Christian Braun (basketball)

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Not to be confused with Christian Brown.

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Christian Braun
No. 0 – Denver Nuggets
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2001-04-17) April 17, 2001 (age 23)
Burlington, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Blue Valley Northwest
(Overland Park, Kansas)
College Kansas (2019–2022)
NBA draft 2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career 2022–present
Career history
2022–present Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards

Christian Nicholas Braun (pronounced [bʁaʊn]; born April 17, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at the University of Kansas and was a starter on the team that won the 2022 NCAA Championship. In 2023, he helped lead the Nuggets to their first NBA title, becoming the fifth player in basketball history to win NCAA and NBA titles in back-to-back seasons.[1]

High school career

Braun played basketball for Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. As a senior, he averaged 27.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, leading his team to a third straight Class 6A state title.[2][3] He was named Mr. Kansas Basketball and Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year.[4] He committed to playing college basketball for Kansas over offers from Kansas State, Illinois and Missouri, among others.[5]

On April 4, 2022, the school declared that day Christian Braun Day.[6]

College career

As a freshman at Kansas, Braun averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, earning Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors.[7] On November 27, 2020, he recorded a career-high 30 points, nine rebounds and four steals in a 94–72 win over Saint Joseph's.[8] As a sophomore, Braun averaged 9.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.[9] He was named to the Second Team All-Big 12 as a junior.[10] In the Final Four against Villanova, he became the 65th player to reach 1,000 points for Kansas, finishing that game with 10 points and helping the Jayhawks reach the championship. In the championship game against the North Carolina Tar Heels, he had 12 points and 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season, which helped Kansas rally from a 40–25 halftime deficit. In the final possession of that game, he defended Caleb Love's three-point attempt, sealing the win and giving him his first NCAA title.[11] On April 24, 2022, Braun declared for the 2022 NBA draft, while maintaining his college eligibility.[12] On May 25, 2022, he confirmed he would remain in the NBA draft and forego his senior season.[13]

Professional career

Denver Nuggets (2022–present)

Braun was picked by the Denver Nuggets with the 21st overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. On July 3, 2022, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nuggets.[14] Braun helped the Nuggets defeat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals in five games en route to the Nuggets’ first NBA championship in franchise history.[15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23† Denver 76 6 15.5 .495 .354 .625 2.4 .8 .5 .2 4.7
Career 76 6 15.5 .495 .354 .625 2.4 .8 .5 .2 4.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023† Denver 19 0 13.0 .533 .200 .579 2.1 .6 .6 .2 3.2
Career 19 0 13.0 .533 .200 .579 2.1 .6 .6 .2 3.2

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Kansas 31 5 18.4 .431 .444 .731 2.9 .5 .7 .2 5.3
2020–21 Kansas 30 30 31.2 .380 .340 .786 5.2 1.9 1.2 .4 9.7
2021–22 Kansas 40 39 34.4 .495 .386 .733 6.5 2.8 1.0 .8 14.1
Career 101 74 28.5 .449 .378 .749 5.0 1.8 1.0 .5 10.1

Personal life

Braun's brother, Parker, as well as his uncle, have played college basketball at Missouri. Parker currently plays for Santa Clara University. His mother, along with her twin sister, also starred at Missouri. His mother's family was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.[17] He also has two brothers, one older and one younger.[18]

Braun launched a fashion line, THE CB2 Collection.[19]

References

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External links

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