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American basketball player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Branden Carlson (born June 14, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference.
Carlson in 2024 | |
| No. 35 – Raptors 905 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 14, 1999 South Jordan, Utah, U.S. |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bingham (South Jordan, Utah) |
| College | Utah (2019–2024) |
| NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–present | Raptors 905 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Carlson grew up in South Jordan, Utah and attended Bingham High School.[1] He committed to play college basketball at Utah over offers from UCLA, Stanford, BYU, UNLV, Utah State, UC Davis, Santa Clara, and Weber State.[2]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branden Carlson PF / C |
South Jordan, UT | Bingham | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 23, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 66 247Sports: 153 ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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After graduating from high school, Carlson served a two-year Latter-Day Saint mission in Manchester, England.[3] He enrolled at Utah before the start of the 2019–2020 season.[4] Carlson played in 30 games with 29 starts during his freshman season and averaged 7.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game.[5] He averaged 9.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks as a sophomore.[6] Carlson averaged 13.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks and was named second-team All-Pac-12 Conference as a junior.[7] He averaged 16.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game as a senior and was named first-team All-Pac-12.[8] Carlson considered entering the 2023 NBA draft, but ultimately decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and return to Utah for a fifth season.[9] In his final year, he averaged 17.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game,[10] and made the First-team All-Pac-12 for the second time. Carlson became the all-time blocks leader for Utah during a home loss to Arizona State,[11] eventually finishing the season with 241 blocks. In that year's NIT, Carlson averaged 16.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks over four tournament games, with Utah eventually falling in the semifinals to Indiana State.[12]
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Carlson signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors on July 4, 2024, joining former Ute Jakob Pöltl.[10][13] However, he was waived on October 19, 2024.[14] On October 25, Carlson joined the Raptors 905.[15]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Utah | 30 | 29 | 20.9 | .549 | .231 | .622 | 3.9 | .8 | .3 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 2020–21 | Utah | 25 | 21 | 23.4 | .551 | .500 | .609 | 4.6 | .7 | .2 | 1.7 | 9.4 |
| 2021–22 | Utah | 24 | 23 | 26.0 | .510 | .309 | .818 | 6.0 | 1.1 | .3 | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| 2022–23 | Utah | 31 | 31 | 29.1 | .495 | .331 | .774 | 7.5 | 1.5 | .3 | 2.0 | 16.3 |
| 2023–24 | Utah | 36 | 36 | 29.6 | .501 | .379 | .714 | 6.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| Career | 146 | 140 | 26.1 | .513 | .354 | .728 | 5.8 | 1.2 | .3 | 1.7 | 12.9 | |
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