCCAA All-State Forward; 2014 CCCAA Final Four; 2013 CCCAA Runner-up; Two-year record of55-13 |
| Shamar Johnson | F | Jr.-TR | 6-6 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola St. College (FL) | Two-Time Panhandle All-Conference; back-to-back State Junior College Tournaments; Two-year record of 39-23 |
| Jeffery McClendon | F | Fr.-HS | 6-2 | Lancaster, CA | Eastside HS (CA) | Nominee for McDonald All-American Games; All-CIF; Two-year record of 30-21 |
Buay Tuach | G | Jr.-TR | 6-5 | Omaha, NE | Northeast C.C. (NE) | 2nd-Team All-Conference; 2013 All-State; 16.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 60.5 FG%; Two-year record of 41-22 |
| Munis Tutu | G | Fr.-HS | 6-0 | Windsor, Canada | La Lumiere School (IN) | Starting PG of U18 Canadian National Team; HS in nation's top-20; Two-year record 42-5 |
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