Malaki Branham

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Malaki Branham
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Branham with Ohio State in 2022
No. 22 – San Antonio Spurs
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2003-05-12) May 12, 2003 (age 21)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school St. Vincent–St. Mary
(Akron, Ohio)
College Ohio State (2021–2022)
NBA draft 2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career 2022–present
Career history
2022–present San Antonio Spurs
2022 →Austin Spurs
Career highlights and awards

Malaki Lamar Branham (born May 12, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life and high school career

Branham was raised in Columbus, Ohio. Starting in 5th grade, he trained under Jason Dawson in Columbus.[1] He moved to Akron, Ohio where he attended high school at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School.[2] At St. Vincent-St. Mary, he won two state championships in 2018 and 2021.[3] He was named first team All-Ohio in his junior and senior seasons.[4][5] As a senior, Branham averaged 21.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game. In his senior season, he was named Ohio Mr. Basketball[6] and made the Jordan Brand Classic, which was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Recruiting

Branham was a consensus four-star recruit and ranked as the best player in Ohio. On July 22, 2020, Branham committed to playing college basketball for Ohio State over offers from teams such as Alabama, Baylor, and Iowa.[8]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Malaki Branham
SG / SF		 Columbus, OH St. Vincent–St. Mary 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 22, 2020 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 44  247Sports: 35  ESPN: 34
  • 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.

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College career

Branham started his college career off the bench, but quickly became a regular starter.[9] He scored a career-high 35 points in a 87–79 overtime win against Nebraska after a nearly month-long COVID pause.[10] In a three-game stretch in February, he scored 22, 27, and 31 points.[11] As a freshman, he averaged 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and two assists per game. Branham was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year as well as Third Team All-Big Ten.[12] On April 1, 2022, Branham declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[13] He later signed with an agent, forgoing his remaining eligibility.[14] He was projected as a potential lottery pick in the draft.[13]

Professional career

San Antonio Spurs (2022–present)

Branham was selected with the 20th overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2022 NBA draft.[15] Branham joined the Spurs' 2022 NBA Summer League team.[16] In his Summer League debut, Branham scored fifteen points in a 99–90 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[17] On July 8, 2022, Branham signed a rookie-scale contract with the Spurs.[18]

Career 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

NBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 San Antonio 66 32 23.5 .440 .302 .829 2.7 1.9 .5 .1 10.2
2023–24 San Antonio 75 29 21.3 .432 .347 .873 2.0 2.1 .4 .1 9.2
Career 141 61 22.3 .436 .325 .850 2.3 2.0 .4 .1 9.7

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Ohio State 32 31 29.6 .498 .416 .833 3.6 2.0 .7 .3 13.7

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