Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2023-24: Missed 22 games due to a foot injury…Averaged four points and 3.6 rebounds over nine games and three starts…Made 13 field goals and shot 10-of-13 at the free throw line…Dished out 21 assists and added nine steals, while averaging 20.9 minutes per contest…Scored a season-high eight points and had three rebounds off the bench at Illinois State (12/21)…Grabbed a season-best eight rebounds to go along with six points in the Ohio Valley Conference opener vs. Southern Indiana (12/29)…Started the Bethel (1/6), Lindenwood (1/11) and Tennessee Tech (1/13) games…Registered four points and six rebounds in his final game as a Redhawk vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20).

2022-23: Averaged 6.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 32 games and 27 starts…Made 45.5 percent (76-of-167) of his field goals…Ranked fifth on the team with 26 three-pointers made…Had 60 assists, six blocks and 30 steals, while averaging 24.5 minutes a game…Scored 8.3 points and pulled down 5.1 rebounds per contest in Ohio Valley Conference play…Started the last 22 games of the season…Registered a season-high 19 points, including 11 in the second half    at Little Rock (1/7)…Scored double figures nine times…Grabbed 12 rebounds vs. Tennessee Tech (1/21)…Pitched in 11 points and buried three 3-pointers vs. Little Rock (2/2)…Added 12 points on a season-high four 3-pointers vs. Eastern Illinois (2/16)…Dropped in 16 points vs. Southern Indiana (2/18) and finished with 10 points in the OVC Tournament championship vs. Tennessee Tech (3/4)…Had eight points and nine rebounds in the NCAA First Four matchup with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/14).  

2021-22: Appeared in 32 games and made 25 starts…Only one on the team who played in every game…Averaged 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds…Had 50 assists, seven blocks and 16 steals…Had a career-high six rebounds twice vs. Eastern Illinois (2/5) and at Murray State (12/30)…Scored a season-high 12 points at Eastern Illinois (1/22) for his lone double-digit performance…Finished with eight points in 27 minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne (12/11)…Came off the bench to score all of his points in a 1:26 stretch during the first half of that game…Knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and tallied a season-high 30 minutes at Pepperdine (12/18)…Dished out six assists vs. Austin Peay (1/1).

2020-21: Saw action in 25 games and made two starts as a true freshman...Averaged three points and 2.4 rebounds per game...Shot 51.9 percent from the field (27-of-52) and 3-point range (14-of-27)...Missed just one free throw, hitting 14-of-15 for 93.3 percent...Dished out 34 assists, collected eight steals and had four blocks...Made his first career start at Belmont (1/2) and logged 18 minutes in that game...Put up double figures in the scoring column for the first time when he finished with 12 points on three 3-pointers and three free throws at Indiana State (12/22)...His 12 points against the Sycamores were a season-high...Scored the first points of his college career with two vs. Southern Illinois (12/2)...Also had four rebounds and dished out three assists in eight minutes against the Salukis...Played five minutes in his first career college game at Kansas City (11/28)...Had one steal against the Roos...Tallied 13 minutes and scored two points at Lipscomb (12/9)...Splashed in the first 3-pointer of his career at Evansville (12/15)...Made two 3-pointers vs. Morehead State (1/16)...Grabbed a season-best five rebounds on two occasions...Made a 3-pointer in nine contests...Dished out a season-high four assists vs. Murray State (2/1).

Prep: Versatile player who attended Mehlville High School where he helped turn around a program that went 9-14 his freshman year…Mehlville claimed two MSHSAA Class 5 District titles along the way…Averaged 16 points, six rebounds and six assists as a seniors…Scored double figures 24 times and finished with over 20 points on six occasions that year.

Personal: Born October 21, 2001...Majoring in Secondary Education...Son of Jeff and Kathleen Branson...Has four siblings, including Christian (brother), King (brother), Davion (brother) and Danielle (sister).