A&M-Commerce Men's Basketball Adds Three

The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s basketball coaching staff today announced the signing of Austin Brown, Tyrone Carson and Desmond King. 

"All three of these young men should be immediate impacts to our program," said head men's basketball coach Sam Walker. "We are very excited about having them as student-athletes at A&M-Commerce." 

Brown, a 6-4 forward from Lewisville, Texas, comes to A&M-Commerce after spending the last two seasons at Montana State. As a sophomore, he played in 29 games and averaged 12 minutes a contest. Brown scored a career-best 13 points, including 3 three pointers against Southern Mississippi. He added a season-best nine rebounds against Sacramento State. During his freshman year, he played in 30 games and averaged 9.5 minutes a game. He scored in double figures twice, averaging 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds a game for the Bobcats. As a senior at Lewisville High School, he averaged 17 points and nearly nine rebounds a game. He was a two time all-state selection en route to a pair of district titles. 

Carson, a 5-9 guard from Decatur, Illinois, joins the Lions after spending the last two years at Kankakee Community College. As a sophomore, he led the team to a 29-4 record, was 2010 Region IV champions and advanced to the district tournament. They finished the season, ranked No. 10 in the nation. He averaged 11.9 points, 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals a game. En route to team MVP honors as a freshman, Carson led Kankakee with 14.2 points a game in leading them to a 23-9 mark. He also averaged 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals a game. Prior to Kankakee Community College, Carson was a four-year standout at MacArthur High School in Decatur, Illinois. He earned team MVP and all-region honors as a junior and senior. 

King, a 6-6 forward from Alexandria, Louisiana, continues the pipeline from Paris Junior College to A&M-Commerce after spending the last two seasons with the Dragons. He earned all-conference as a sophomore, scoring a team-best 15.7 points also averaged 5.5 rebounds a contest. The Dragons reached back-to-back regional championship games, including a 25-6 mark as a freshman and 27-6 as a sophomore. He earned all-region honors both as a freshman and sophomore. Also, as a sophomore, Paris Junior College posted a school record 17-3 mark in conference play. As a four-year starter at Peabody Magnet High School, he was a two-time team captain and all-city selection. He led Peabody Magnet to a state title as a junior, where he was named the MVP of the state tournament.