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Russell Brown

Attribute

Crafty inside and out wing player. Fast up and down the floor. Excellent leaper on one or two legs, jumping from the right or the left. Extremelly athletic and physically gifted. Good ball handler with the left and the right hand. Able to get to the rim and finish with the left or the right. Consistent Long Range sharp shooter with excellent 15-18 foot midrange game. Great passer with point guard mentality. Knows when and where to get a pass to a player in scoring position. Always alert and looking for the next play. Great court vision along with good footwork. Great hand eye coordination. Has great timing for shot blocking, playing the passing lanes and rebounding. Tremendous passion for the game. Always looking for the chance to play and get better. Has been playing since the age of two. Has a great feel for the game and high basketball I.Q.

Born: June 14, 1983 in Wuerzburg, Germany

Age: 22

Height: 6 feet 6 inches

Weight: 198 pounds

Position: Point Guard, Shooting Guard, And Small Forward

Wingspan: 85 inches

Basketball Experience

High school Career

1 Year Varsity Basketball Riverview High school 2001

Nominated to All County Top 25 2001

Nominated to All County All Star Game 2001

1st ever Double-Double in school history (15pts-10rebs)

1st ever Triple-Double in school history (10 pts-10rebs-13blks)

Most blocks in one game in school history (13 blocks)

Nominated to NAACP All-Star Game 2001

1st player in school history to go to college for basketball

All-Tournament Team in Tampa Bay Holiday Classic 2001

Nominated to Tampa Bay Basketball Coaches Association Senior All-Game 2001

All Tournament Team Chamberlain Christmas Tournament 2001

College Career

Freshman
Came in at 6 feet 4 inches 175 pounds.
Very limited playing time as a freshman. Backed up Junior Guard\Forward Seth Ready. Scored season high 15 pts and 8 rebs in 5 mins of play against Appalachian Christian College.

Sophomore year

Returned from summer play with top players from overseas. Game evolved to a mature style of play. Developed three-point range.
Averaged 10 points 6 rebs off the bench. Became known around the country for acrobatic dunks and athletic plays in transition. Also was ranked in the top 20 in blocked shots in the nation. Helped lead team to Conference Championship Game.

Junior year

Strained tendon in foot in presason game against Polk Community College. Came back from injury strong. Re-injured same foot later in season. Scored season high 21 points against Wesley College. Help lead team to Confernce Championship. Also, help lead team to National Tournament. Finishing the season with schools first ever 29 game win season. School record 18 consecutive wins. Finished season with a 29-12 record.

Senior Year

After returning from summer workouts with ex-professional player Chris Ward. I was better than ever I had developed my game in all areas. I played in a summer Pro-Am league, summer pick up ball, and workouts with former greats like leading scorer in University of South Florida men’s basketball player Charlie Bradley, Ex-NBA and European Player Jerry " Ice" Reynolds, Joe Phylon ex Euro-player Jared Jeffries of the Washington Wizards, Orien Greene of the Boston Celtics, and other up and coming players. I held my own and was apart of the elite when I played along side these caliber of players. Against this level of competition I sharpened my ball handling, strength making moves to the basket, shooting range, and most important to me was my basketball I.Q. This helped my ability to read the game and to see things before they happened on the floor.
Senior years were a tremendous brake out year. Averaged 17 points 8 rebs senior season, leading the team in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. Scored career high 30 points 11 rebounds against Trinity College. Scored 21 points 9 rebounds against Pensacola Christian College. Ranked top 20 in the nation in blocked shots from the forward position at one point in season. Also ranked top ten in the nation in free throw percentage at 85 percent from the line. Led the team in scoring and also field goal percentage at 48 percent from the field. Was thought to be 7feet tall by other teams in the conference because of athletic plays and highlight that happened in every game. The only thing about my game or me that was seven feet was my wingspan that is more than seven. Which happens to be 85 inches.

Currently

Going through rigorous workouts to gain the leg strength to accelerate and explode to the rim against the faster level of play at the next level of play. Also building upper body strength so that my body can take the physical play and pounding at the next level of play. Developing longer and more accurate three point range for longer line at the professional level of play. Also, working on ball handling to be able to get to the rim easier and more efficiently at the next level.