Name: Keith Brumbaugh Position: Small Forward Height: 6-9 (2.05m) Weight: 210 (95kg) College Team: Hillsborough (FL) C.C. Hawks Nationality: American Birthplace: DeLand, Florida Birthdate: 9/29/1985 Drafted: Declared for the 2005 NBA Draft but withdrew... Declared for the 2008 NBA Draft but was not drafted by an NBA franchise.

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