Brandon Stephan Triche ( ; born February 21, 1991) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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for

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, and in 2012, he was featured on the cover of ''

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's'' college basketball preview issue.

High school career

Brandon Triche was a four-year starter at Jamesville-DeWitt High School, and was co- Mr. New York Basketball in 2009, along with

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. In his senior year, he played on the same team as freshman

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College career

Triche started every

game in his four-year

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playing career. He is the only Syracuse player to win at least 120 games as a starter.

College statistics

College career highs

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: 29 versus

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, senior year * Assists: 8 versus

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Triche signed a one-year deal with

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of the Italian Second Division on August 6, 2013. In July 2014, Triche joined the

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for the

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. On July 24, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On March 10, 2015, Roma released him. Triche underwent surgery for a torn

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and was unable to play in the 2015–16 season. On October 29, 2016, Triche was acquired by the

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of the

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. On March 3, 2017, Triche was traded to the

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. On April 9, 2017, Triche signed with Israeli club

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for the rest of the 2016–17 season. He helped Herzliya to reach the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by

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. On September 8, 2017, Triche signed with Greek club

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

for the 2017–18 season. He officially parted ways with PAOK on December 23, 2017. One week later, Triche returned to Bnei Herzliya for a second stint, signing for the rest of the 2017–18 season. On January 4, 2018, he made his debut in an 87–95 loss to

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, recording 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals off the bench. On August 6, 2018, Triche signed a one-year deal with the Italian team

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of the

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. On July 19, 2019, he has signed 2-year contract with

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of the Turkish

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. Triche averaged 9.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. On September 7, 2020, Triche signed with

of the

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(TBT) on

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for Boeheim's Army, a team composed of

basketball alumni. In five games, he averaged 11.2 points, 6.0 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game (including an 11-point, 12-assist, 11-rebound triple-double in the first round) to help lead Boeheim's Army to the semifinal round where they fell, 81–77, to the eventual champions

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. Triche also played for Boeheim's Army in 2016. In three games that summer, he averaged 11.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. In TBT 2018, Triche averaged 7 points, 3.3 assists, and 4 rebounds per game for Boeheim's Army. They reached the regional championship before falling to the Golden Eagles.

Personal life

Triche's paternal uncle, Howard Triche, played college basketball at Syracuse as well, from 1983 to 1987. He is also cousins with 10 year NBA vet Jason Hart.

References

External links

Trento profileSyracuse profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Triche, Brandon 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Aquila Basket Trento players Basketball players from Syracuse, New York Bnei Herzliya basketball players Delaware 87ers players Karşıyaka basketball players Orlandina Basket players Virtus Roma players P.A.O.K. BC players Sportspeople from DeWitt, New York Point guards Salt Lake City Stars players Shooting guards Syracuse Orange men's basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen Shabab Al Ahli Club basketball players American expatriate basketball people in the United Arab Emirates