Indiana offers unranked Florida forward Anthony Brown, versatile 2027 prospect

Indiana added a name to its 2027 board on June 18, offering Anthony Brown, a 6-foot-6 forward from Boca Ciega High School in Florida who has already shown the kind of production that can force bigger programs to pay attention.

Brown is still unranked across the major recruiting platforms, but his offer list is starting to look crowded enough to matter. North Florida, Tulsa, Georgia Southern, Jacksonville, Queens and Indiana are all in the mix, and On3/Rivals lists him at 6-6 and 220 pounds as a small forward. Prep Hoops created his profile on April 1, 2024, another sign that his rise has been building for a while rather than arriving overnight.

The appeal is in the way Brown plays. Prep Hoops described him as a strong, highly athletic slashing wing who helped lead Boca Ciega to a Final Four run, and also noted that he led the Pirates in all five major statistical categories. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. That mix of ball pressure, rebounding and secondary creation is exactly the type of versatility that can pull a forward onto a high-major board before the ranking services catch up.

His numbers last season backed that up. MaxPreps listed Brown at 21.4 points, 3.5 assists, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 0.9 blocks over 28 games, with 199 field goals made. The same stat line included a 45-point outing against Gulf on Feb. 21, 2026, and a 34-point game against Gibbs on Feb. 28, 2026. For an unranked prospect, that is the sort of scoring volume that changes a conversation fast.

The postseason film added another layer. In Boca Ciega’s 63-31 Class 4A semifinal loss to Suncoast on March 10, 2026, Brown finished with a team-high 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting, according to On The Radar Hoops, while still showing rim pressure and disruptive length defensively. Suncoast forced 16 first-half turnovers in that game, and Boca Ciega finished the year 18-11. Even in a lopsided semifinal, Brown was the one player carrying a real offensive load.

Brown’s path has also been shaped by 1 Family Pro16, the AAU program he plays for. That circuit exposure matters because it gives coaches a steady look at a player who projects as an undersized four, with enough length and athleticism to defend multiple spots and enough shooting and post feel to keep defenses honest. Tulsa’s interest had already been tied to coach Chris Harmon in July 2025, and Indiana’s offer suggests the Hoosiers are willing to move before Brown becomes a blue-blood name. If the scoring keeps rising and the jumper keeps tightening, he looks like the kind of 2027 forward who can go from obscure to major headline by next year.