Recruiting Report: Isaiah Brock (2016)
November 10, 2015 Franklin senior Isaiah Brock hasn’t been playing basketball for very long, but it’s quickly become a passion of his. “Recently I just started getting into basketball, so I didn’t know about all the AAU and everything. I…
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Continue ReadingNovember 10, 2015
Franklin senior Isaiah Brock hasn’t been playing basketball for very long, but it’s quickly become a passion of his.
“Recently I just started getting into basketball, so I didn’t know about all the AAU and everything. I didn’t really know my ability until my coach told me I had the talent to play college ball.”
He started playing ball in 8th grade, and now as he heads into his senior season, he feels a bit under the radar, and is looking for some more college attention this winter.
“As a senior I would just like to be able to see my recruiting process pick up. I would love for a school to say ‘hey, we want you to come to our school for free,’” said Brock.
“I haven’t seen any recruitment yet. I absolutely feel I’m flying under the radar. Franklin isn’t really known for its basketball, so you got to be really spectacular to get coaches to come watch you play.”
Brock also plays wide-receiver on the gridiron for the Indians, and says though he'd rather play hoops in college, he’ll go with whichever sport he’s wanted most.
“My main goal is just to get to college for free, I would sit down with my parents and discuss what the best choice would be in the long run,” he said. “So if a coach comes to me and offers for football and I don’t have any basketball offers, than of course I would take that football offer and go to college for free.”
The 5-foot-9 point guard did not play any grassroots ball this spring and summer, instead electing to work out on his own — he described his style of play to PHM.
“My strength as a player is I love driving to the basket and finding open teammates. I feel like I play kind of rugged and with a little edge to me, like I have something to prove every time I’m out on the court,” said Brock.
“I feel I still need to improve my ball-handling and just making smart decisions. But I’m comfortable playing point guard, I love having the ball in my hands, and I love making the decisions, and doing whatever I can do for my team.”
With his senior season starting this month, Brock is ready to become one of the senior leaders on a team with a bevy of juniors coming up.
“My role this year is I got to be a leader. There will be a lot of juniors on the team, so they’ll have to look up to somebody,” said Brock.
“Last year I was a junior playing mostly on a senior team, and I was a role player, and I had to just find a spot where I could contribute too. So this year I just want to do what I can do to be a leader for the juniors coming in.”