Men's Basketball Recruiting Class of 2009

Brown University head basketball coach Glen Miller and his coaching staff have brought five new recruits to Brown, four who will be playing for the Bears in 2005-2006.  Brown's recruiting class includes:  forward Scott Friske (Charlevoix, MI), center/forward Aaron Jimenez (Franklin Park, IL), guard John Kresse (Charleston, SC), swing forward Chris Skrelja (Stamford, CT) and forward Conor Turley (LaCanada, CA).

Scott Friske

Guard/Forward

6-6, 220

Charlevoix, Michigan

Secondary School Background:  A graduate of Charlevoix High School and Worcester Academy, where he was captain of both teams...Associated Press and Detroit Free Press First Team All-State selection...Named to All-Region Dream Team as a junior and senior...Four-year All-Conference selection...Detroit Free Press Scholar-Athlete Award winner...Averaged 19.6 points and 12.3 rebounds a game at Charlevoix, and 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds a game at Worcester Academy...National Honor Society member...McDonald's All-American nominee...Winner of the Charlevoix High School Citizen of the Year Award.

Aaron Jimenez

Forward

6-8, 215

Franklin Park, Illinois

Secondary School Background:  A graduate of Leyden High School where he was the team MVP as a senior...West Suburban All-Conference selection as a junior and senior...Played in the Chicago-Suburban All-Star Game his senior year...Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Honorable Mention All-State selection...Daily Herald All-Area honoree...West Suburban Senior Academic All-Conference...Averaged 12.0 points and 10.0 rebounds a game as a senior.

John Kresse

Guard

6-1, 180

Charleston, South Carolina

Secondary School Background:  A graduate of Porter Gaud High School where his team won three straight South Carolina Independent High School Association State Championships...South Carolina Independent High School Player of the Year...Two-time All-State selection...Averaged 16 points, 3 assists and 4 steals per game as a senior...Three-time South Carolina Independent HS Association All-Tournament Team...First team All-Low County selection...Father, John, is the former head basketball coach at the College of Charleston.

Chris Skrelja

Guard

6-5, 205

Stamford, Connecticut

Secondary School Background:  A graduate of Trinity Catholic High School where he was a first team All-State selection by the Hartford Courant and New Haven Register...Co-Captain of Trinity Catholic team which was ranked number two in Connecticut Division I...First Team All-Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference...Academic All-State...Scored 30 points in the State Division I semifinals and netted 27 points in the State championship game...Averaged 19 points and 8.7 rebounds a game as a senior, shooting 41 percent from three-point range...Honor Roll student...Represented Connecticut in the JCC Schoolboy Classic.

Conor Turley

Forward

6-7, 220

La Canada, California

Secondary School Background:  A graduate of Campbell Hall High School where he helped Campbell Hall High School to a 32-0 record and State Division IV Championship... CalHiSports First Team All-State selection...California CIF Southern Section Division IVAA Co-Player of the Year...Alpha League First Team All-League...Averaged 17.1 points and 8.8 rebounds a game with 52 blocked shots as a senior...Los Angeles Times All-region selection...MVP of the Oak Park Tournament and the Campbell Hall Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Tournament...Posted a 3.92 cumulative GPA in high school...Will enroll at Brown for the 2007-2008 Academic Year following a two-year Mormon religious Mission.