Brandon Paul

Brandon Paul

Paul playing for Illinois in January 2012
Free agent
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born April 30, 1991
Gurnee, Illinois
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
Pro career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
2014–2015 Canton Charge (D-League)
Career highlights and awards

Brandon Paul (born April 30, 1991) is an American professional basketball player last played for the Canton Charge of the NBA Development 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]

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.

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon Paul
SG		 Gurnee, IL Warren Township High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 11, 2007 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #15 (SG)   Rivals: #10 (SG)  ESPN: #87 (overall)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

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.

Paul drives against John Shurna (1-23-2010)

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 #5 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
  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
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]

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

  1. ↑ "Illini Basketball: Brandon Paul to be named Mr. Basketball in Illinois".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Player Bio: Brandon Paul
  3. ↑ "JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore combine for 44 as Purdue handles Illinois". Associated Press. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Brandon Paul scores a career high 43 to fuel Illinois' upset of Ohio State
  5. ↑ "Nizhny Novgorod announced Brandon Paul". Sportando.com. August 10, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Charge Acquire Brandon Paul". NBA.com. February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ Charge Acquire Anthony Harris
  8. ↑ 2014-15 Canton Charge Training Camp Roster
  9. ↑ Michael Dunigan Returns to Charge

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Kevin Dillard		 Illinois Mr. Basketball Award Winner
2009 		Succeeded by
Jereme Richmond