Talor Battle remembers coming home after high school basketball games in 2007 and not being able to get a word out of his younger brother.
Taran Buie would get so frustrated by the yelling of his team's senior captain that he wouldn't speak to Battle, three years his elder.
But with Battle playing his way into Big Ten player of the year discussions and Buie making a name for himself as a junior at Bishop Maginn High School this season, the idea of the two reconnecting at
Penn State has surfaced, even if it would only be for a year.
The notion of the brothers potentially making up the same backcourt in two years has recently gained steam with reports the players' mother,
Denise Murphy, is planning a family move to State College.
"I don't know what's happening. My mom's looking into it, but financially things will have to work out, so whatever happens, happens," Battle said. "That would be great if she did, but it's a chance, it's a possibility that she may."
Battle said his mother feels her time is up in Albany, N.Y., but a potential move would not impact Buie's college decision.
Rich Hurley, the twos' high school coach, said Penn State assistant coach Kurt Kanaskie has been to Albany to recruit Buie several times, and the combo guard is certainly aware of his brother's success thus far in Happy Valley.
Still, Hurley said, schools such as Georgia Tech, Maryland, Notre Dame, Marquette and Virginia have shown interest in the junior, who is rated a four-star prospect by Scout.com.
The Golden Griffins' coach said he has been hearing rumors of Murphy moving her family for three years, but she has been nice enough to hold off any talks about it until Buie's season ends.
"There have been times since Talor's junior year she said, 'Coach, we might have to move the family,' and I always said, 'Hey, if you figure what's best for you and your family, you do that. I support you 100 percent,' " Hurley said. "In the end I want what's best for the family. That's sincere, regardless if he's my best player or not."
Hurley felt the brothers playing in the same backcourt again would be "neat," but was worried Battle's senior-year priorities might shift if he had Buie's collegiate adjustment to worry about.
Battle said it would be fun recreating the high school days with his brother on the Bryce Jordan Center hardwood, but the point guard won't count on it for the time being.
"He's a busy kid," he said. "For me to sit here and tell you that I know he's coming to Penn State, I'd be lying to you, so whatever he chooses, he chooses."
