Keith Lee Braxton JR (born May 16, 1997) is an American professional

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player for

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of the German

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. He played

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for the

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Early life

Braxton grew up in

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and attended

Delsea Regional High School Delsea Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Elk Township (feeding into Delsea from Aura Elementary School, which serves grades PreK-6) and Frank ...

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

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at the

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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-

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(NEC) and the NEC Rookie of the Year. In his sophomore season, Braxton averaged 17.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game and was named first team All-NEC. 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. Following the end of the season Braxton declared himself eligible for the

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but did not hire an agent, thus retaining his eligibility. He ultimately decided to withdraw from the draft and return to St. Francis for his senior season. 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. Braxton scored his 2,000th career point in the Red Flash's final regular season game against

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, 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. Braxton was named first team All-NEC for a third consecutive season. He averaged 17.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game as a senior.

Professional career

Braxton played for WoCo Showtime, a team featuring mainly Wofford alumni, in

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. On July 29, 2021, Braxton signed with Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim of the Israeli

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. On July 8, 2022, Braxton signed with Belgian team

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of the

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. In August, 2024, he signed a contract with the

of the German second tier league

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

References

External links

Saint Francis Red Flash bioRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Braxton, Keith 1997 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Basketball players from Gloucester County, New Jersey Belfius Mons-Hainaut players Delsea Regional High School alumni Lawrenceville School alumni Sportspeople from Glassboro, New Jersey Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball players Shooting guards 21st-century American sportsmen