Brazier signs with Tennessee Temple

(From the Albany Herald)

MARIETTA -- Chattahoochee Technical College freshman Breion Brazier signed with Tennessee Temple University on Monday and will have three years of eligibility remaining for head coach Randy Lee.

Brazier, a 6-foot-3, 170-pound guard who played his high school ball at Albany High School, averaged 3.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and one steal a game last season while leading the CVCC Golden Eagles in charges taken.

"We're very excited to have Breion join us," Lee said in a statement on Chattahoochee Tech's website. "We think he can play in a variety of situations. One thing I like about him is his effort on the defensive end. He's an explosive athlete that has a lot of upside."

Brazier is a 2008 graduate of Albany High and spent a year at the Summer Hill Post Grad program. He came to Chattahoochee Tech last season and helped the team to a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association playoff appearance in the school's first year as a member of the NJCAA.

"I'm ready to go down there with an open mind and work hard," Brazier said in a press release on Chattahoochee Tech's website. "I'm just going to try and be the best player I can be."

Tennessee Temple is located in Chattanooga and is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association Division I. The Crusaders play in the NCCAA's Mid-East Region. Last season, the team finished 15-15 and reached the region semifinals.

TTU head coach Lee noticed Brazier while he was playing in an open-gym session at the JH Morgan Gym in Cartersville. Tennessee Temple has won seven NCCAA national tournament championships, with the latest coming in 2003.

Chattahoochee Tech has a number of former Southwest Georgia stars on its roster who hope to make the same jump to a four-year school after this season just like Brazier, including sophomores Kenji Breedlove (Westover), Shevren Keaton (Westover) and Anthony Anderson (Thomasville).