Isaac Brown heard about Fred VanVleet before he coached him. The reality of VanVleet lived up to the hype.
Before coming to Wichita State for the 2014-15 season, Brown worked as an assistant at Louisiana Tech. He did the scheduling and, at a time the Bulldogs won big, considered a game with the Shockers.
Upon further investigation, Louisiana Tech decided against that game.
"We were beating people, and I just wanted to play anybody," Brown said. "The head coach . . . said 'Brown, no way we can play them.' I said 'Why not?