Eastern Washington University Athletics

Jim Hayford on Brown: “Rocky is figuring out where his niche on this team will be. He brings some versatility that other players do not bring to our team. We expect him to be a defensive stopper. He’s extremely athletic, so that creates some opportunities offensively for us. He’s working hard to improve his perimeter game. Rocky has a lot of upside in his game that needs to be developed.”

2010-11: Played in 21 games as a reserve, he averaged 1.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, with a season-high nine points against New Hope (12/4/10). He had four rebounds on three occasions, including versus Idaho (11/27/10) when he had three points, four rebounds and a season-high three assists. He had a team-high three steals one game later versus Gonzaga (11/30/10). He finished with eight steals on the season and led the Eagles in that category on three occasions.

High School: Graduated from Central High School in 2010. Brown led Central in points (20.2), rebounds (7.3), steals (3.5) and blocks (3.1) as a senior to lead the Grizzlies to a 21-5 record. He was a two-time selection on the Fresno Bee All-Star Team as he helped lead his team to the Tri-River Athletic Conference title in 2009-10. As a junior, Brown earned All-Tri-River Athletic Conference honors after averaging 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.6 steals while powering the 22-9 Grizzlies to a second-place finish in the league. He was coached at Central by Loren LeBeau, who previously was an assistant coach at NCAA Division I schools Fresno State and Pepperdine.

Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1991, in Sacramento, Calif. Undecided on a major. His full name is Rakim Dominic Brown. Parents are Carl and Michelle Goodman.