5-star guard Troy Brown has Ohio State basketball among finalists

Ohio State is in play for one of the nation’s elite players in the class of 2017.

Troy Brown released his top eight schools on Thursday with Ohio State listed. He’s the No. 13 player in the country, according to 247Sports, and lists Arizona, Oregon, Kansas, Georgetown, Alabama, California and UNLV as his other options.

The 6-foot-6 Brown is listed as a small forward, but plays point guard for Centennial High School in Las Vegas.

I would like to thank all the schools that have taken time to recruit me but I will officially cut my list to 8 ??? pic.twitter.com/MNMeuJW4kN

— TroyBrownJr (@Troy_Brown33) July 28, 2016

247Sports’ crystal ball has Cal as the favorite, but also listed Duke as one of his options. The Blue Devils didn’t make his top eight.

Here are Brown’s junior year highlights.