Brandon Rozzell (born March 27, 1989) is an American professional

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player. In 2017 he won the Swedish championship with

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where he was named the Finals MVP. In 2016 he was named the Basketligaen Most Valuable Player.

Professional career

In February 2012, Rozzell signed with

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of the

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(DBL). He played for Ferreteria Brenes Barva in 2014 and Escazu in 2015 in the Costa Rica LBS. In 2016, he was named the Basketligaen Most Valuable Player after averaging 24.7 points and 5.8 assist for

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. The following season, Rozzell moved to

of the

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where he won the Swedish championship in

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and was also named the Finals MVP. In December 2018, Rozzell signed with

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of the Úrvalsdeild karla, where he was reunited with his former

coach

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. In his Úrvalsdeild debut, Rozzell scored 37 points in Stjarnan's 106–83 win against ÍR. On 17 February 2019, Rozzell scored 30 points in Stjarnan's 84–68 victory against

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in the Icelandic Cup finals. For his effort he was named the Cup Finals MVP. In August 2019, Rozzell returned to

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. He averaged 21.6 points per game. On August 2, 2020, Rozzell signed with Keravnos of the

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Titles, awards and achievements

Titles

* Swedish League champion:

* Icelandic Cup: 2019

Awards

* Danish League MVP:

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* Swedish League Finals MVP

* Icelandic Cup MVP: 2019

Achievements

* Úrvalsdeild karla scoring champion: 2019

References

External links

VCU Rams bio
at vcuathletics.com
Profile
at realgm.com
Icelandic statistics
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rozzell, Brandon 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Denmark American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American men's basketball players Aris Leeuwarden players Basketball players from Richmond, Virginia Dutch Basketball League players Okapi Aalstar players Penn State Nittany Lions basketball coaches Shooting guards Stjarnan men's basketball players Svendborg Rabbits players Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players VCU Rams men's basketball players VCU Rams men's basketball coaches