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

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of the

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. He played

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Early life and high school

Braxton grew up in

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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

Lawrenceville School The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational preparatory school for boarding and day students located in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Lawrenceville is a member of the Eight Schoo ...

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 Robert Morris, 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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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 sportspeople African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Basketball players from New Jersey Belfius Mons-Hainaut players Lawrenceville School alumni People from Glassboro, New Jersey Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Gloucester County, New Jersey