Brent Cowles
- Position Played: 2
- Height: 73"
- Weight: 187.5lbs
- Wingspan: 76"
- Birthdate: 1/14/1984
- Nationality/Passport: USA/Yes
- School: Livingstone College
- Last Team: Washington Generals
Winning Ways Pro International Testing Package
This battery of tests is given to each athlete at the beginning and at the conclusion of their training program. The results listed below are actual results and where noted number expected, indicates the professional player at a comparable position and size.
- Footspeed: defensive slants from foul lane to foul lane in a 30 second time period.
- Takes/Makes: elbow to elbow jump shots, demonstrating quickness of release and accuracy. Drill is 60sec.
- Chair Drill: a full court drill where player has maximum of 4 dribble from foul line to basket, laying the ball up and exploding back to 1 of 4 perimeter spots for outside shots. Must continue drill until all 4 shots are made.
- Foul Shooting: 3 sets of 5 free throws, where by each set is under additional conditions of fatigue.
- *There are no breaks during this testing.
Testing:
- DRILLS: NUMBER ACHIEVED - NUMBER EXPECTED
- Footspeed: 29 - 28
- Free Throws #1: 4/5 - 4/5
- Take/Makes: 15/19 - 12/18
- Free Throws #2: 2/5 - 4/5
- Chair Drill: 2/7 - 3/6
- Free Throws #3: 5/5 - 4/5
Other Info:
- Physical & Mental: Outstanding physical condition. Maintains mental focus and mental toughness on both ends of the court.
- Ball Skills: Outstanding ball skills in the open floor and in traffic. Can effectively penetrate with either hand and has the ability to break down his defender with his dribble.
- Offense: Runs the floor extremely well. Consistent 3 point range. Excellent court judgment and court vision. Shot selection and shooting range is a definite plus. Utilizes his excellent body control to score in the lane. Big Time Scorer from anywhere on the floor.
- Rebounding: Rebounding is another plus of his game as demonstrated by his vertical leap as well as his ability to out rebound players 3-5 inches taller than him.
- Defense: Maintains defensive pressure on the ball, denies passing lanes and take away the cutter's lane.
- Game Knowledge: Excellent game knowledge and has the ability to quickly adapt to the international rules.
- Strengths: Shooting Range, Court Vision, Court Judgment, Defense, Conditioning, Ball Handling. All around game is a definite strength. Versatility. Explosiveness.
- Opportunities for Improvement: Must continue to train in order to say at the top of his game. Increase knowledge of pro game.
- Overall Comments: An excellent player. BRENT IS READY TO PLAY AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL RIGHT NOW!
- Collegiate Basketball Career: Livingstone College - Head Coach James Stinson (704) 287-1339
- Personal Data: US citizen with US passport. No injuries reported. Played on USA Select Tour team that traveled UK. Played on Washington Generals 2008.
- Contact Information: Phone: (336) 469-5746 Email: qcshootinguard@aim.com
