Men's Basketball Stronger Than Ever
November 08, 2010 | Men's Basketball
TAMPA – The University of South Florida men's basketball team enters the 2010-11 season stronger than ever, proven by strength and conditioning testing conducted in the Sun Dome during preseason training.
"We had great dedication this offseason and that is reflected in our testing numbers," says Graham Anderson, USF's strength and conditioning coach. "While we broke many strength training records this summer, the statistic I am most proud of is not a tangible test. Our leadership and toughness grew leaps and bounds this summer - from our upperclassman showing the newcomers the Bull Way, to the newcomers asking for extra training to catch up. We were relentless in our pursuit to continue last year's success."
The players were first tested last spring, again in July, then were checked a final time on Oct. 4.
Senior Jarrid Famous showed the most progress in the bench press, increasing his max weight in the one-rep press by 50 pounds. He also improved his 185-lb bench press to 25 repetitions, which would have been the most reps at the 2010 NBA Combine.
Junior Augustus Gilchrist pumped out 22 reps on the 185-lb press, which would have been in the top three at the NBA Combine and freshman Jordan Heath totaled 19 reps, which would have tied former Bull Dominique Jones for the top guard at the event.
Sophomore Toarlyn Fitzpatrick increased his vertical jump three inches while newcomer junior Shedrick Haynes has upped his vertical jump 2.5 inches since July. Haynes and junior Anthony Crater lead the team with their 36-inch no-step verticals while transfer Hugh Robertson is just behind at 35.5 inches and sophomores Mike Burwell and Shaun Noriega are each at 33 inches.
Six players have a running vertical jump of over 40 inches as four men – Haynes, Crater, Robertson and Jawanza Poland – each can jump 42 inches and LaVonte Dority and Victor Rudd each have a 40-inch running vertical jump. Noriega and Ron Anderson are close behind with 38.5 and 37 inches, respectively.
Below is a complete list of the USF testing numbers as well as the averages from the 2010 NBA Combine.
|
Name |
Bench |
Increase |
Bench |
Increase |
Vert |
Vert |
Vert |
NBA Drills |
||
|
Last |
First |
3/4 sprint |
Agility |
|||||||
|
Haynes |
Shedrick |
285 |
up 25 lbs |
17 |
|
36 |
42 |
6 |
DNT |
DNT |
|
Crater |
Anthony |
225 |
up 40 lbs |
7 |
up 5 reps |
36 |
42 |
6 |
3.03 |
10.17 |
|
Robertson |
Hugh |
255 |
up 30 lbs |
15 |
up 5 reps |
35.5 |
42 |
6.5 |
2.97 |
10.32 |
|
Poland |
Jawanza |
235 |
|
12 |
|
32.5 |
42 |
9.5 |
3.15 |
10.68 |
|
Dority |
LaVonte |
255 |
|
15 |
up 8 reps |
30 |
40 |
10 |
3.16 |
10.41 |
|
Rudd |
Victor |
195 |
|
3 |
|
29 |
40 |
11 |
3.34 |
10.62 |
|
Burwell |
Mike |
250 |
up 35 lbs |
14 |
up 9 reps |
33 |
DNT |
NO |
3.22 |
10.65 |
|
Noriega |
Shaun |
255 |
up 25 lbs |
15 |
up 7 reps |
33 |
38.5 |
5.5 |
3.06 |
10.56 |
|
Fitzpatrick |
Toarlyn |
250 |
up 40 lbs |
13 |
up 9 reps |
32 |
35.5 |
3.5 |
3.25 |
11.19 |
|
Anderson |
Ron |
225 |
|
6 |
|
31.5 |
37 |
5.5 |
DNT |
DNT |
|
Famous |
Jarrid |
325 |
up 50 lbs |
25 |
up 7 reps |
30.5 |
35 |
4.5 |
DNT |
DNT |
|
Heath |
Jordan |
275 |
up 15 lbs |
19 |
|
DNT |
DNT |
No |
DNT |
DNT |
|
Gilchrist |
Augustus |
335 |
up 20 lbs |
22 |
|
27.5 |
33.5 |
6 |
3.28 |
10.78 |
| NBA Combine Averages | |||||
|
Position |
No Step Vert |
Max Vert |
Bench Press |
Lane Agility |
3/4 Court Sprint |
|
PG |
29.3 |
34.9 |
8.1 |
11.15 |
3.21 |
|
SG |
29.6 |
34.9 |
10.6 |
11.31 |
3.23 |
|
SF |
29.6 |
34.6 |
10.9 |
11.38 |
3.26 |
|
PF |
28.4 |
32.8 |
13 |
11.7 |
3.31 |
|
C |
26.6 |
30.5 |
11.7 |
12.14 |
3.43 |
