Branden Dawson

Branden Dawson

Dawson playing for Michigan State in the 2011 Carrier Classic
No. 22 – Los Angeles Clippers
Position Forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1993-02-01) February 1, 1993
Gary, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Lew Wallace (Gary, Indiana)
College Michigan State (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56th overall
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Los Angeles Clippers
2015 →Bakersfield Jam (D-League)
2015–2016 →Grand Rapids Drive (D-League)
2016 →Erie BayHawks (D-League)
Career highlights and awards

Branden Dawson (born February 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of Gary, Indiana, he attended Lew Wallace High School and played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. In his senior season for Michigan State, he helped his team reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.

High school career

Dawson played high school basketball for Lew Wallace, under coach Renaldo Thomas.[1] He had to sit out most of his freshman season, being academically ineligible.[1] Dawson was selected for the 2011 McDonald's All-American Boys Game following his senior year.[2] In his senior season, Dawson helped his team win the sectional championship; scoring a team-high 13 points, also adding 8 rebounds and 6 steals to his numbers, he helped his Lew Wallace get past Clark.[3] In the regional finals against Western, Dawson had game-highs in scoring and rebounding with 28 and 15 respectively, but his team lost 69–65.[4] As a senior he averaged 28.7 points, 18.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists for Lew Wallace.[5] Dawson was a five-star recruit according to both Rivals.com and Scout.com and received a 96 grade by ESPN.[6][7][8]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Branden Dawson
SF		 Gary, IN Lew Wallace High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 4, 2010 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14, 4 (SF)   Rivals: 20, 7 (SF)  247Sports: 17, 4 (SF)  ESPN: 23, 5 (SF)
  • 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

Following interest from several schools, receiving offers from Purdue, Indiana, UCLA, Georgetown and Marquette among others, Dawson verbally committed to Michigan State in August 2010.[9][10] He had 15 points and 9 rebounds in his first game for the Spartans, an exhibition 85–57 win against Ferris State.[11][12] Dawson scored 10 points in his competitive debut for Michigan State, a 67–55 loss to North Carolina in the 2011 Carrier Classic.[13][14] He scored a season high 16 points on two occasions, against UMKC and Minnesota.[15][16][17][18] His freshman season came to an end after he tore his left anterior cruciate ligament, in a game against Ohio State.[19][20] He still managed to average 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a freshman.[5]

Dawson had a double-double in the season opener of his sophomore season, having 15 points and 10 rebounds, against Connecticut.[21] In January, Dawson's double-double performance versus Purdue, with 14 points and 11 rebounds, was overshadowed by an alleged physical altercation with Travis Carroll; the Big Ten after reviewing the incident's footage decided not to discipline Dawson.[22][23] Dawson was involved in a fight with teammate and roommate Adreian Payne, just before an away game at Penn State; both Dawson and Payne were not allowed to start the game by coach Tom Izzo.[24][25] A few days after the incident with Payne, Dawson had a season-high performance in both scoring and rebounding, with 18 and 13 respectively, to help the Spartans overcome Wisconsin 49–47.[5][26] He improved to 8.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[5]

In January 2014, Dawson broke his right hand, after slamming it on a table during a film session.[27][28] He posted averages 11.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 28.3 minutes per game during his junior season.[5] As a senior, he was named second team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Defensive Team.[29] In 35 games as a senior, Dawson averaged 11.9 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[5] He led Michigan State to the Final Four as a senior, where they lost to Duke. “This is the main reason why I chose Michigan State,” Dawson said. “It was to be part of championships and Final Fours. It means a lot what has happened over my four years here. I’m never going to forget Michigan State.”[30]

During his four-year career at Michigan State Dawson played in 130 games. starting in 121 of them. He averaged 26.6 minutes a game. He averaged 10.1 points a game, and 6.9 Rebounds a game. Throughout his four-year career, Dawson never made a three-point shot in nine attempts.[31] At the time of his graduation, Dawson was Michigan State's all-time leader in blocked shots, with 142.[32]

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

Source:[5]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Michigan State 31 31 20.6 .577 .000 .594 4.5 .9 .9 .8 8.4
2012–13 Michigan State 36 35 26.9 .531 .000 .538 5.9 1.3 1.6 .9 8.9
2013–14 Michigan State 28 23 28.3 .613 .000 .656 8.3 1.6 1.3 .9 11.2
2014–15 Michigan State 35 32 30.1 .535 .000 .490 9.1 1.7 1.2 1.7 11.9
Career 130 121 26.6 .559 .000 .558 6.9 1.4 1.3 1.1 10.1

Professional career

On June 25, 2015, Dawson was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 56th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, only to be traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for cash considerations later that night.[33] After posting 12.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in 25.5 minutes per game in the 2015 NBA Summer League, he signed a two-year contract with the Clippers on July 15.[34][35] During his rookie season, using the flexible assignment rule, Dawson has received multiple assignments to the Bakersfield Jam, Grand Rapids Drive and Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.[36] On December 28, he made his NBA debut, recording one blocked shot in three minutes of action against the Washington Wizards.[37] On January 2, in a win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Dawson scored his first two NBA points in nine minutes of action.[38]

