Utah Pump N Run Basketball

Mike Brown, a 6-foot-3 guard at Wasatch High School in Heber City, has committed to play basketball for Weber State University.

Brown recently started his senior year at Wasatch.

He committed to the Wildcats in early August, according to his father, Allen Brown. Mike Brown led Wasatch to the 3A state title last spring as a junior, averaging 17.1 points and 4.5 assists per game for the Wasps. He was the third-leading scorer in 3A.

Game video of 2010 17U White Team vs. Total Package Blue (WA) on July 29, 2010 at the adidas Best of Summer tournament in Anaheim California.

Utah Pump-N-Run recently wrapped up another successful spring and summer basketball season on the traveling AAU circuit. Competing at many premier tournaments across the country, and often times in select Super Pools, Utah Pump-N-Run teams from all age groups enjoyed strong showings.

It has become a familiar summer ritual for Michael Brown. The Wasatch High School guard gathers up his uniform and basketball shoes, hops into his car and makes a 45-minute drive from Heber to Salt Lake City in order to get in some quality time on the court.

There's a good reason behind making these frequent trips from home. For Brown, it gives him the opportunity to play AAU basketball and offers an avenue to give college coaches a good look at his game.

"The best way to get recruited and the best way to get better is to go out and play against the AAU competition," Brown said. "So I decided that in the long run I could get a lot more experience and a lot more skill behind me if I make the drive here every day."

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Utah Pump-N-Run 17U RED ELITE will look to build on last week’s team and individual success as they prepare for the adidas Super 64 in Las Vegas and the Best of Summer in Anaheim. Holding a number eight ranking in the West, the team has several key wins over teams that featured top prospects from all over the country. After a quarterfinal run in the platinum bracket at last weeks Best Buy Summer Classic in Minnesota, many Utah Pump-N-Run players are gaining respect as being top prospects themselves.