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Flowers Joins Nationally Ranked Men's Basketball Recruiting Class

April 13, 2016 | Men's Basketball

April 13, 2016

Related: UMass Signs Highly-Touted Quartet to National Letters of Intent

AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts men's basketball program and head coach Derek Kellogg announced the addition of Tyrn Flowers to the highly-touted incoming class that also includes Chris Baldwin, DeJon Jarreau, Brison Gresham and Unique McLean.

Flowers, a 6-foot-8 native of Waterbury, Conn., enters the class as the No. 4 player in the state of Connecticut, No. 45 small forward overall and 54th-highest rated player in the region according to ESPN. He helped Sacred Heart High School to three consecutive Connecticut state championships over his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

Prior to Flowers' official NLI, the incoming Minuteman class ranked among the top groups in the nation according to various recruiting services. 247Sports lists the incoming UMass class as No. 24 in NCAA Division I basketball and No. 1 among Atlantic 10 teams. The class is also No. 26 in the nation via ESPN Recruiting Services and No. 27 according to Rivals while both sites put it first in the Atlantic 10.

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MEET THE NEWEST MINUTEMAN

Name: Tyrn Flowers
Hometown: Waterbury, Conn.
High School: Sacred Heart
AAU Squad: NY RENS Basketball
Height/Weight: 6-8/205

Notes: Three-star recruit ranks No. 4 in Connecticut, No. 45 at small forward and No. 54 in the Northeast region according to ESPN Recruiting Services ... Also cited as the No. 4 played in his state by 247Sports, which awarded Flowers a three-star grade and put him at No. 52 among small forwards ... Took home MVP honors from the 2015 Rumble in the Bronx with NY RENS, which won the tournament ... Helped Sacred Heart to the 2016 Connecticut Class M Championship with 19 points and eight rebounds in the final game as the team finished the year 26-2 ... Also won state championships with Sacred Heart in 2014 and 2015 ... Posted 11 points in the 2014 Connecticut Class S Championship Game as Sacred Heart ended the year 24-3 overall ... Helped Sacred Heart produce a flawless season as a junior in 2015 when the squad went 28-0 as the only undefeated team in the state of Connecticut ... Was a 1,000-point scorer for Sacred Heart ... Chosen to participate in the 41st annual Connecticut High School Coaches Association Class S/M All-Star Game ... New Haven Tap-Off Club All-Area selection ... Went for 18 points (4-of-7 3FG) with five rebounds and three blocks in the 2016 Hoop Hall Classic.

ESPN on Flowers: "He's a left-handed perimeter forward who can play either as a big wing or face-up four with his newfound size, depending on match-ups. He's very long and pretty fluid covering the court. He has a compact shooting stroke and soft touch from behind the three-point line and is equally capable of making some tough pull-ups off the dribble. He can surprise you with some plays up above the rim and generally speaking has a lot of upside still left to discover."

Chose UMass Over: Boston College, Maryland and Providence, among others.

Kellogg On Flowers Choosing UMass: "We are ecstatic to have Tyrn Flowers join our UMass basketball program. He has shown unbelievable character and all the intangibles we look for in a student-athlete. Tyrn is a multi-dimensional player on both ends who can play multiple positions and we will be happy to watch him grow and progress learning the game. His length and his athleticism fits well with how we like to play basketball at UMass. Tyrn solidifies our incoming class and fills the final needs we wanted to address with this next group of Minutemen."

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