A visitor to Utah State

SeldomSeenSmith is back with an item about another backcourter who has tripped to Logan:

"The Ags received a visit from Brockeith Pane, a 6'2" guard from Midland JC who's a D1 kickback from the University of Houston."

In researching the young man, Rivals had him listed at 6-foot-2, 195 pounds as a high school senior. He is out of the Dallas area. It seems he played scoring guard in high school but began transitioning to the point with his AAU club in the spring and summer of his junior year. Paine also played football as a prepster.

As a freshman at Houston, he and earned Conference USA Player of the Week honors in late November 2007 by posting a two-game average of 23.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals.

Steve Campbell of the Houston Chronicle offered these July 2007 observations of Pane in summer workouts:

"Brockeith Pane: Where Zamal Nixon has the slender, willowy body that you would expect of a kid right out of high school, this guy is sculpted like a linebacker. Pane is another who can shoot it from the outside or take his man off the dribble, but his offensive game doesn't appear to be as polished as Nixon's. No, Pane's strength appears to be defense. And by that, I mean Brian Latham-style defense. Pane doesn't quite have the handles that Nixon possesses (only Lanny can match Z on the bounce), but he's not a liability with the ball, either. And with that rocked-up body, Pane can also take contact in the paint and still finish the play."

Here's an old analysis of Pane by Blue Zertouch (TexasHoops.com) from 2007 when Pane committed to Houston:

"Texas Hoops Analysis: BROCKEITH is a strong guard who can be streaky from the 3 point line but can still score if his perimeter shot isn't falling. He has the strength to finish at the rim against bigger players, can take contact on the dribble and still keep his path to the goal, has a nice mid-range jumper and is tough to keep out of the lane. He is a good ball handler but can get a little sloppy with his passes, has the body to play physical defense on the perimeter and likes an open court game that gives him freedom to play his game and go 1 on 1."