Five-star Christian Brown looking to bounce back this spring

Five-star small forward Christian Brown didn't have the junior season he was hoping for, so he's looking for a big bounce back this spring.

A 6-foot-6 wing at Columbia (S.C.) Lower Richland who currently ranks No. 23 in the class of 2019, Brown says that he never felt quite right during the winter.

“I didn’t really have the year I wanted and some was because of injuries," Brown told Rivals.com. "There’s also learning curve and it’s a lesson to hopefully learn from and get better."

Despite an off junior season, Brown still holds offers from Clemson, South Carolina, Baylor, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, UNLV, NC State and many others.

Brown is in the process of evaluating his list. He discussed his winter visit to Clemson, the coaching change at Georgia and how UNLV and Virginia Tech have built strong relationships.

Clemson: “The visit was good. I know them really well and I’m cool with everybody there. We have a good relationship with the coaches and they are kind of a hometown team. It was always a good relationship with them and I knew they were going to make that run this season, (the run) makes things better."

Georgia: “I talked to Tom Crean a little bit after he got the Georgia job because he came down to visit me. I’ve known him since Adidas Nations when he was my coach at last summer. With him being the head coach now it makes it easier because I already know him."

UNLV: “I like the coaches and the atmosphere and the people. It’s Vegas, it’s a great atmosphere. Everybody has love for UNLV and they always show it. I have a good relationship with the assistants, the players and the head coach coach Marvi Menzies."

Virginia Tech: “I have a strong relationship them them and coach Buzz (Williams). His enthusiasm sticks out, he’s a good coach on the court and a great person off the court. He’s taught me a lot about life in general and that’s great. Also coach Webbie (assistant Christian Webster), we have a great relationship and are always playing Fortnite online and stuff like that.”

Throughout the 2017-18 season, there were no shortage of rumors when it came to Brown. In the fall, he was said to be Auburn-bound. Then during the winter both Georgia and UNLV were rumored to be close to landing Brown. On top of all of that, Brown was rumored to be considering a move to the class of 2018.

This spring and summer Brown will play for the Upward Stars on the Adidas Circuit and at this point he's doing a little bit of a reset on his recruitment. He's not totally starting from the beginning again and says that he's open to new suitors jumping in

The Rivals.com read on this is that Clemson and Virginia Tech appear to be in pretty good shape, but we wouldn't quite call them clear cut leaders and there will undoubtedly be more programs looking to get involved.

“I want to wait a little and enjoy the process some," said Brown.

“I don’t really care about the name of the school, I care about the relationships."