By Bryan Bloodworth
NORMAL – Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller put the finishing touches on this year’s recruiting class Wednesday with the addition of Bethune-Cookman transfer Quintin Brewer.
The 6-foot-8, 215-pound incoming senior forward will enroll as a graduate student and be eligible to play immediately under the NCAA graduate transfer exception.
“We added a ton of length and athleticism and we added some terrific shooters,” said Muller of the six-man class that includes five freshmen. “I think we have a bunch of high character, really talented players and all have great length.
“We filled it position-wise. We filled it how we want to play and we filled it with the types of kids we want to bring in.”
Muller said Brewer brings maturity to the roster.
“He is a high-level rebounder and athlete who is capable of scoring in a lot of different ways on the offensive end. Quintin also brings great experience and toughness to our team and fits in with how we want to play.”
Brewer, a native of Tampa, Fla, was Bethune-Cookman’s leading rebounder last year, averaging seven boards per game. The mark ranked ninth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. He also ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 9.2 points per game, shooting 113-for-223 (50.7 percent) from the field and 63-for-89 (70.8 percent) at the free throw line.
His field goal shooting percentage ranked No. 6 in the MEAC and he also led Bethune-Cookman in blocks (1.1 per game).
As a sophomore at Gordon State College, a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I program, in 2012-13, Brewer appeared in 26 games, averaging 5.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He scored in double figures four times, earning a season-high 12 points at Albany Technical College.
Brewer began his collegiate basketball career at St. John’s River State College (also an NJCAA DI program) in 2011-12, where he averaged 5.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per contest.
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