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Brown was heavily recruited as a basketball player coming out of DeMatha Catholic High School, a school near Washington D.C. that is legendary for its hoops history. A high school All-American, Brown decided to attend Harvard, shunning full-ride scholarships at college juggernauts such as the University of North Carolina and UCLA, which was riding high on a tide of nine NCAA championships in 10 years under the legendary coach John Wooden...
Another big factor in this season was the play of freshman point guard Tim Hill. A quick player from DeMatha High in Maryland, Hill provided Harvard with its first shooting threat at point guard for many years...
Past cagers on the DeMatha-to-Harvard Express include James Brown '73. Brown, who holds the Harvard record for most field goals in a game (18), is now an NFL sportscaster on the Fox network...
...sophomore starter on DeMatha's varsity that Hill first directed larger, older players. His leadership didn't end when he stepped off the court, however; his senior year the Honorable Mention All-American was also student council president...
When all five of DeMatha's starters signed with Division I schools last year, Hill became the fifth DeMatha grad to play basketball for Harvard...