keith brumbaugh

HCC's Brumbaugh to enter NBA Draft

Keith Brumbaugh, the former high school standout who averaged 35.4 points per game at Hillsborough Community College this season, will bypass major college basketball and apply for early entry in the NBA Draft, HCC coach Derrick Worrels said Thursday. "He's going to declare for the draft," Worrels said of the 6-foot-10 guard/forward. "I think his heart is set on being a provider for his family." Worrels said Brumbaugh had asked him to research where he might be drafted if he declared, and Wor read

GC's Liles grabs another honor

Gulf Coast sophomore Dee Liles is piling up hardware this season. Liles was named an NJCAA first-team All-American on Wednesday, to go along with NJCAA player of the year honors. She is the eighth Lady Commodore to earn the honor. Shanea Cotton was named first team last season. Chipola sophomore guard Mario Little was named a men's first-team All-American. He is the fifth Indian to be earn the national accolade. Little, who will attend Kansas next year, helped Chipola to a seventh-place finish a read

Saaka, Holmes get releases to transfer

Sophomore forward Amu Saaka said Friday night that he understands the suddenly high turnover in scholarships after Stan Heath's first season with the Bulls. "With a coaching change, you're bound to get a couple," said Saaka, one of five scholarship players brought in under Robert McCullum to be granted a release from USF since Heath was hired in April. Saaka and redshirt freshman Aaron Holmes, who saw their playing time diminish significantly in Big East play, are the latest to free up schola read

NCAA draw could help UConn locally

Could the NCAA bracket impact USF's recruiting efforts? Connecticut, competing with the Bulls on key recruits as much as any school, has its opening weekend here in Tampa, which can't hurt the Huskies' recruiting efforts on two Tampa-area prospects they're pursuing, Hillsborough Community College's Keith Brumbaugh and IMG Academy's Teeng Akol. The Huskies have top-flight guards lined up for their incoming class, but no big men yet, and the question of available playing time in the post will ul read

Here you go: Basketball recruiting update ...

With basketball season over for USF, recruiting moves to the forefront as Stan Heath works to make the most of the spring signing period, which begins April 16. Hard to say how many scholarships he has to play with in the next month, but the Bulls are all over the place, in play for as many as 10 recruits. And that's just the ones I'm aware of ... I'll start with Hillsborough Community College standout Keith Brumbaugh, probably the name you'd hear most atop the wish list of Bulls basketball f read