Keith Braxton Explained

Keith Braxton
Number:13
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:210
League:ProA
Team:VfL AstroStars Bochum
Birth Date:16 May 1997
Nationality:American
High School:
College:Saint Francis (PA) (2016–2020)
Draft Year:2020
Career Start:2021
Years1:2021–2022
Team1:Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim
Years2:2022–2024
Team2:Mons-Hainaut
Years3:2024–present
Team3:VfL AstroStars Bochum
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Keith Braxton (born May 16, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for VfL AstroStars Bochum of the German ProA. He played college basketball for the Saint Francis Red Flash.

Early life and high school

Braxton grew up in Glassboro, New Jersey and attended Delsea Regional High School in nearby Franklinville. As a senior, he averaged 22.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per game and led the Crusaders to 24–6 record and the South Jersey Group 3 title game. After receiving scholarship offers from only Division II schools, Braxton opted to complete a post-graduate year at the Lawrenceville School.[1]

College career

In his first year with the Red Flash, Braxton averaged 13.1 points along with 8.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. For his play he was named second team All-Northeast Conference (NEC) and the NEC Rookie of the Year.[2] In his sophomore season, Braxton averaged 17.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game and was named first team All-NEC.[3]

As a junior, Braxton averaged 16.4 points (5th in the NEC), 9.7 rebounds (1st), 3.9 assists (7th) and 1.7 steals (2nd) per game and was named the 2019 Northeast Conference Player of the Year.[4] Following the end of the season Braxton declared himself eligible for the 2019 NBA draft but did not hire an agent, thus retaining his eligibility.[5] He ultimately decided to withdraw from the draft and return to St. Francis for his senior season.[6] Braxton became the fourth player in Saint Francis's history to record 1,000 rebounds on January 4, 2020, in a 93–67 win over Central Connecticut.[7] Braxton scored his 2,000th career point in the Red Flash's final regular season game against Robert Morris, making him the first player in Northeast Conference history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career. He finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.[8] Braxton was named first team All-NEC for a third consecutive season.[9] He averaged 17.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game as a senior.[10]

Professional career

Braxton played for WoCo Showtime, a team featuring mainly Wofford alumni, in The Basketball Tournament 2021. On July 29, 2021, Braxton signed with Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim of the Israeli Liga Leumit.[11]

On July 8, 2022, Braxton signed with Belgian team Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the BNXT League.[12]

In August, 2024, he signed a contract with the VfL AstroStars Bochum of the German second tier league ProA.[13]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Francis (PA)| 34 || 30 || 33.4 || .532 || .439 || .765 || 8.6 || 3.1 || 1.4 || .4 || 13.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Francis (PA)| 31 || 31 || 35.2 || .475 || .367 || .795 || 9.5 || 3.3 || 1.7 || .6 || 17.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Francis (PA)| 33 || 32 || 34.2 || .457 || .339 || .769 || 9.8 || 3.8 || 1.5 || .3 || 16.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Francis (PA)| 32 || 32 || 36.1 || .464 || .316 || .832 || 7.5 || 3.8 || 1.3 || .3 || 17.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 130 || 125 || 34.7 || .479 || .354 || .792 || 8.8 || 3.5 || 1.5 || .4 || 15.9

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basketball: Delsea's Braxton headed to Lawrenceville School. Phil. Anastasia. Philly.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. April 9, 2015. March 11, 2019.
  2. Web site: Men's Basketball: The big stage is set for Mount St. Mary's. Pat. Stoetzer. Carroll County Times. March 6, 2017. March 11, 2019.
  3. Web site: Northeast Conference preseason awards: Keith Braxton is the best player on the best team. John. Templon. MidMajorMadness.com. SB Nation. October 4, 2018. March 11, 2019.
  4. Web site: St. Francis' Keith Braxton named NEC player of year; Krimmel honored as top coach. John. Rucosky. The Tribune-Democrat. March 6, 2019. March 11, 2019.
  5. Web site: Saint Francis basketball player Braxton to gauge NBA interest. Altoona Mirror. April 12, 2019. April 15, 2019.
  6. Web site: Saint Francis guard Braxton returning to school. Peter. Terpstra. WeAreCentralPA.com. May 28, 2019. June 3, 2019.
  7. Web site: Braxton becomes 4th player in SFU history with 1K rebounds. WeAreCentralPA.com. January 6, 2020. January 12, 2020.
  8. Web site: Robert Morris earns No. 1 seed, Braxton makes NEC history. ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 29, 2020. February 29, 2020.
  9. Web site: SFU's Blackmon wins NEC Player of the Year, Braxton makes All-NEC First Team. Josh. Kerulac. WJACTV.com. March 3, 2020. March 4, 2020.
  10. Web site: What Could Have Been? Help Us Play Out the 2020 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship . 3x3UHoops . October 4, 2021.
  11. News: Miller . Chris . WATCH VIDEO Former St. Francis guard Braxton signs contract to play in Israel . October 4, 2021 . . July 29, 2021.
  12. Web site: Transferts : Keith BRAXTON, nouvelle recrue de BMH - Belfius Mons-Hainaut . 2022-07-24 . fr-BE.
  13. Web site: TKeith Braxton wechselt zu den SparkassenStars . 2024-08-07 . DE.