Personal

Dawson was born on February 1, 1993 to Leon Albritton and Cassandra Dawson.[5][39] On March 30, 2010, while a junior at high school, Dawson became a father, to a son named My'Shawn.[40][41] Dawson received a degree in sociology from Michigan State University.[42]

References

  1. 1 2 Hanlon, Steve (November 20, 2009). "Lew Wallace's Branden Dawson is a nationally ranked recruit". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Moll, Allen (February 15, 2011). "2011 McDonald’s All American Rosters Announced". The Hoop Doctors. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Trembacki, Paul (March 5, 2011). "Depth charges Lew Wallace boys basketball team to repeat title". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Honeycutt, Paul (March 12, 2011). "Wallace falls short in dramatic finish". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Branden Dawson Bio". Michigan State Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Branden Dawson". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Branden Dawson". Scout.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Branden Dawson - Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Welcome Aboard: Branden Dawson". SB★NATION. August 4, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  10. ↑ Biggers, Adam (August 4, 2010). "Branden Dawson Commits to Michigan State". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  11. ↑ "And So It Begins: Michigan State 85 - Ferris State 58". SB★NATION. November 1, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Spartans Top Ferris State, 85-58, In Exhibition Opener". Michigan State Athletics. October 30, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  13. ↑ "MSU Falls To No.1 UNC In Carrier Classic, 67-55". Michigan State Athletics. November 11, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  14. ↑ "UNC basketball beats Michigan State aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson with President Barack Obama in attendance". Daily News (New York). November 11, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  15. ↑ "No. 19 Spartans Make It Ten Straight, Rout UMKC 89-54". Michigan State Athletics. December 19, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  16. ↑ Howell, Brandon (December 20, 2011). "Branden Dawson leads Spartans to 89-54 rout of Missouri-Kansas City". mlive.com. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Coach Izzo gets his 400th win". Michigan State Athletics. January 25, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  18. ↑ "No. 10 Michigan St. tops Minnesota 68-52 for Izzo's 400th". Chicago Tribune. January 25, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  19. ↑ Katz, Andy (March 5, 2012). "Branden Dawson has torn ACL". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  20. ↑ Tjarks, Jonathan (March 4, 2012). "Branden Dawson Injury: Torn ACL Will End Michigan State Freshman's Season". SB★NATION. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Spartans Drop Season Opener To Huskies, 66-62". Michigan State University Athletics. November 9, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  22. ↑ Daniel Martin (January 9, 2013). "Michigan State’s Branden Dawson denies that he punched Purdue’s Travis Carroll". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  23. ↑ Leung, Diamond (January 8, 2013). "Michigan State's Branden Dawson 'bummed out' by negative reaction from Purdue fans". mlive.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  24. ↑ Katz, Andy (January 17, 2013). "Tom Izzo benches two starters". ESPN. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  25. ↑ Rexrode, Joe (January 16, 2013). "Punches thrown by Michigan State players in Penn State Inn fight". USA Today. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  26. ↑ Bielawski, Sean (January 22, 2013). "Michigan State vs. Wisconsin: Are Spartans Suddenly the Big Ten Favorite?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  27. ↑ Rexrode, Joe (January 24, 2014). "Michigan State's Branden Dawson out with broken bone in right hand". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  28. ↑ Van Stratt, Gillian (January 23, 2014). "Michigan State's Branden Dawson breaks bone in hand, out 4-to-5 weeks". mlive.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  29. ↑ Austin, Kyle (March 9, 2015). "Three Michigan State players named All-Big Ten; Branden Dawson named second-team, all-defensive team". mlive.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  30. ↑ Oren, Paul (April 5, 2015). "NBA Draft is next step for Lew Wallace grad Branden Dawson". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  31. ↑ "2014–15 Individual Career History". Michigan State Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  32. ↑ Couch, Graham (April 9, 2015). "Valentine, Trice, Dawson belong in MSU's top 50". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  33. ↑ "CLIPPERS ACQUIRE RIGHTS TO BRANDEN DAWSON". NBA.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  34. ↑ Bolch, Ben (July 15, 2015). "Clippers sign second-round draft pick Branden Dawson". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  35. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN BRANDEN DAWSON". NBA.com. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  36. ↑ "2015-16 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Paul, Crawford lead Clippers to 108-91 win over Wizards". NBA.com. December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  38. ↑ "Clippers rout NBA-worst 76ers 130-99 for 6th straight win". NBA.com. January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  39. ↑ Leung, Diamond (February 18, 2012). "Michigan State's Branden Dawson has matured thanks to family in Gary and East Lansing". mlive.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  40. ↑ Leung, Diamond (February 8, 2013). "Michigan State's Branden Dawson challenged with balancing basketball, fatherhood". mlive.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  41. ↑ Rexrode, Joe (March 1, 2015). "MSU's Dawson finds motivation in role as father". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  42. ↑ Mayo, David (May 15, 2015). "For ex-MSU standout Branden Dawson, NBA Draft Combine invitation was a godsend". mlive.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.

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