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Article: Keith Brumbaugh: Back to Life, Back to Reality
Strengths: Tremendous scorer with the ability to reel off big points in a short amount of time … Great ball handler for his size capable of bringing the ball up the court or taking his man off the dribble … Owns a quality first step to gain separation from his defender … Once in the lane Brumbaugh possesses the body control and length to convert in traffic … Has an underrated basketball IQ that allows him to recognize mismatches and exploit them to his advantage … Owns great court vision which enables him to see the floor for open teammates … Has legit NBA three point range on his jumper … Quality rebounder who uses his length to gain boards out of his position … A natural lefty which automatically gives him an advantage on most defenders that are accustomed to defending right handed players … Plays the game with passion and emotion … Doesn’t back down from anything and has the will to dominant opposing teams … Excellent runner in the open court where his length enables him to be a great finisher in transition … Defensively, he has great anticipation skills and quick hands to play passing lanes for steal opportunities … Aggressive at attacking the basket to create contact and draw fouls … Once on the line Brumbaugh is an excellent free throw shooter … Owns a solid turnaround jumper that he can make with some regularity … Feel for the game is tremendous, as one needs to consider the fact that after almost two years of non-organized ball, Brumbaugh simply dominated junior college basketball in one of the nation's premier JUCO conferences … After speaking with Coach Worrels, Brumbaugh is said to be a very coachable player who learns quickly without repeated instruction ... Unselfish player who despite his scoring ability looks to pass to teammates ...
Weaknesses: A good athlete, but not an explosive player capable of dominating his opponents with his athleticism … Hasn’t improved tremendously on his upper body strength since high school … This can hinder him when absorbing contact on drives to the basket … Defensively, he has shown great improvement when defending on the perimeter, but remains a work in progress … Some of this has to do with his lateral movement, but it's fortunate that it's something he can correct … Brumbaugh doesn’t possess the wingspan usually accompanied by someone of his size … Settles a great deal shooting three point shots from the perimeter … This could be due to his mid-range game which has shown progress since high school, but is still an afterthought for Brumbaugh who clearly prefers to shoot threes or drive to the basket … Doesn’t always let the game come to him and has a tendency to rush himself, but to his credit this could be attributed to him being the primary scoring option on his team … Shot selection can be questionable at times … Off the court issues from his past have been well chronicled, which could alarm some teams, but Brumbaugh has kept his nose clean this year … Tends to reach too much on defense for steals instead of moving his feet … Needs to improve on moving without the ball - tends to dominant the ball offensively … Will viewed as a high risk high reward pick …
Matthew Maurer - 4/16/08
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SEASONS |
GP |
FG% |
3PT% |
FT% |
SPG |
BPG |
RPG |
APG |
PPG |
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2001-02 Deland H.S. |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
83.3 |
N/A |
1.7 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
13.6 |
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2002-03 Deland H.S. |
25 |
52.0 |
N/A |
78.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
10.9 |
2.1 |
24.5 |
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2003-04 Deland H.S. |
28 |
48.0 |
35.0 |
71.0 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
11.1 |
3.9 |
24.4 |
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2004-05 Deland H.S. |
26 |
55.0 |
41.0 |
82.0 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
12.3 |
4.7 |
30.3 |
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2005-06 Oklahoma St. |
Did Not Play |
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2006-07 Chipola JC. |
Did Not Play |
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2007-08 Hillsborough JC. |
25 |
43.7 |
32.8 |
84.6 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
8.2 |
5.8 |
34.9 |
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NJCAA Totals |
25 |
43.7 |
32.8 |
84.6 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
8.2 |
5.8 |
34.9 |