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Brandon Michael Todd (born August 13, 1985) is an athlete known for his high vertical jump and ability to slam dunk a basketball despite being 5'5" tall. Brandon was a four-year starter on the Cambridge High school (CHS) basketball team and a breakout star at Muskingum College. In March 2013 Brandon trained Lenny Bernstein of the ''Washington Post''. Larry got Brandon to talk about his love of jumping, his 44-inch vertical, and his first dunk story at 5'2 at the age of 13.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=You might as well jump )〕 In a 2013 interview he did with the Greatist, he describes his story and a day in his fitness & diet routine. Yahoo Sports' Head of Sports, Entertainment & Studies, David H. Katz wrote an article in June about Todd, in which he challenged an old teammate and competitor LeBron James to take the FlytRight Challenge.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Taking Dunk Lessons From 5-Foot-5 Man? If It's Brandon Todd, Maybe You Should )〕 In Oct 2013, Marci Ien of Canada AM CTV did a Special〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CTV News - News Video - Top National News Headlines - News Videos )〕 sharing his challenge and efforts to prove that anyone could dunk. ==High school career== During his first year as a starter he was fifth in scoring and third in assists. He helped his experienced team reach the State Tournament. The following year Brandon came into his own as one of the top performers at his position and in the E.C.O.L conference. Brandon was second in scoring with 398 points, reaching double-figures in 20 games. He scored 20+ points eight times, with a season-high of 31 in the district championship versus Steubenville. Todd also led the Bobcats in steals with 39, three-pointers with 45, and tied for the team lead in assists with 69. During his sophomore season Brandon was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio by the AP and Division II Second Team All-Eastern District; also receiving a Second Team Selection in the E.C.O.L.. His Junior season saw Brandon break out from a young player into a dominant scorer. Brandon Todd led the Bobcats in scoring with 473 points, reaching double-figures in all 21 games. He scored 20+ points 14 times, and 30+ points four times, with a season-high of 33 at home vs. Indian Creek. Todd also led the Bobcats in steals with 65 and three-pointers with 74. Brandon Todd became the eleventh player in CHS history to score 900 points in his career. Todd finished the season ninth on the CHS career scoring list with 998 points. * - Todd's season total of 473 points is the tenth-highest single-season total in CHS history. * - Todd ties the CHS single-season steals record with 65, tying the mark set by Dustin Ford in 1994-95. * - Todd sets a CHS single-season record for three-pointers with 74, breaking the previous mark of 72 set by Geno Ford in 1991-92. * - Todd is named First Team All-Ohio by the AP and Division II Eastern District Co-Player Of The Year. * - Todd is named ECOL Player of the Year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Todd, Ford earn top honors in ECOL )〕 In Brandon's final season, he led the Bobcats in scoring with 449 points, reaching double-figures in 20 games. He scored 20+ points 12 times, and 30+ points three times, with a season-high of 42 in the sectional win over Morgan. Todd also led the Bobcats in assists with 69, steals with 57, and three-pointers with 58. He became the second All-Time leading scorer in school history with 1,447 pts. (1999-2003) He was co-captain of the first team, and an all-star that season in the OVAC〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Todd, Schockling among OVACs top all-star selections )〕 * - Todd finishes his career as the CHS career steals leader with 184. * - Todd finishes his career second on the CHS career three-pointers list with 182. * - Todd finishes his career third on the CHS career assists list with 258. * - Todd becomes the fourth player in CHS history to score 500 field goals. He finishes his career third on the list with 536. * - Todd is named First Team All-Ohio by the AP and Division II Eastern District Co-Player Of The Year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brandon Todd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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