July 22, 2011
In the past seven seasons, Del Oro High has won at least 18 games in six of the seasons. Last year, the Golden Eagles finished 18-10 in the Sierra Foothill League. A big reason for that success was 2012 shooting guard Jordan Broyles who averaged 11.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists.
At 6-foot-4 and 175 pounds, Broyles is a slashing guard who models his game after former Syracuse Orange Carmelo Anthony because he attacks the rim hard but also can look to pull up and shoot the mid range shot. His best move is the pro-hop, lift fake, then draw contact, and finish.
Broyles is an intense player as he wants to keep learning to get better and expects so much for himself on the court. He was a main cog of his Del Oro team as a junior as he led the team in points, rebounds, steals, and second in assists. His senior season can build on this solid foundation from this past year.
During the offseason, he is working on his jump shot and ability to finish at the rim. In addition, he is playing for his L-Town Raptorz club team during this summer. L-Town Coach Tom Tran says, "Jordan's strengths are his length, passing ability, and his pull up jump shot. He probably has one of the best 15 ft jump shots in Norcal as he has a 34 inch vertical to elevate over anyone. He is a kid who doesn't like to lose and puts a lot of pressure to be perfect. He will do anything for the team to win - be the passer, be the rebounder, and have a winning attitude."
Broyles has received interest from UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara. He has a 3.0 GPA and would like to major in Criminology. Broyles who has been on varsity since his sophomore year would like to play for a fast up and down the court, 4-out style of offense.
Coach Tran has this college assessment of Broyles, "I think he can play the 1-3 as he has good ball handling skills but is a good attacker and passer on the break. I see him as a 2 but he could play the 3 and guard the 3 with his wingspan and speed. I think what makes him unique is at 6'4'' with his vertical, he can play 1-4 in high school. He is usually getting double teamed as it is hard to match up with him."
In addition, Del Oro's head coach is Geoff Broyles who is Jordan's father. Jordan is the third son to play for Coach Broyles but has a player-coach relationship on the hard court. Coach Broyles has been the varsity coach since 2002 and has led the team to the section playoffs six times, but hopes to have another successful run in his son's senior season.
Broyles plays volleyball as well but plans to play basketball on the next level. His individual goal for his senior season is to make All-Metro team while helping his team to a league title with a trip to Power Balance Pavilion. Watch for Broyles to help his Eagles soar in Loomis this upcoming season.
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