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Brannen Greene - Men's Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks
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Brannen Greene

Position Guard
Height 6'7''
Weight 215 lbs.
Class Junior
Hometown Juliette, Ga.
High School Tift County HS

OVERVIEW
Announced his intentions to play professionally and leave Kansas on March 30, 2016… Boasts career shooting marks of 42.2 percent from 3-point range and 87.2 percent from the free throw line.

2015-16 (JUNIOR)
• Averaged 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds.
• Scored in double figures six times, including twice in Big 12 play.
• Made multiple 3-pointers in eight contests, including five Big 12 games.
• Made a team-best 84.0 percent from the free throw line, including strings of 20- and 21-straight made.
• Of his made field goals, 70.5 percent were from 3-point range.
• Posted a career-high four assists and tied his career high with three steals vs. Austin Peay (March 17).
• Scored 18 points on 6-of-6 shooting (5-for-5 3FGs) vs. Northern Colorado (Nov. 13).

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in 35 games with two starts in 2014-15 – against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 14) and vs. Utah (Dec. 13).
• Averaged 5.7 points with 70.2 percent of his field goals coming from three-point range.
• Third on the team with 40 three-point field goals made and drained 40.4 percent from beyond the arc.
• Led KU in free throw percentage at 91.7 percent (41-48).
• Made 21-straight free throws dating back to the 2013-14 season and concluded 2014-15 making his last 15 charity shots.
• Scored 10 or more points nine times, 10 times for his career.
• Made 5-for-5 threes in scoring a career-high 19 points at Georgetown (12/10).
• Went 4-for-5 from three-point range at No. 17 Texas (1/24).
• Scored eight points in four minutes against New Mexico State in the NCAA Tournament (3/20).

2013-14 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in 28 games in 2013-14 and scored in 17 appearances.
• Drained a three in the Big 12 Semifinals vs. Iowa State (3/14).
• Chipped in six points in 10 minutes vs. Texas Tech (3/5).
• His career-high 10 points at Kansas State (2/10) played a major factor in the 10-1 run to force overtime.
• Also tallied a career-high in steals (3) and rebounds (5) at Kansas State (2/10).
• Scored two points in his first appearance of the season against Louisiana at Monroe (11/8).
• Missed only three free throws during the season.
• Posted five or more points in seven different games.
• Made a three-pointer in 10 different games.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Played at Tift County High School.
• Four-star player ranked No. 47 in the ESPN 100 and No. 29 by Rivals.
• Named the 2013 Gatorade Georgia Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
• Honored as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Player of the Year.
• Georgia’s 2013 Mr. Basketball.
• Averaged 27 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals per game, while shooting 91 percent from the free throw line, during his senior season (2012-13) at Tift County High School.
• Led the Blue Devils to a 26-5 record and the Class 6A quarterfinals in 2013.
• Scored a season-high 37 points in a win over Westover High during his senior year.
• Concluded his prep career with more than 2,000 points.
• Played the first three years of his high school career at Mary Persons (Forsyth, Ga.).
• Averaged 25.4 points and 14 rebounds as a junior to earn the Macon Telegraph’s All-Middle Georgia Player of the Year honors in 2012.
• Put up 17.1 points per game as a sophomore.
• Signed to attend KU on Dec. 20, 2011 over offers from Connecticut, Florida, Florida State, Harvard, Louisville, Memphis and Ohio State.

PERSONAL
• Born Brannen Greene on Dec. 21, 1994 in Tifton, Georgia.
• Son of Jeff and Lori Greene… Has two sisters, Brecklyn and Brentleigh… Both parents are teachers… Father, Jeff, played basketball at Pittsburg State in 1988-89 and was a two-time all-conference and all-district honoree… Mother, Lori, played basketball at Missouri Southern.