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11 Delo Bruster

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 175
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Kansas City, Mo.
  • Highschool Shawnee Mission South

Biography

JUNIOR (2017-18): Appeared in all 28 games for the Leathernecks, coming off of the bench in each… averaged 4.5 points on 43.6 percent shooting and 31.4 percent from 3-point land… led the team in assists twice and in steals three times… recorded 10 points four separate times… logged a season-high five assists against Fort Wayne… played 34 minutes against Omaha (Feb. 8)… Averaged 1.5 rebounds per game

SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Played in 21 of the team's 28 games, starting eight of them... Missed time due to an injury... Averaged 18.7 minutes, 5.1 points, 2.6 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game... Shot 42.6 percent from the field (43-101), 37.5 percent from three (12-32) and 83.3 percent from the free throw line (10-12)... Finished four games with 10-plus points including a career-high 13 at Milwaukee (Dec. 17)... Dished out a career-best seven assists at home versus Oral Roberts (Jan. 7).

FRESHMAN (2015-16): Played in 23 game and started three of them... Averaged 1.8 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game... Averaged 11.4 minutes per game... Shot 31.8 percent from the field and 70.6 from the free throw line... Recorded 10 steals on the year... Scored a season-best 11 points vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (Nov. 15)... Also dished out a season-best five assists in that game.


PREP SCHOOL: Played Quality Education Academy during his senior year of high school of high school.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Shawnee Misson High School until senior year... As a junior (2013-14) he averaged 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game, helping lead Shawnee Misson to a state title... As a sophomore he was an integral part of his Shawnee Mission's perfect 25-0 record and Kansas State 5A championship... During the summer of 2013, Bruster played for the MoKan Elite AAU program on the EYBL Circuit.

PERSONAL: A native of Overland Park, Kan... Graduated from Shawnee Mission South... First name is De'Angelo, but goes by Delo... Born on August 2, 1997... Son of Damon Bruster and Marie Swan-Bruster... Favorite sports team is the Cleveland Cavs... Drake is his favorite musical artist... Most admires his high school coach, Coach Pitts, because "he's helped me out ever since high school and was there for me when it really mattered"... Lists winning state and scoring 20 points in that games has his number one sports highlight... Career objective is to become a lawyer... Lists his brother as a major influence on his sports career because "he's taught me a lot and given me alot of advice still to this day."

MAJOR: Undecided.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2015-16Freshman

    Guard
    5'11" 170 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2016-17Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11" 170 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2017-18Junior

    Guard
    5'11" 175 lbs
    11