Along with growing up in Lakers territory, Anthony Brown also comes from a family of Orange County hoops stars.
His father, Quentin, was the 1977 Central Valley CIF Player of the Year before making his way to OC to play at UC Irvine for the next four years.
And while Anthony was born in Bellflower, he, too, made his way down south to his hometown of Fountain Valley.
But Brown made his name in nearby Huntington Beach, where he was named league MVP as a junior at Ocean View High. Already enshrined in the school’s basketball hall of fame, Brown enjoyed a storied career with the Seahawks, whom he led to the 2009 CIF IV-AA title with 21 points in the championship game.