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Post by wgt on Mar 26, 2020 13:28:14 GMT -5
bonawolf02.....Good question on his AAU play.
The only thing I know about his AAU play was he switched teams a couple of years ago and played for the Scranton JB Hoops (hour from his home) to up the competition level. In one game his team was down but won going away after a 17 pt run where he scored 13 down the stretch. In April 2018 he had 18 pts & 4 assists in JB Hoops win over Central PA Elite.
This summer he is scheduled to play for Coach Hart's Albany City Rocks but Hart has suspended all activity "indefinitely."
Assessing high school talent is not a science especially in their junior year. The best evaluators can miss on players. Michael Jordon failed to make his HS team as a soph. How many of our own players in SENIOR year received few offers, even NONE, yet demonstrated they were effective A10 players.
Taking into consideration the level of strength of the Seton Catholic schedule I find BRETT's highlights impressive. As a junior he has a frame that shows potential to build on. I like he is using his left effectively. Many juniors do not.
The extent of summer AAU play is uncertain except it will be dramatically curtailed. Brett held two low level Div I offers this past Dec (Monmouth & Binghamton). His senior year will help determine what level he will be playing in 2021.
Due to the pandemic players will be challenged to develop their game & build strength in a safe manner. I have no doubt Brett's work ethic and persistence will figure out a way. I wish him the best in obtaining a perfect match.
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Post by 123Rob on Mar 26, 2020 14:14:21 GMT -5
Playing with City Rocks would also show how he adapts to not necessarily being "the man" for his team. The combo of his size and handle are intriguing
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Post by towniegrad on Mar 26, 2020 18:35:05 GMT -5
Probably correct. I think of Lanier ,tepas , Hagan,Hayes and Mike Kull as southern tier players too, though they were mostly Buffalo players.paul Grys; talent is not always limited to obscure junior colleges in Kansas .
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Post by CoachSBU on Mar 26, 2020 22:08:12 GMT -5
Anybody remember ANOTHER Seton Catholic BONNIE??? He's actually a friend of mine....lived right across the street from my cousin....
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Post by wgt on Mar 26, 2020 23:03:35 GMT -5
Danny Farrell, a walk on for the 2012 A10 Champs, is a Seton Catholic grad. Not the guy you are referring to CoachSBU. Danny rarely saw the court. In spite of that his parents traveled widely to cheer on the Bonnies. Ran into them at Barclays a few years ago well after Danny graduated.
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Post by BONA82.5 on Mar 27, 2020 5:51:58 GMT -5
Bonawolf02 I respectfully disagree with your assessment. Again, having seen this young man compete for the last 2 years - the thing that sets him apart is his athleticism. He does have the size, strength, quickness, and "hops" to compete at the A10 level. That is what sets him apart. He is clearly a "man among boys" in SectionIV, but not in the way JG3 or "Buddy the B" were in HS. Imagine a combination of those 2 with young - Russell Westbrook-ish athleticism and oompetitive fire who plays both ends of the floor with equal intensity. I am not saying he will become the next Russell Westbrook, but he has the physical tools that are very seldom seen in this area. He will learn to temper his "smack game" as he matures. Also - from what I understand - The kid is a super hard worker. Of course - I could be wrong - but my eyes tell me different. He's a 6'4" PG with great handles who dunks at will (even in traffic). His 3 PT shot is above average(Call it streaky)and that will only improve. IMO : He would make an excellent BONNIE.
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Post by 123Rob on Mar 27, 2020 6:29:00 GMT -5
CoachSBU- is it Rob Garbade? I think he was also the Bonnie's first ever juco transfer
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Post by wgt on Mar 27, 2020 9:44:05 GMT -5
Bona82.5...Thanks for your first hand account. Far better than just highlight videos. It squares with two other assessments I got from people that have seen him in person & witnessed his jaw dropping #s as a junior.
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Post by ThomasMerton on Mar 27, 2020 10:44:35 GMT -5
Saw Brett play last summer with the Albany City Rocks; he gets plenty of big-time exposure on the Nike circuit. Hopefully when the summer ball ramps up again, I'll see him play. The assessment from bonawolf02 is very fair, he might benefit from a year of prep ball in New England.The AE, NEC or MAAC is starting point for college. A prolific scorer at a lower level (Class B) is fine but the jump up to D1 will be a challenge depending on where he lands. Transferring for his senior year to Oak Hill or La Lumeire type basketball factory might beneficial. He'd be pushed hard by high D1 prospects daily. He likely won't do it because Seton Catholic and Binghamton is home. Best to Brett moving forward and I'm sure our staff is monitoring his progress. Best to everyone--be safe. -- TM
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Post by CoachSBU on Mar 27, 2020 17:57:48 GMT -5
CoachSBU- is it Rob Garbade? I think he was also the Bonnie's first ever juco transfer You GOT it, 123rob!! Yep!! Rob was our first ever juco transfer and sank the foul shots that ended West Virginia's long standing home court winning streak while he was in the Brown and White during the 1982-83 season!!! Rob is a great guy whose Dad was a very close friend of my Aunt and Uncle in Binghamton...Garbade Construction worked hand in hand with my Aunt and Uncle's business, Northeastern Plate Glass for years! I remember when I was about 10 years old and Rob was towering above me about twice as tall (or so it seemed at our ages) and he told me he was 8, I was like "NO way!" Thanks for playing!!! Everybody stay healthy!!! Praying for my Bona Brethren!!
