Background
The 6"1 point guard"s love for basketball was instilled by his father Mel Bishop, who was also a basketball star in England during the 1970s, playing for Cinzano Crystal Palace.
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Career
In high school, Brody led his team, the Prince Rupert Rainmakers, to a "Associate of Arts" provincial championship in 2000-2001 and went on to play for the Under-17 provincial team Following his high school graduation, he left to play basketball JuCo Basketball at Gogebic Community College in Michigan and then returned to Canada where he attended Laurentian University in Ontario, starting at point guard for each of his four years. In his final season at Laurentian, he averaged 15.7 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game and 3 assists per game.
He chose Raiders because he "felt it would be a good fit (for him) as a first year player." Bishop made his debut wearing the number 13 vest in the BBL Cup Winners" Cup first leg against Guildford Heat on September 9, 2007.
Despite losing 77-83, he was crowned as the games Most Valuable Player. After being released from Plymouth Radiers, Brody signed for the Bristol Flyers for the 2008-2009 season and was the starting point guard for the Division 1 team
Brody also has an older brother named Ryan who resides in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
