Eastern Connecticut State University's Tarchee Brown Named Little East Conference Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Week

2015 Nov 24

Tarchee Brown '18, of Vernon majoring in Physical Education, was named Little East Conference Player-of-the-Week in the sport of men's basketball for the first time this year.

Brown was named in the second weekly men's basketball release of the year. A first-team All-LEC selection and Rookie-of-the-Year as a freshman last year, Brown was recognized six times in last year's weekly reports - five times as top rookie and once as Player-of-the-Week.

Brown converted all 15 of his field goal attempts (including all ten of his three-point tries) and was 4-of-5 from the free throw line when he broke the 59-year-old game scoring record with 44 points and the ten-year-old record for three-point field goals in the Warriors' 96-71 victory over host Ramapo College in the consolation game of the Ramapo College Roadrunner Tournament Sunday.

Brown broke the game scoring record of 42 points, set by E-Club Hall of Famer Frank Johndrow against Rhode Island College on Feb. 2, 1957, and broke Kris Johnson's record of nine three-point field goals which he set on Feb. 9, 2006 against Albertus Magnus College and which he equaled on Feb. 2, 2008 against UMass Boston. Brown was 12-of-12 from the floor (8-of-8 from "three") and 2-of-2 from the stripe before missing his only attempt in the game: a free throw with 11:07 left and Eastern (2-2) leading, 65-41. The 6-foot-3 inch guard was 10-of-10 (8-of-8 from "three") from the floor and 1-of-1 from the foul line in scoring 29 points in the first half - one more point than Ramapo -- and 5-of-5 (2-of-2 from "three") from the floor and 3-of-4 from the stripe en route to 15 second-half points.

In a team-high 33 minutes, Brown also contributed three rebounds, two assists, two blocked shot and two steals, and did not turn the ball over before being lifted with 4:17 left and the Warriors in control, 87-59.

Brown, named to the all-tournament team, averaged 34.5 points and 2.5 rebounds with five steals, four blocks and three assists in two tournament games.

The men's basketball team returns to action Saturday against Harwick College at 5 p.m. in the opening round of the Hamilton College Tournament.

If further information or photographs are requested, please contact Sport Information Director, Bob Molta at, 860-465-5172, molta@easternct.edu.