Defend the Block 2 - Chaundee Brown, Jr., & Leigha Brown

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Michigan, College, Sports, Ncaa, Jon Jansen, Wolverines, Football

4.8 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

We begin with some of the key comments from Head Coach Juwan Howard's press conference this week, including an update on the schedule and the biggest strength of his team heading into the season (2:00). Then, we chat with Chaundee Brown, Jr., about the process of transferring and learning he was immediately eligible (9:20), the adversity he has had to deal with so far in college (15:45), how his passion for basketball grew throughout his life (21:00), and his new Wolverine teammates (27:30). We conclude with Leigha Brown, who talks about her transfer process from Nebraska (32:00), the impressions she had of Michigan from afar (39:20), and how she and the Wolverines can reach their goals this season (45:15).

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0:00.0	2020 has been a roller coaster, one with many more downs than ups for most people.
0:05.1	Think about how your life differs now, in your routine, in your habits, in your normal versus this time last year.
0:12.3	For our two guests today, they decided to make even more changes.
0:16.5	Sean D. Brown Jr. and Leah Brown elected to enter the transfer portal after last season, and both
0:22.4	made their way to Michigan. Their changes were partly brought about by their own choosing in this
0:27.0	decision, and partly due to things around them that they had no control over. And because both were not
0:33.2	graduate transfers, they made their big decisions to come to Michigan, and then they had to wait.
0:39.0	And waits and waits.
0:41.0	They needed the NCAA to grant them immediate eligibility.
0:44.3	As we've heard so much from players and coaches in recent months, the return to sports has been the few doses of normal for so many student athletes.
0:53.5	Well, for Sean D and Leah, they weren't guaranteed
0:56.5	fully that return to normal for the upcoming season. They weren't immediately eligible to play.
1:03.8	But they're waiting and their decision to transfer has finally been resolved in a way that
1:08.5	they're thrilled about. Both will get a chance to wear the
1:11.2	maze and blue this season. Of course, this season is not going to be normal, but for these two,
1:17.7	it will be as normal as it will be for the rest of their teammates. They'll get a chance to play
1:22.1	the game they love, and during 2020, we all need to grasp onto those bedrocks, those constants, those support systems as much as we can.
1:32.4	Sean D. and Leah get an opportunity to do that.
1:35.4	They're both thankful.
1:36.5	They're both excited.
1:37.6	They're both joining us here today on Defend the Block.
1:46.2	We're talking Michigan basketball.
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