Liberty Mounds to Hotchkiss Boarding School

Team Oklahoma's 6'11" center Monty Brown considered transferring to Holland Hall Prep School, about 12 minutes away from Liberty Mounds HS where Brown studied and played basketball last year. He also thought about Cascia Hall & Bishop Kelley. Tulsa's three private schools with quality basketball programs were discussed and looked at. But through the contacts of Ted Owens, former Kansas University coach who led the Jayhawks to the Final Four two different times, Brown now runs the hardcourt of Hotchkiss Prep.

Hotchkiss? Is it a disease? No. A new game? Nope. Try a boarding school that is estimated by Mapquest to be about 23 hours 22 minutes from Monty's home in Liberty Mounds. Approximately 1461.47 miles away from Green Country, right here in the heartlands.

So instead of seeking a {local} different coach to influence and help Monty develop his god given "long" assets [see picture above!], and grow on the hardwood, instead, the college hoop prospect decided to head to Connecticut and attend Hotchkiss Boarding School. Monty said they are scheduled to play Oak Hill Academy, a perennial Top 10 team. His coach is former NBA center Fred Benjamin.

With several top prospects on his team, Hotchkiss practices have included coaches from Boston College, Syracuse [head coach Jim Boeheim himself!], and Stanford.

Monte is a top student and enjoyed being a "supervisor" while working at Sutherland's this summer. With a coach that has been there, not to mention is larger than Brown and able to bang him around in practice when necessary, it will be interesting to follow Monte and how he fares in the land of the giants. It wouldn't surprise to see Brown on the next level. Exactly what division is yet to be seen.

Good Luck Montego!!