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Logan • Utah State men's basketball coach Tim Duryea announced Wednesday that three players, including two who will be coming off LDS Church missions, have signed letters-of-intent with the Aggies.

Dwayne Brown of Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa joins returned missionaries Brock Miller and Crew Ainge as members of Duryea's 2017-18 recruiting class. Brown will have two years of eligibility at Utah State. Miller and Ainge have four years left, starting next season.

Brown is a 6-foot-7 wing who averaged 13.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season. He led the Mavericks to a record of 26-7. Brown played high school basketball in Conyers, Ga.

"Dwayne Brown is a versatile player with a 7-foot wing span who can play some three and stretch four," Duryea said. "He's a very good shooter off the bounce and is a good three-point shooter - just a well-rounded player. He's been very well-coached at the junior college level and plays extremely hard."

Miller, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard out of Brighton High School, averaged 18 points and six rebounds per game as a junior despite missing half the year with injuries. Miller's return as a senior helped the Bengals advance to the Class 5A state semifinals.

"Brock Miler is a big, versatile wing," Duryea said. "He's a very good passer, good shooter with range and a very competitive basketball player. He has always been a winner and comes from a good basketball family. We had to beat some really good basketball programs to get Brock and are very excited about him joining us this summer."

Ainge, a 5-foot-11 point guard, is the youngest son of Boston Celtics president of basketball operations and former NBA star Danny Ainge. He attended Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire, where he was the state's 15th-ranked recruit. Ainge's best games during his senior year included a 35-point effort against Brewster Academy. He also recorded a triple-double against Holderness with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

"Crew's basketball knowledge is well beyond his years; he has been exposed to the game at a high level in his young life," Duryea said. "He can really run a team ... and is excellent in the pick-and-roll game at making plays for his teammates or himself. [Our] fans will love Crew's passion and competitiveness."

— Steve Luhm