SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Slippery Rock University men's basketball all-time leading scorer Myron Brown will honored Saturday as part of The Rock's home game vs. Bloomsburg.

Brown, the 1991 Basketball Times' national Division II "Player of the Year" and a second-round draft pick of the NBA Minnesota Timberwolves, will have his jersey retired as part of a halftime ceremony of the 3 p.m. game.

Following the game, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Brown will also be spotlighted at a reception in the Russell Wright Alumni House and Conference Center on the SRU campus.

Cost for the reception is $6 per person and can be purchased at the game or the reception.

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"Myron Brown holds a very special place in Rock men's basketball history," second-year SRU head coach Kevin Reynolds said, "and we want to honor him for his role in taking The Rock to the top of the PSAC and regional charts."

Behind Brown's lead, The Rock earned berths in the 1990 and 1991 NCAA Division II Eastern Regional tournaments and played in four consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference postseason tournaments. SRU was the conference runner-up in Brown's senior season.

The 1989-90 and 1990-91 teams both won 23 games, which still stands as the highest win total in school history.

Brown is expected to be joined by several of his Rock teammates and coaches during the Nov. 21 festivities.

Brown scored 2,619 points during his four-year Rock career, which ran from 1987-91. He capped off his career by averaging a school-record 26.7 points per game. His career scoring average of 22.5 points per game is also a school record, as is the 826 points he scored in his senior season. His career-best single-game total of 46 points as a senior vs. California (Pa.) is the second highest in school history,

"Myron Brown Appreciation Day" will be one of three such events The Rock men will hold during the 2009-10 season. Troy Mild, the No. 2 scorer in Rock history, will be honored at the Feb. 13 game against Edinboro. Bill Rausch, the No. 4 scorer in school history, will be spotlighted Feb. 20 vs. Clarion.

The events are jointly sponsored by the SRU Advancement Division and Alumni Relations and Athletic departments.

Click here to be connected to the SRU Alumni Relations webpage containing information on "Myron Brown Appreciation Day."