Brandon Dean

Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 6-2 / 200
Birthdate: November 21, 1979
High School: Ouachita Parish HS (Monroe, La.)
College: Arkansas


BACKGROUND

Pro Career Highlights: Briefly played for Carabobo in Venezuela in 2004-05, appearing in two games. Did not score, but dished out three assists. Started the season with the Chicago Soldiers in the ABA, before moving on to the Arkansas RimRockers after the Chicago franchise folded in December. Averaged 11.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in 15 games. Spent the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons with the Harlem Globetrotters.

College Career Highlights: Finished collegiate career as the 21st all-time leading scorer in Arkansas history with 1,130 points. Also ranks sixth all-time in career three-point field goals made (149). Started 62 of 127 career games.

Senior (2001-02): Averaged 12.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 25.9 minutes a contest. Ranked second on the team in scoring and blocked shots, while placing third in assists. Started 24 of 28 games. Scored in double figures 17 times, and topped the 20-point mark in four games. Posted a career-high 29 points vs. Illinois. Recorded 24 points and five assists at LSU. Registered 15 points and six rebounds in the rematch. Led team with 18 points vs. South Carolina.

Junior (2000-01): Averaged 8.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 18.8 minutes a contest. Started 14 times. Scored in double figures 12 times and lead the team in scoring in three games. Recorded a season-high 20 points on 8-for-9 shooting in only 16 minutes vs. Northwestern State. Registered ten points and a career-high seven assists vs. Kentucky. Posted 12 points and five rebounds at Oklahoma. Scored 16 points, hitting 4-for-5 from beyond the three-point arc vs. Kentucky in the SEC Tournament.

Sophomore (1999-00): Averaged 8.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 21.1 minutes a contest. Started 17 times. Scored in double figures 12 times. Helped lead Arkansas to the SEC Tournament title, averaging 15.2 points in four wins on his way to Tournament MVP honors. Posted a season-high 22 points on 9-for-13 shooting vs. Auburn in the SEC Tournament championship game. Notched 20 points in the tournament semifinals vs. LSU. Recorded 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting in the regular season vs. Providence.

Freshman (1998-99): Averaged 7.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 17.1 minutes a contest. Started seven times. Scored in double figures in seven games, with a season-high 20 points vs. Auburn on 7-for-11 shooting. Posted 16 points vs. Providence. Scored 13 points in his collegiate debut vs. Jackson State. Tallied ten points, five assists, and three rebounds vs. Siena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Personal: Majored in marketing. Has a 39-inch vertical leap.