Brandon Paul
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Paul playing for Illinois in January 2012
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No. 33 – FIATC Joventut | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Liga ACB |
Personal information | |
Born | Gurnee, Illinois |
April 30, 1991
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Warren (Gurnee, Illinois) |
College | Illinois (2009–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) |
2014–2015 | Canton Charge (D-League) |
2015–present | FIATC Joventut |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Brandon Paul (born April 30, 1991) is an American professional basketball player last played for FIATC Joventut of the Spanish League. He played college basketball for the University of Illinois. During his senior year of high school, he was awarded the title of 2009 Illinois Mr. Basketball.[1] Paul attended Warren Township High School before choosing to play collegiate basketball at Illinois.[2]
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High school career
Brandon played for Warren Township High School coached by Chuck Ramsey. In high school, Paul was named a member of the 2009 Illinois All-American Team as selected by the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, News-Gazette, and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.
College career
Freshman
Entering the University of Illinois during the 2009–10 season, Paul quickly became a key contributor, as he averaged 7.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in 18.9 minutes per game.
Sophomore
Playing in all 34 games for the 2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Paul averaged 22.4 minutes of playing time and continued as a key contributor. He averaged 9.0 points per game and reached double-figured in 13 games. Paul led his team in steals, averaging 1.1 per game, and was second in assists, averaging 2.1 per game.[2] On February 13, 2011, Brandon scored a season-high 23 points in a 71–80 Illini loss to Purdue.[3]
Junior
Paul earned the role of a full-time starter for the 2011–12 season. On January 10, 2012, Paul scored 43 points in an upset win over then ranked #3 Ohio State. It was the third highest scoring total in a single game by an Illinois men's basketball player while his eight three-pointers tied the school record.[4]
Senior
During his senior season, Paul averaged 16.6 points a game over the course of 36 games. On March 14, 2013, Paul hit a game winning shot against Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament. Paul became just the second Illini player ever to reach career milestones of 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals. Paul finished his college career as the eighth-leading scorer in school history with 1,654 points.
College statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009–10 | Illinois | 36 | 15 | 18.9 | .333 | .279 | .644 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .8 | .1 | 7.8 |
2010–11 | Illinois | 34 | 10 | 22.4 | .399 | .361 | .767 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .4 | 9.0 |
2011–12 | Illinois | 32 | 30 | 33.4 | .392 | .333 | .727 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .8 | 14.7 |
2012–13 | Illinois | 36 | 35 | 32.0 | .401 | .325 | .738 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .6 | 16.6 |
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Paul joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2013 NBA Summer League.
On August 10, 2013, he signed with BC Nizhny Novgorod of Russia for the 2013–14 season.[5] In early February 2014, he left Russia and returned to the United States. On February 27, 2014, he was acquired by the Canton Charge of the NBA D-League.[6] On March 14, 2014, he was waived by the Charge due to a season-ending injury.[7]
On November 2, 2014, he was reacquired by the Canton Charge.[8] On April 4, 2015, he was placed on the inactive list for the remainder of the season due to injury and waived two days later.[9]
On September 14, 2015, Paul signed for Spanish club FIATC Joventut.[10]
Personal
Paul is the son of Cliff Sr. and Lynda Paul. He has two brothers, Cliff Jr. and Darius Paul. Darius played one season for Western Michigan before transferring to Illinois for the 2013–14 season.
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Player Bio: Brandon Paul
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- ↑ Brandon Paul scores a career high 43 to fuel Illinois' upset of Ohio State
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- ↑ Charge Acquire Anthony Harris
- ↑ 2014-15 Canton Charge Training Camp Roster
- ↑ Michael Dunigan Returns to Charge
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External links
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Illinois Mr. Basketball Award Winner 2009 |
Succeeded by Jereme Richmond |
- Pages with broken file links
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Basketball players from Illinois
- BC Nizhny Novgorod players
- Canton Charge players
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Liga ACB players
- People from Lake County, Illinois
- Shooting guards