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Maliq Brown Named VISAA D2 Player of the Year

The Syracuse basketball commit had a stellar senior season.
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Maliq Brown Named VISAA D2 Player of the Year
Maliq Brown Named VISAA D2 Player of the Year

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Syracuse basketball signee Maliq Brown helped lead Blue Ridge High School to its fourth straight state championship and has been named VISAA D2 Player of the Year for his efforts. VISAA stands for Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association. D2 is the division in which Blue Ridge plays. 

Brown averaged 15.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. He led the team in scoring, rebounding and steals. He was third in assists and second in blocks. 

A 6-9 power forward, Brown committed to Syracuse back in October and signed with the Orange during the early period in November. 

"I chose Syracuse because the school, the campus, everything when I first visited there felt like they were welcoming me," Brown said previously. "I built a good relationship with the coaches, the players and the players in my recruiting class that's going to Syracuse."

Brown also cited his relationship with the Syracuse coaching staff as a big reason for his decision. 

"Coach G-Mac is a very good coach," Brown said. "They were recruiting me last year and it just kept going from there. We had a good relationship over the whole Covid thing. We talked a lot, kept communicating. Then me and coach Boeheim started to talk a little bit. I just felt welcomed by them and everybody else (on the staff)."

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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