Brandon Costner

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Brandon Costner
Brandon Costner in a blue jacket.jpg
In December 2018,Yokohama B-Corsairs
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1987-07-21) July 21, 1987 (age 36)
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Seton Hall Preparatory School
(West Orange, New Jersey)
College NC State (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Belfius Mons-Hainaut
2010–2011 Utah Flash
2011–2012 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2012 Limoges CSP
2013–2014Los Angeles D-Fenders
2014–2015 Jiangsu Monkey King
2016 Caciques de Humacao
2016 Guizhou White Tigers
2017Caciques de Humacao
2017Hebei Xianglan
2018 Champville SC
2018Caciques de Humacao
2018–2019 Yokohama B-Corsairs
2019–2020 Eastern Long Lions
2020–2021 Santeros de Aguada
2021 Patriots
2021 Gigantes de Carolina
2021 Indios de Mayagüez
2021 Grises de Humacao
Career highlights and awards

Brandon Jay Costner (born July 21, 1987) is an American professional basketball player, currently a free agent. He most recently played for Puerto Rican teams Grises de Humacao and Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack.

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College career

Just five games into the 2005–06 season, Costner sustained a season-ending injury, earning a medical redshirt and therefore making 2006–07 his freshman season. His highest scoring game was in the 2007 ACC Tournament against Duke in which he scored 30 points in the Wolfpack victory.

Professional career

In March 2009, Costner announced that he would forgo his senior season at North Carolina State and enter the 2009 NBA draft. After going undrafted, he joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2009 NBA Summer League. Later that year, he signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut of Belgium for the 2009–10 season.

In November 2010, he was acquired by the Utah Flash as they selected him with the 8th pick in the 2010 NBA D-League Draft. [1]

In November 2011, he was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders. Following the conclusion of the 2011–12 D-League season, he joined Limoges CSP Elite of France for the remainder of their season.

In November 2013, he was re-acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders. [2]

In July 2016, he signed with the Guizhou White Tigers for the 2016 NBL season. [3]

On February 8, 2017, he re-joined the Caciques de Humacao. [4] [5]

In May, 2017, he signed with Hebei Xianglan of China for the 2017 NBL season. [6]

In January 2018, Costner signed with Champville SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. [7]

In May 2021, he joined Rwandan team Patriots BBC to play in the 2021 BAL season. [8]

BAL statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021 Patriots 6525.5.400.364.6674.52.7.7.011.0
Career6525.5.400.364.6674.52.7.7.011.0

Personal life

Costner is the son of former St. Joseph's and professional player Tony Costner. [9]

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References

  1. Utah Flash grab Brandon Costner with first-round pick in D-League draft
  2. 2013-14 Training Camp Roster Archived 2016-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Guizhou inks Brandon Costner, ex Humacao
  4. Los Caciques de Humacao firman a su primer refuerzo, el Power Forward Brandon Costner (in Spanish)
  5. Humacao welcomes back Costner, ex Guizhou
  6. Hebei Xianglan signs Brandon Costner, ex Humacao
  7. Madwar, Ahmad (January 31, 2018). "Brandon Costner (ex Hebei X.) is a newcomer at Champville". Asia-basket.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  8. "Patriots coach confirms rapper J. Cole on club's roster for Basketball Africa League". The New Times | Rwanda. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. "N.C. State's Brandon Costner on the Pan Am Games trials". The Philadelphia Inquirer . July 14, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2018.