Recruiting Report: Isaiah Brock (2016)

<h2>November 10, 2015</h2><p>Franklin senior <strong>Isaiah Brock</strong> hasn’t been playing basketball for very long, but it’s quickly become a passion of his.</p> <p>“Recently I just started getting into basketball, so I didn’t know about all the AAU and everything. I didn’t really know my ability until my coach told me I had the talent to play college ball.”</p> <p>He started playing ball in 8th grade, and now as he heads into his senior season, he feels a bit under the radar, and is looking for some more college attention this winter.</p> <p>“As a senior I would just like to be able to see my recruiting process pick up. I would love for a school to say ‘hey, we want you to come to our school for free,’” said Brock.</p> <p>“I haven’t seen any recruitment yet. I absolutely feel I’m flying under the radar. Franklin isn’t really known for its basketball, so you got to be really spectacular to get coaches to come watch you play.”</p> <p>Brock also plays wide-receiver on the gridiron for the Indians, and says though he&#39;d rather play hoops in college, he’ll go with whichever sport he’s wanted most.</p> <p>“My main goal is just to get to college for free, I would sit down with my parents and discuss what the best choice would be in the long run,” he said. “So if a coach comes to me and offers for football and I don’t have any basketball offers, than of course I would take that football offer and go to college for free.”</p> <p>The 5-foot-9 point guard did not play any grassroots ball this spring and summer, instead electing to work out on his own -- he described his style of play to <em>PHM.</em></p> <p>“My strength as a player is I love driving to the basket and finding open teammates. I feel like I play kind of rugged and with a little edge to me, like I have something to prove every time I’m out on the court,” said Brock.</p> <p>“I feel I still need to improve my ball-handling and just making smart decisions. But I’m comfortable playing point guard, I love having the ball in my hands, and I love making the decisions, and doing whatever I can do for my team.”</p> <p>With his senior season starting this month, Brock is ready to become one of the senior leaders on a team with a bevy of juniors coming up.</p> <p>“My role this year is I got to be a leader. There will be a lot of juniors on the team, so they’ll have to look up to somebody,” said Brock.</p> <p>“Last year I was a junior playing mostly on a senior team, and I was a role player, and I had to just find a spot where I could contribute too. So this year I just want to do what I can do to be a leader for the juniors coming in.”</p>