Class of 2026 guard Anthony Brown lands IU basketball scholarship offer

Class of 2026 guard Anthony Brown.

IU basketball extended a scholarship offer to class of 2026 guard Anthony Brown on Wednesday.

Brown reported the IU offer on his Instagram account.

The 6-foot-1 guard plays at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. and played for Team Durant on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) circuit.

IU basketball assistant coach Kenny Johnson has strong recruiting ties in the Washington, D.C. area.

Brown is rated as a four-star prospect and the No. 133 player nationally in the senior class according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

He has over 20 scholarship offers, including Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Maryland, Villanova, Vanderbilt and UCF.

The Hoosiers currently have one player committed in the class of 2026 in combo guard Prince-Alexander Moody.

Here’s a recent scouting report on Brown via Adam Finkelstein of 247Sports:

“Brown is coming off a breakout EYBL campaign in which he averaged 18.9 points. 4.7 assists, and 3.5 rebounds while leading a Team Durant squad that made the elite eight at the Peach Jam. He’s a scoring and playmaking lead guard with skill, strength, physicality, and vision. He can get buckets in bunches when he gets going and make some high-level passes. He’ll snap balls off the dribble, make good reads off ball-screens, and is an impressive lob thrower.

“He’s a scoring threat at all three levels who has deep shooting range when his feet are under him, can make pull-ups, and tough lay-ups at the rim with both hands. He does have a high-volume style though and is too willing to settle for tough shots, which can impact his overall efficiency numbers (40% FG, 30% 3pt, & 3.4 turnovers per game). He also lacks ideal size, length, or explosiveness for the very highest levels and can get swallowed up if a crowded lane collapses on him, so he tends to be most effective when playing north to south with the ball, where he can push to create pace and space to operate in.

“Defensively, he’s physical and competitive, but best when not over-exposed too far away from his help and also not especially switchable because of his lack of size. The biggest long-term question though is how he adapts when he doesn’t have the same extreme levels of volume and freedom that he’s enjoyed during both the high school and EYBL seasons.”

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