Parker Braun
OVERVIEW
Played his final college season, his sixth total, at Kansas in 2023-24 … Was a graduate transfer from Santa Clara following 2022-23 … Began his career at Missouri, where he was a redshirt in 2018-19, and played two seasons before transferring to Santa Clara … Comes from a basketball family, most notably is his father (Donny) and brother (Christian) both played at Kansas … Brother Christian was a member of Kansas’ 2022 NCAA National Championship team and is a current member of the 2023 NBA Champion Denver Nuggets … Concluded his career with 65 starts in 144 games played and 644 points, 473 rebounds, 142 assists, 124 blocked shots and 45 steals.
2023-24 (GRADUATE)
Appeared in 34 games off the bench and averaged 7.4 minutes, 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest … Had 21 blocks on the season, which included one against Samford in his NCAA Tournament debut (3/21) … Blocked a game-high two shots against Texas (2/24) … Had five points and a clutch three pointer against Houston (2/3) … Blocked two shots at Oklahoma State (1/16) … Threw down a momentum-shifting dunk against Oklahoma (1/13) … Posted four points and blocked two shots against Missouri (12/9) … Recorded a season-high three blocked shots against Manhattan College (11/10) … Scored in double digits in two contests with 10 points versus North Carolina Central (11/6) and 10 against Manhattan College (11/10) in the first two games of the season.
2022-23 (SENIOR AT SANTA CLARA)
Started all 33 games at Santa Clara, averaging 7.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocked shots per game … His 55.3 field goal percentage led the Broncos and ranked sixth in the West Coast Conference (WCC) … He had 33 blocked shots which tied for fifth in the WCC … Posted 11 double figure scoring games with two double-doubles … First double-double was a 12-point, 11-rebound game against Gonzaga (1/7) … Turned in his second double-double in the following game at Pacific (1/14) with 10 points and 12 rebounds … Posted a season-high 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting with seven rebounds in win over Cal (12/18) … Scored 16 points in wins over Wyoming (11/30) and on the road against Pepperdine (1/5) … Had 15 points on the road against Portland (2/18) … Dished out season-high five assists on three occasions … Four blocks and nine rebounds against New Mexico State (12/7).
2021-22 (JUNIOR AT SANTA CLARA)
Started 32 of 33 games played and averaged 6.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game … Led the team and was fifth in the WCC with a 56.1 field goal percentage … His 42 blocked shots were fourth in the league, and he averaged 6.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per contest … Posted six total double-figure scoring and four double-figure rebounding outings … Had a career-high 19 points with six rebounds and three blocks vs. Nevada (11/16) … First career double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds in win over BYU (1/27) … Had a career-high five blocked shots, all in first half, vs. Montana (12/19).
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE AT MISSOURI)
Played in 20 games, all as a reserve … Averaged 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per game … Had four games with multiple blocks … Posted a season-high eight points and three rebounds in a season-high 13 minutes vs. Wichita State (12/6) … Corralled a season-high five rebounds against Bradley (12/22).
2019-20 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT MISSOURI)
Played in 24 games, all as a reserve … Averaged 5.9 minutes, 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds per game … His 13 blocked shots were the most by a Tiger freshman since Jontay Porter (2017-18) … Threw down two highlight reel dunks that helped steal a thrilling upset in the final moments of the win over No. 11 Auburn (2/15), finishing with four points and a board in 10 minutes … Played a career-high 24 minutes vs. Ole Miss (2/18), finishing with career-bests in blocks (4) and rebounds (7), and a season-high in points (6).
2018-19 (FRESHMAN AT MISSOURI)
Was a redshirt
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas … Averaged 11.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots per game as a senior … Shot 78 percent from the field, including 43 percent from three-point range as well … Helped the Huskies capture the 2018 6A state championship, capping off a 21-4 season which ended on a 17-game winning streak … Played AAU for MoKan Elite … Chose to walk-on at Missouri over scholarship offers from LSU, Nebraska and Illinois, among others.
PERSONAL
Born in Burlington, Kansas … Parents are Donny and Lisa Braun … Is the oldest of three with brothers are Christian and Landon … Christian was a starter on Kansas’ 2022 NCAA National Championship team and a 2023 NBA champion with the Denver Nuggets … Parker and Christian won the 2018 state title at Blue Valley Northwest … Landon plays basketball at Omaha and will be freshman in 2023-34 … Father, Donny, was a former walk-on at Kansas and later transferred to Saint Louis … Mother, formerly Lisa Sandbothe, was a three-time All-Big Eight Conference selection while at Missouri from 1987-91 … Uncle, Mike Sandbothe, played at Missouri from 1986-89, as did his aunt, Lori Sandbothe from 1988-90 … Graduated from Santa Clara with a degree in communications in May 2023.