Trevon Brazile on the other side of the portal
Kickapoo and Yanders Law alumni, Trevon Brazile, has ended his short stint in the transfer portal by committing to Arkansas.
Trevon Brazile described the transfer portal as a “crazy process,” but it has worked out well for the promising second-year big man out of Springfield, MO.
“As soon as I hit the portal, my phone blew up,” Brazile says. “It was a little overwhelming but good to have so many options and a chance to talk to so many different schools.”
Brazile, a Yanders Law AAU alumni, shocked Southwest Missouri by transferring to Kickapoo his senior season. That move worked out well, with the Chiefs winning a state title. After earning his stripes at Mizzou, he is confident that he is making the right move once again.
In seeking out a new school, Brazile says that he was looking for a program with similar goals to his own.
“(Arkansas) is all about winning and competing,” Brazile says. “They laid out a game plan for what they wanted to do with me. They are a hardball school that wants to win.”
Another standout attribute that the explosive athlete noticed was how meticulously the program went through every aspect of the game. Sounds like the owner of a training facility that we know.
“The attention to detail stood out when I was making my decision,” Brazile says. “On my visit, I could tell everything was done with precision. It just felt right.”
While Trevon is focused on winning in his second college season, he will always lean on the lessons he learned in his first.
“I didn’t play the first nine games (for Mizzou) due to health, so that helped me on the mental side - handling adversity,” Brazile says. On the basketball side, I got used to the pace and really just learned the college game.”
Still evolving as a player, Brazile is one of the highest-upside guys to come out of the Yanders Law program in a long time. Strength is the area he is trying to improve upon the most right now.
“I am working on ball-handling - keeping the ball on a string,” Brazile says. “Also, shooting off the dribble. Really, I am working on getting stronger with the ball AND getting stronger in the weight room.”
Asked what Razorback fans can expect from him, Brazile sums it up nicely by saying: “a hardworking kid.”
“I am going to play my role,” Brazile says. “… and yeah, high-flying plays, alley-oops, and blocked shots.” There it is.
Brazile has always been a blast to watch on the hardwood, and Arkansas coaches, teammates, and fans just scored a helluva recruit. Good luck next season, Trevon!