Brooke Pumroy, Bio, Career, Controversy, Net Worth

Brooke Pumroy is a famous guard for the Louisiana Tech University women’s basketball team, who left Marquette University in her sophomore year. Brooke played in 28 games during the 2015-16 season, making 26 starts. She set career highs with 27 points and 6 3s in a loss to Rice, however, missed the 2014–15 season due to the NCAA transfer rule.

There has also been controversy regarding his relationship with LA Tech head coach Tyler Summitt . Let’s learn more about the female athlete, Brooke Pumroy.

BROOKE PUMROY BIO

The basketball player was born as Brooke Paige Pumroy on November 16, 1993 in Fairborn, Ohio. Her father’s name is Rick Pumroy who is a building inspector and her mother’s name is Michelle Pumroy who is a dental hygienist. Brooke grew up with her brother, Jordan Pumroy.

She attended Fairborn High School where she was named to the Dabbs Miami Valley All-Area First Team in 2011. She also played for Marquette University.

BROOKE PUMROY CAREER

Brooke began her Marquette college career for the 2012-13 season, where she spent two years and later transferred after her sophomore year, along with teammate Ashley Santos.

In her sophomore year, she started 33 games with Marquette, averaging 9.1 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game. Brooke was recruited by Michigan, Michigan State, Miami, Florida, and Vanderbilt, Marquette was not the first choice. Prior to her senior year, she attended Vanderbilt’s elite camp where she broke her ACL due to which she lost her scholarship. She once said that losing her scholarship was “a blessing in disguise”. Due to injuries, Brooke missed most of her 2012 high school season.

LA CONTROVERSE DE BROOKE PUMROY, TYLER SUMMITT

There was also a rumor going around that Brooke Pumroy and Tyler Summitt were having an affair. Tyler Summitt is the only son of the late Pat Summitt who served as the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols teams for a long time. Also, it was doubtful that she was pregnant with Tyler’s baby, but she later denied the rumor.

Louisiana Tech player posts photo with #notprego to dispel Tyler Summitt pregnancy rumor https://t.co/Ef2nN2N1Uj pic.twitter.com/12q107DCOP

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 9, 2016

Due to the controversy, Tyler had to resign as head coach of Louisiana Tech’s women’s basketball team. Summitt admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with one of the players, but declined to speak in detail.

BROOKE PUMROY NET WORTH

Brooke started playing basketball since 2011 and played a number of games and no doubt performed well. Basically, Pumroy was able to pursue basketball as a career. The average salary for basketball players is $5.2 million, so Brooke could earn the same amount.