Gabe Brown drops 59 points in Moneyball Pro-AM game

Gabe Brown is an interesting prospect. A 4-star prospect out of Belleville, Michigan, Brown had a hard time finding the floor in his freshman season, being surpassed in minutes by fellow freshman Aaron Henry despite being the higher-ranked prospect heading into the season. A lot of this, I believe, was due to defense, but if his offensive game lives up to the potential he has, Izzo might have no choice but to play the sophomore. He showed today at the Moneyball Pro-AM that he might have taken a leap in that development, dropping 59 points for the crowds in attendance.

Brown only averaged 8.4 minutes-per-game last season and faces an uphill battle to find minutes with the introduction of Malik Hall and Rocket Watts to the mix. Based on the highlights and reactions from Moneyball (below), he is taking this season very seriously and I’m excited to see where that takes him:

Gabe Brown has been a one-man highlight reel in the first half. Huge dunks, 3-pointers, smack talk, interacting with fans. The full experience.

— Phil Friend (@Phil_Friend) July 23, 2019

Gabe Brown with 48 points now, putting on a show after this triple. pic.twitter.com/m8UilZRkri

— Phil Friend (@Phil_Friend) July 23, 2019

I think that’s 57 for Gabe Brown now. Nasty dunk. pic.twitter.com/UYZBg626X9

— Phil Friend (@Phil_Friend) July 23, 2019

Gabe Brown, last seen dropping 15 on four made 3s against LSU in the Sweet 16, among other things, currently sitting on 57 points in a Moneyball game with 4:00 left in the 2nd half.

— Brendan Quinn (@BFQuinn) July 23, 2019

Final: Team Freeze 94, Team Dimension 88

Gabe Brown: 59 points, 25-41 FGMA, 5-20 3PMA, 8 rebounds, 4 assists

Julius Marble: 24 points, 12-26 FGMA, 16 rebounds

Joey Hauser: 5 points, 2-6 FGMA, 8 rebounds, 5 assists

— Nathaniel Bott (@Nathaniel_Bott) July 23, 2019