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Post by B02 on Apr 17, 2020 6:41:54 GMT -5
Brett Rumpel- Binghamton/Ithaca/Elmira area player of the year
How many point guards do you know who jump center, average nearly 10 rebounds and two blocks and sometimes defend the opposition’s big man?
Seton Catholic Central junior Brett Rumpel did all of the above during the abbreviated and recently completed basketball season.
Incidentally, he also scored more points in a season than any player in Southern Tier Athletic Conference history – a league that was founded during Lyndon Johnson’s administration.
His coach has guided SCC’s program for 22 years and said he’s never seen anything like the season enjoyed by Rumpel, who averaged 34.9 points and shot 52 percent from the field.
“I’ve seen some pretty good guards (in STAC), but I haven’t seen one do all the things he does,” Saints coach Chris Sinicki said. “Obviously, dominant is the first word I think of when I think of his season.”
Rumpel was the crystal-clear choice as Elite 10 Player of the Year.
“I just got a lot stronger over the offseason,” said Rumpel, who improved his scoring average by about 21 points from his sophomore season. “I got a lot smarter about the game and put a lot of work in. I knew my role was going to be bigger this season, I knew I’d have to score points because we lost a few guys. I just knew I had to be ready for that.”
Any season as spectacular as Rumpel’s deserves a fitting send-off. So why not finish with respective 42- and 45-point outings against Oneonta and Norwich in elimination games, the latter at Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena capping a 19-3 season with a Section 4 Class B championship?
Seton Catholic Central junior Brett Rumpel, seen here taking a shot against Chenango Forks on Jan. 28, averaged 34.9 points and 9.6 rebounds during the 2019-20 season.Buy Photo Seton Catholic Central junior Brett Rumpel, seen here taking a shot against Chenango Forks on Jan. 28, averaged 34.9 points and 9.6 rebounds during the 2019-20 season. (Photo: Kate Collins / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin)
In both games, he showed everything in his arsenal – the cross-overs, pull-ups, hanging in the air and finishing with either hand, mid-range jumpers, a three-pointer here or there, grabbing a defensive rebound and going baseline-to-baseline in a flash, the quick hands and feet defensively that led to deflections and steals, vision to get the ball to teammates, etc.
Ambidextrous nature of his game Rumpel couldn’t remember exactly when it happened, but after a CYO game sometime before he turned 10 years old, he had a talk with his father and uncle.
The topic?
Every time he drove, he always went right.
“They got on me about it, so one game I went left the whole time,” he said. “I didn’t take one right-handed dribble. From there, I started using my left hand.”
Clearly, many assigned with guarding Rumpel this season wish that discussion never happened.
Seton Catholic Central's Brett Rumpel hits a wing jumper in the first half of Tuesday's Section 4 Class B semifinal against visiting Oneonta. Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
“It definitely makes him very difficult to guard,” said Ryan McManus, who coached Rumpel on SCC’s junior varsity in seventh and eighth grade and coached against him the past two seasons as Windsor’s varsity coach. “I remember talking to coach (Tom) Collier from Norwich this season and I said I think he’s better going left than right.
“If we were able to control him, which is very difficult to do, I would try to force him right even though he’s a right-handed player.”
Though Rumpel’s cross-over allowed him to get past an initial defender, at least one and sometimes two defenders were waiting for him.
Brett Rumpel (24) of Seton Catholic Central during Chenango Forks vs. Seton Catholic Central, boys basketball, Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Buy Photo Brett Rumpel (24) of Seton Catholic Central during Chenango Forks vs. Seton Catholic Central, boys basketball, Tuesday, January 28, 2020. (Photo: Kate Collins / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Most of the time, it didn’t matter.
“He learned how to play with a little more pace as the season went on,” Sinicki said. “As a point guard, you have to change things up from a pace standpoint, lull your defender to sleep a little bit and then explode. He’s as explosive as anyone I’ve seen with the ball in his hands.”
Competitive side In the second half of a tight sectional semifinal against Oneonta, Yellowjackets center Zyeir Lawrence was having success inside. The 6-foot-6 center finished with 18 points, but during a timeout Rumpel suggested to Sinicki that he guard Lawrence, two inches taller and much wider than Rumpel.
“It’s versatility and it’s also his competitive nature almost as much as anything else,” Sinicki said. “He and I had a discussion about that and he said, ‘Let me try to guard the big.’ … The big was so dominant at that point that a different look and him just saying, ‘I can do it. I can do it,’ and he did it. That might have been a game-changer that night.”
It’s something McManus saw when he coached Rumpel.
