Brandon Rozzell (born March 27, 1989) is an American professional
basketball
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player. In 2017 he won the Swedish championship with
Luleå 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
Aris Leeuwarden
Aris Leeuwarden is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. The club competes in the BNXT League, and has competed at the highest national level since 2004. Aris plays its home games at the Kalverdijkje. Its most notable successes ...
of the
Dutch Basketball League (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
Svendborg Rabbits.
The following season, Rozzell moved to
Luleå of the
Basketligan where he won the Swedish championship in
2017
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and was also named the
Finals MVP.
In December 2018, Rozzell signed with
Stjarnan
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of the
Úrvalsdeild karla, where he was reunited with his former
Svendborg Rabbits coach
Arnar Guðjónsson.
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
Njarðvík
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History
In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær. T ...
in the Icelandic Cup finals. For his effort he was named the Cup Finals MVP.
In August 2019, Rozzell returned to
BC Luleå. He averaged 21.6 points per game. On August 2, 2020, Rozzell signed with
Keravnos
Keravnos B.C. (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Στροβόλου «Ο Κεραυνός»), also known as Keravnos Strovolou, is a professional basketball club based in Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. It plays its home games in the ...
of the
Cyprus Basketball Division 1
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Format
At present, six clubs compete ...
.
Titles, awards and achievements
Titles
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Swedish League champion:
2017
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Icelandic Cup: 2019
Awards
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Danish League MVP:
2016
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Swedish League Finals MVP 2017
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Icelandic Cup MVP: 2019
Achievements
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Úrvalsdeild karla scoring champion: 2019
References
External links
VCU Rams bioat vcuathletics.com
Profileat realgm.com
Icelandic statisticsat
Icelandic Basketball Federation
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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
Shooting guards
Stjarnan men's basketball players
Svendborg Rabbits players
Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
VCU Rams men's basketball players