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BU commit-2015-Luuk van Bree

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6-8 Dutch forward - verbals to Bradley

He has played most recently at Canarias Basketball Academy

The director there Rob Orellana says...

"CBA’s director, Rob Orellana, was equally excited: ??In Luuk van Bree,
Bradley is getting a WINNER, A GREAT TEAMMATE, A GREAT STUDENT,
the whole package! Luuk has shown in his year at CBA that he is ready
for the next step in his career and I have no doubt he will flourish under
Coach Wardle at Bradley. I had the pleasure of coaching against Bradley
in Peoria and know that the fan base there will fall in love with Luuk!??
 
More links in case anyone interested...
http://translate.google.com/transla...ias-basketball-academy/58755.aspx&prev=search
http://cbacademy.org/index.php/dutch-forward-luuk-van-bree-commits-to-ncaa-1-bradley-university/
http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/pl...2014_U18_European_Championship_Men/index.html

http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Luuk_Van_Bree/Holland/Dutch_U18_National_Team/334239


and here's more video but mostly the same as before....- nailing the 3-pointers & dunking - looks like Dirk Nowitzki in this video!!! ;)
http://1080plus.com/gnyzwXOoZoo.video

obviously he's "raw" and has a ways to go but I like what I see!!!



ps- stay tuned - I don't think we're done yet....
 
WOW! I am impressed. Nice get for Coach Wardle. There was one video of him i found and the kid has some nice moves, can handle the ball,and shoot the three. I'm sure someone will be able to post the link to the video, sorry i'm not good at it. Is it November yet, cuz i'm ready for the season to start!!! Go Coach Wardle and Staff!!!
 
U18 Champions - NBB Cup - from 2012-13...

He is 3rd from left


WinnaarNBBBekerMU182013.jpg



and he is #9
http://www.deweekkrant.nl/artikel/2013/maart/27/van_bree_pakt_nationale_beker_met_eiffeltowers/
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Luuk Van Brie is the reason Bradley Coach Brian Wardle pulled the offer back from Nate Navigato. Wardle sees Luuk as better and more ready at a similar position.
 
btw
here's the translation of that 2013 article on van Bree...

"27 Mar 2013
Luuk van Bree made this season the change from Deurne Pioneers to the basketball academy Eiffel Towers Den Bosch.

HELMOND / ALMERE - Basketball Luuk van Bree from Helmond Sunday with his team Eiffel Towers U-18 won the national cup. The battle was decided in a full top sports center in Almere, Amsterdam Apollo was defeated.
The 17-year-old Luuk van Bree from Brouwhuis made this season the change from Deurne Pioneers to the basketball academy Eiffel Towers Den Bosch. He also traded above the Hemondse Jan van Brabant College for Rodenborch College in Rosmalen where he can combine sport with his pre-university education.
Besides winning the national cup Eiffel Towers is still unbeaten leader in the national competition. In May, the Bossche team does in the Final Four a serious run at the national championship.

From 28 March to 2 April the team will first have participated in an international tournament in the French Cholet where they can compete with formidable opponents from Canada, Brazil, Spain, France, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Germany."
 
Love the video now lets go get Scottie James and a JC PG and we're gonna be in business sooner than any of us thought we would be. Great job BW.
 
Like the pickup, hopefully he and others deliver on their potential.

I've lost track, so that leaves us with two spots left open or just one?
 
I also find it interesting that the majority of bigs that Wardle is targeting you would describe more as "skilled" rather than "athletic." They need to get stronger, faster not get better at things like shooting, dribbling and passing. Stylistic change from the last regime.
 
Coach Wardle and staff continue to impress with ability to make things happen quickly with BU MBB.

Welcome to BU Luuk! Held og lykke!

Improving fg%, ft%, and assists could be in BU's MBB future!

Can't wait to see BU in Tucson!

(time to find some 7' Chinese teenager who can rebound and shoot ft's who would also like to study engineering in the US).
 
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