Air Force today released the bios of the nine players that make up the men’s basketball team’s freshman class. Here they are:
F Zach Bohannon (6-7, 195) Marion, IA (Linn-Mar High)
Led team to a 24-3 record and runner-up finish in Class 4A as a senior … first-team all-state selection as a senior … second-team all-state and first-team all-conference selection as a junior … averaged a double-double (15 pts., 10 reb.) as a junior … helped team to the 4A state championship as a sophomore … parents are Gordy and Brenda Bohannon … his older brother, Jason, plays basketball at the University of Wisconsin.
G/F Adam Brakeville (6-5, 195) Dana Point, CA (USAFA Prep School/Corona Del Mar High)
Averaged 6.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per game last season for the USAFA Prep School … finished second on the team in rebounding … tied for second on the team with 46 steals … led the squad by taking 13 charges on the defensive end … helped Corona Del Mar High School to a 21-8 record as a senior by averaging 5.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game … second-team all-league pick as a senior … parents are Chip Brakeville and Donna Rados.
F/C Taylor Broekhuis (6-10, 210) Colorado Springs, CO (USAFA Prep School/Colo. Springs Christian)
Led the USAFA Prep School in rebounding last season at 7.8 boards per game … also paced the team with 96 blocked shots in 30 games … finished fourth on the team in scoring at 9.8 ppg … shot 47.2 percent from the field … averaged 17.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.9 blocks per game as a senior at Colorado Springs Christian School … led the Lions to the 2008 3A state championship game … named The Gazette’s 2007-08 Small Schools Boys Basketball Player of the Year … Class 3A first-team all-state selection by The Denver Post … parents are Mike and Lisa Broekhuis.
F/C David Burns (6-9, 220) Littleton, CO (USAFA Prep School/Mullen High)
Averaged 4.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in 30 games at the USAFA Prep School … posted second-best field-goal percentage on the team at 48 percent (48-100) … second-team all-league selection at Mullen High School as a senior in ’07-08 … helped team to the Class 5A Final Four as a junior … parents are Don and Donna Burns.
G/F Mike Fitzgerald (6-6, 190) Centerville, MN (St. Thomas Academy)
Averaged 19.6 points per game for the Cadets during his senior season … two-time all-conference selection … honorable mention all-state pick … as a junior, the Cadets finished 24-7 and were the AAA 2nd place finishers … helped team to a 30-2 record and Class AAA championship as a sophomore … No. 2 on the school’s career scoring list with 1,287 points … ranked No. 17 on list of Minnesota’s top college prospects from the class of 2009 by MinnesotaPreps.com … parents are John and Angel Fitzgerald … his older brother, Dan, played basketball at Tulane and Marquette.
G Todd Fletcher (6-2, 180) Lee’s Summit, MO (Lee’s Summit West High)
Ranks third all-time in scoring (658 points) and second in assists (239) and steals (126) at Lee’s Summit West … first-team all-district selection as a senior when he averaged 15 points, six rebounds and four assists per game … assist-to-turnover ratio was 4-to-1 … helped team to a 24-3 record and a district championship … averaged 10 points, five rebounds and three assists as a junior … also named conference defensive player of the year … parents are Phil and Toni Fletcher.
G Kyle Green (6-3, 180) Richland Hills, TX (USAFA Prep School/Richland High)
Appeared in 25 games for the USAFA Prep School last season … averaged 8.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game … led the team in three-point percentage at 38.1 percent (37-97) … second on the team with eight charges taken … averaged 18.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a senior at Richland High School … shot 46 percent from three-point range … parents are Thomas and Julia Green.
G Mike Lyons (6-6, 192) Newport News, VA (USAFA Prep School/ Massanutten Military Academy)
Led the USAFA Prep School team to a 24-8 record … paced the team in scoring, averaging 17.5 points per game … pulled down 5.2 rebounds per game and tied for second on the team with 72 assists … shot team-high 52.6 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range … played at the Massanutten Military Academy … parents are Michael and Reba Lyons … his older sister, Tish, played basketball at Old Dominion.
F Andy Stainbrook (6-8, 195) Bay Village, OH (USAFA Prep School/St. Edward High)
Appeared in 27 games for the USAFA Prep School last season … averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … helped St. Edward High School to a 22-5 record and an appearance in the Division I State championship game as a senior … parents are David and Nancy Stainbrook.
Reynolds only needs to develop 2 or 3 recruits a year to keep the program steady (and hopefully ascending). I’m glad to see 6 prepies and only 3 direct entries, which should really cut down attrition due to Academics or Military Incompatibility. I’m still looking for someone to blame on the failure to develop Philip Brown.
afafan…..good points about the prep school vs direct. I think this is a positive for the program and shows the evolution of the current staff from taking over late two years ago. I don’t quite understand your question on Philip Brown. The development problem was not on the court, it was in the classroom where he faltered and was not able to continue. Looking forward to more bball as the summer progresses. Go Falcons.
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I think expectations for Phillip Brown were probably too high (based on former coach Jeff Bzdelik’s gushing about how he was a really big-time recruit).
But at the same time, it’s too bad for Air Force fans that things didn’t work out for Brown. Several players told me that he was unbelievably strong and a really tough match-up in practice. That and the flashes he showed at BYU in ’08 have to make Falcon fans consider what could have been.
Jake…so true. I watched some of his practices on the scout team when he came back to practice in January and still working on conditioning, etc. He had several blocks and used his body well to block out. He had true potential.
Phillip is not done yet. He is in school this year(09) to pull his grades up. I beleive that he got behnd and could not make up the ground that he lost. I will invest in a personal traniner to keep him in shape. He will be just fine.