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Alan Stein, the well-known strength and conditioning coach at national powerhouse DeMatha Catholic (Md.), posted on his Stronger Team Blog recently about how specialists are important to all basketball teams. In the blog Stein said, “A player that makes a team great is more valuable than a great player.”
This quote brought one player in the New England area to my mind: Joe Bramanti.
After a great career at Andover High School — which included an ESPNBoston All-State selection, last March — Bramanti is in a post-graduate year at Brewster Academy, where he serves as the team’s defensive specialist. Following the Bobcats’ thrilling win over Tilton (N.H.) at the Hoophall Classic last weekend, Brewster head coach Jason Smith told ESPN Boston’s Brendan Hall, “We’re not undefeated without Joe Bramanti.”
We decided that it would be important to breakdown the value of Bramanti by using film, because sometimes players of his caliber do not stick out or get noticed like a big-time scorer or shot-blocker would.
Here are some of the highlights from Day 4 of the HoopHall Classic. The highlights consist of Tilton, Brewster, Notre Dame Prep, New Hampton, St. Marks, St. Thomas More, and Wilbraham & Monson.