“His dedication to the game, his dedication to get better every day, he may not have always been around for summer league games, but that’s because you knew he was playing somewhere else at a higher level,” he said. “You always knew that he and (teammate) Marcus (Dyes) and some other guys from around the area were traveling and trying to play better competition every single day throughout the summer and offseason to get better.”
Rumpel said playing with older brother Tyler helped develop his competitive drive.
“Basketball has always been huge in our family and he’s always roughing me up a little bit,” said Rumpel, who also averaged 4.1 assists and 4.0 steals. “I’d always play on his older teams, it made me tougher, made me a stronger player mentally and physically.”
Flamboyant side An exciting player to watch because of his athleticism, Rumpel is also excitable.
Maybe it’s a little pull-up on the rim after finishing a dunk at Windsor, or a glance at the opposing student section after an and-one or running over to SCC’s student section with some fist-pumps after the Saints’ 79-52 victory over Norwich in the sectional final. He enjoys himself out there.
“You have to have a balance,” he said. “That’s the reason I (play basketball), because it’s fun. I love having fun during games and in practice. I’m enjoying the experience because you only get so many of them. Some people get on me about celebrating sometimes, but that’s just me having fun with it.”
Seton's Marcus Dyes (32) and Brett Rumpel (24) during Sunday's championship game. Seton Catholic Central vs. Norwich Boys Basketball, Class B, Section 4 Final, at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Sunday, March 8, 2020. Buy Photo Seton's Marcus Dyes (32) and Brett Rumpel (24) during Sunday's championship game. Seton Catholic Central vs. Norwich Boys Basketball, Class B, Section 4 Final, at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Sunday, March 8, 2020. (Photo: Kate Collins / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Asked for favorite memories from the season, Rumpel mentioned a dunk against Susquehanna Valley early in the season.
“In terms of a play, the SV game at home I had my first dunk at Seton Catholic Central,” he said. “The gym was the loudest I’ve ever heard it.”
Smart side He went 292-for-557 from the field, grabbed 211 rebounds, handed out 91 assists and made 87 steals. The ball was in his hands constantly and the majority of his decisions made sense.
“That’s bizarre and I thought the same thing,” Sinicki said of Rumpel’s decision-making. “I thought, ‘He’s got to be forcing things, got to be taking shots that aren’t good shots.’ But when you see the amount of shots he took and the shooting percent is over 50 percent for the season, there weren’t many times I’d say, ‘Hey, that’s a bad one’ or ‘That was forced.’
Brett Rumpel (24) of Seton Catholic Central during Chenango Forks vs. Seton Catholic Central, boys basketball, Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Buy Photo Brett Rumpel (24) of Seton Catholic Central during Chenango Forks vs. Seton Catholic Central, boys basketball, Tuesday, January 28, 2020. (Photo: Kate Collins / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin)
“You just didn’t see that. He was still able to spot a guy free when he needed to.
“Some guys are high-volume shooters and they have to take 30 or 35 shots to get what they get and a lot of them aren’t good shots. I can’t think of many times during the course of the year when I thought, ‘We probably could have got a better one.’ ”
Future plans The immediate problem has been finding places to play.
Many courts have removed rims in public parks in response to the coronavirus outbreak, so Rumpel’s been forced to play driveway ball. His No. 1 priority heading into next season is improved three-point shooting.
He hit 16 of 52 behind the arc this season, but he’d like to see those numbers improve next season.
“It’s definitely something that’s gotten better over the years, but I definitely want to take the next step,” he said. “I can’t wait until next season. People are really going to see it.”
Added Sinicki: “Via text message he said his goal is to take his game to another level when the perimeter shot is there next season. That’s good news for me, I’m not sure about everybody else. He’s not satisfied where he is.”
Rumpel’s received offers from Monmouth and Binghamton. He’s communicated with Vermont, UMass and Colgate.
“I’m excited,” he said. “That’s definitely the level I want to play on.”
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Post by dadster81 on Apr 17, 2020 13:06:48 GMT -5
He is in a tough recruiting spot. The summer before your senior year is the HUGE AAU season. That is when you will get most of your looks, and offers. And he wont have that this year. Almost 10 years ago, my 6-8 nephew injured his knee the summer before his Senior year. No AAU. That winter he led his team to the NJ title for one of the larger classes. Had a couple of low level D1 offers. So he decided to go Prep School Route, and the summer before that season, his loaded AAU team folded before the big Vegas tournament. No major AAU tournaments again. Graduated from Prep School (a good BB school but not a BB factory program) with more low level D1 offers. I tried to get SBU to take a look at him, but no interest. He ended going to a top notch Liberal Arts School, led his D3 team to the NCAAs three straight years, and as a Senior, was named the National D3 Player of the Year. He had a great collegiate career for D3 level, but I never asked him if he missed not competing at the D1 level. Fate can be awfully cruel sometimes.
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Post by ohs73 on Apr 17, 2020 17:33:49 GMT -5
B02, you authored the Rumpel Report...thorough and complete.
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Post by B02 on Apr 17, 2020 21:27:33 GMT -5
Credit to press and sun bulletin writer Rob Centeronni
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