The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Chris Taylor of Wayzata, MN, has committed to Brown. The son of former Golden Gopher Marvin “Corky” Taylor visited Cornell this summer and listed interest in Yale, though no there’s no word at this point as to his other offers and finalists. The wiry 6-7, 200-pound forward is the leading scorer at 14.6 points per game on a 15-0 Wayzata team ranked second in Minnesota’s 4A classification. He is the seventh publicly identified member of Craig Robinson’s first recruiting class at Brown, but the only recruit projected to play both forward spots.

Slant: With seven recruits in the fold, this is a big haul numbers-wise for Robinson, and he probably isn’t done. He has only nine returning players expected back next season, so a class this big shouldn’t pose any major roster-size problems. Taylor’s game has drawn praise for its slashing component, which stands out among the other members of Robinson’s recruiting class. Several writeups also mention Taylor’s three-point shooting ability — a key in Brown’s system. He could end up being the Bears’ best frontcourt recruit this year and appears to have the potential to be a solid player at the Ivy League level.