#25
Maurice Brown 
Freshman * Forward
Syracuse, N.Y. * Henninger
1998-99: Sat out the season after transferring to UIC in the fall.
PRIOR TO UIC: Attended Rutgers University last year, but did not play
basketball.
AT HENNINGER: As a senior at Henninger High School, he helped the Black
Knights to a 22-2 record and a third consecutive sectional and league championship
with team-bests of 22.5 ppg and 15.0 rpg…also contributed 3.0 assists, 2.9 steals
and 4.8 blocks a game…scored a career-high 35 points against West Gennese High
School and finished the year as an all-state player and the Herald Journal
Player of the Year…as a junior, again led the Black Knights in scoring and rebounding
with averages of 21.1 ppg and 15.0 rpg while the team compiled a 21-2 overall
record…tallied a season-high 30 points in a win over Utica Procter High School…finished
his career at Henninger as the school's all-time leading scorer.