Interesting Bios Of Brewster Academy

[Harry]

Wow Brewster has some talent. Look where these guys are signing to play in college.

http://www.brewsteracademy.org/athletics/t...etball_boys.php

[Harry]

http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=99bf5552e762634f

Wildcat star bound for Northeast prep school

By Joel Luna

The Facts Published June 20, 2006

ANGLETON — With an array of alluring choices set before him, the All-Brazoria County most valuable player in basketball opted for Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H.

Tristan Thompson had many offers, including Kansas University, University of Houston, Wichita State, Colorado University, New Mexico State, George Washington, Texas Tech and at least 50 others who took an interest in the 6-foot-4 shooting guard for the Wildcats. An explosive senior season elevated his status from a pretty good ball player to a McDonald’s All-American Top 200 in the nation.

“There was a chance with Kansas, but they were talking about redshirting me so we broke talks off,” Thompson said. “Though I decided not to go there this year, they said they’d like to recruit me for the 2007 season. I need to play right away, and I know that if I would have gone to a major university they were going to redshirt me. Either that, or I was going to get little playing time, and I realized that it would help me to develop my overall game for another year. I didn’t want to sit on a bench for a whole year and just waste it away.”

Brewster Academy carries an enrollment of 370 students, and athletically, the small preparatory school has climbed to the ranks of the best in the nation. In the last three years, Brewster has sent 23 players to Division I programs, including the University of North Carolina, University of Connecticut, University of Louisville, Duke University and Providence College.

The 17-year-old Thompson had never heard of Brewster Academy until after his last season at Angleton.

“I didn’t know anything about them, but now I know they play against top teams from across the nation,” Thompson said. “It’s a real small town, but it just seemed like a great place for me. I hope to continue to develop my point guard skills as well as getting stronger and keep working on my defense.”

Thompson finished a two-year varsity career at Angleton in which the Wildcats were 62-10. He accumulated 1,769 career points and helped direct the Wildcats to their first-ever region and state tournament appearances. Angleton lost to eventual state champ Dallas South Oak Cliff in the state semifinal despite Thompson popping in 37 points.

Out of the 391 free throw attempts he took during the year, he connected on 340 of them, which gave him an 87 percent ratio. In addition to having the No. 1 free throw percentage in Texas, he was No. 6 in the nation.

For his fervor and production on the court, Thompson collected honors and accolades as he piled up the points. Thompson earned most valuable player awards at the Pride of Texas Tournament and the Lee College Tournament, and earned all-tournament recognition at the Florida Beach Blowout. Additionally, he was the District 24-4A most valuable player, earned first-team all-region, first-team all-state and landed on the all-state tournament team.

He has continued playing with appearances at the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches all-star game, Texas High School Coaches Association all-star contest, the Texas versus Oklahoma all-stars and the Adidas all-stars.

“One of the main things that was attractive about Tristan was that he is very versatile by playing a multitude of positions,” Brewster Academy coach Jason Smith said. “His coach at Angleton gave him lots of freedom to play inside, the point which put them in position to win. Another thing was how he got to the free throw line so often. With us, I see him playing the one, two or three position. We play in the best league in New England and we will face over 100 kids that will get to Division I programs.”

During his senior year, Thompson averaged 26.7 points per contest on only 13.6 shots a game. On top of the team-high points in the state semifinal, Thompson also scored 44 against Channelview in a region quarterfinal contest. But none of the scoring seemed as important as the assist he had with less than five seconds on the game clock to teammate Jarred Morgan, who was under the bucket for a reverse layup and a 88-86 win.

“He had to weigh his options to go to a Division I program, but physically, it will benefit him to go to a prep school,” Angleton coach Tommy Penders said. “At the end of his junior year, he was a sound offensive player but only 16 years old.

“By his senior year, he matured physically because he was already a confident player,” Penders said. “In practice this year, he worked harder and played harder. Tristan is a guy who can carry a load because he can handle the pressure.”

In the final 10 prep poll, Brewster Academy finished No. 8 in the nation. Brewster competes in the New England Prep School Association Conference Class A division. It is where Thompson is hoping to make a mark miles away from home.

Joel Luna is a sports writer for The Facts. He can be reached at (979) 237-0161.

[SouthBendGreen]

Ok I don't know if this is a dumb question or not, but what the hell is Brewster Academy? I mean did he graduate from HS and then go there? I went to their wikipedia page and it says they serve 9th-12th grade and postgraduate. What the hell does that mean? Is it like a community college? I'm so confused. Maybe I'm an idiot and I don't get it. Also why are so many kids that are D-1 players going there? I mean if some of these kids can sign with Arizona, Texas and others why not go there after high school? If you couldn't tell, I don't get it. Please help.

BTW, when I think prep school I think Dead Poet's Society. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Edited May 29, 2007 by SouthBendGreen

[GrandGreen]

A lot of players go to prep schools because they have not shown the academic process to get admitted to an university directly out of high school. Others are recruited as undergraduates to power house basketball preps to develop their game more than their academics. IMO it would be a better world without most of the prep schools. While the majority probably do provide good educations, others do not; and they kill athletic competition as the best really field all star basketball squads that other teams have little chance of beating. Obviously they recruit or how else did a kid from Angleton, Texas end up in New Hamphire?

To give you an idea of the extent of their recruiting, I saw one rating system of all high school players in New Hamphire and basically all of the top players were from prep schools. Thompson in this rating was listed as the seven best player on the Brewster Team.

Edited May 29, 2007 by GrandGreen

[SouthBendGreen]

Thanks for clearing that up.

Further questions though, did Thompson graduate HS and then go there? If there is a kid that has graduated HS can he play on the team? It seems a little shady to me. Do they have athletic scholarships? Crazy.