Jaemyn Mikal Brakefield (born December 19, 2000) is an American

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player for the

Ole Miss Rebels The Ole Miss Rebels are the 18 men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams that are funded by and represent the University of Mississippi, located in Oxford. The first was the football team, which began play in 1893. Originally known as th ...

of the

Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities o ...

(SEC). He previously played for the

Duke Blue Devils The Duke Blue Devils are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association ...

High school career

Brakefield played at

Huntington Prep School Huntington Prep or Huntington St. Joseph Prep is a basketball-focused college preparatory school located in Huntington, West Virginia. Huntington Prep was originally unrelated to the public Huntington High School located in the same city, thoug ...

in Huntington, West Virginia for four years.

Recruiting

On October 4, 2019, Brakefield committed to play at Duke University. Brakefield was rated as a consensus four-star recruit and ranked No. 31 overall recruit and No. 4 overall power forward in the 2020 high school class.

College career

Brakefield played for the

during the 2020–21 season. He averaged a disappointing 3.5 points, and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting 40.8 percent from the floor. After the season he announced his decision to enter the transfer portal. On April 21, 2021, Brakefield decided to transfer to Ole Miss. He averaged 7.7 points, and 4.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore.

Career statistics

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Personal life

Brakefield is the son of Pamela Root and James Brakefield. He has four brothers – Jake Root, Andrew Knaack, Jamal Brakefield and Daimen Brakefield – and two sisters – Kristen Nickole and Jennifer Fleming.

References

External links

Ole Miss Rebels bioDuke Blue Devils bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brakefield, Jaemyn 2000 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Wisconsin Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball players People from Menasha, Wisconsin Power forwards (basketball)