Keith Braxton

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Keith Braxton
No. 13–Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Position Shooting guard
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 (age 26)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College Saint Francis (PA) (2016–2020)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022 Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim
2022–present Mons-Hainaut
Career highlights and awards

Keith Braxton (born May 16, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Saint Francis Red Flash.

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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]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Saint Francis (PA) 343033.4.532.439.7658.63.11.4.413.1
2017–18 Saint Francis (PA) 313135.2.475.367.7959.53.31.7.617.2
2018–19 Saint Francis (PA) 333234.2.457.339.7699.83.81.5.316.0
2019–20 Saint Francis (PA) 323236.1.464.316.8327.53.81.3.317.6
Career13012534.7.479.354.7928.83.51.5.415.9

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