Staff Report
(Editor’s Note: In our 5 QUESTIONS segment we like to feature upperclassmen who don’t normally get much attention or many headlines so that our fans can get to know some of the role players who help make teams throughout South Jersey successful.)
The St. Augustine Prep basketball team recently won four straight games after an 0-3 start, and part of the Hermits’ success is because of so many different players getting involved. After a victory over Absegami, Staff Writer Dave O’Sullivan caught up with Hermits senior Phil Brunozzi III, a Hammonton resident and the grandson of legendary coach Paul Rodio and a backup shooting guard.
5 QUESTIONS with St. Augustine Prep senior guard Phil Brunozzi III:
QUESTION: What is the best part about having a legendary grandfather, and what’s the worst part?
ANSWER: It’s great playing for him. I never thought I would ever get the chance to play for him, so it’s really cool. (He gets on my case sometimes) about my energy. He wants me to lead the bench more, so I have to be one of the guys on the bench who gets everybody hyped up.
QUESTION: If you could have any animal as a pet, what would you want?
ANSWER: Probably a Lion.
QUESTION: If you could have a vacation house in the mountains or at the beach, which would you choose and why?
ANSWER: I would definitely want a house in the Bahamas.
QUESTION: Who would you say is the biggest role model in your life and why?
ANSWER: My biggest role model is my dad (Phil Brunozzi II). He’s always my biggest supporter and he’s always there for me.
QUESTION: What is your biggest goal for 2025?
ANSWER: We want to win the Cape-Atlantic League. I really want to win the CAL with my teammates as a senior.
