2009-10 (M) Basketball Roster

23 Kellen Brand

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown High Point, N.C.
  • High School Andrews

Biography

As a Senior (2009-10)
• First team all-SoCon Tournament selection.
• Preseason all-Southern Conference selection.
• Ranked second on the team in scoring (11.7 ppg).
• Set a career high with 37 points on 14-of-19 shooting in the tournament semifinal win against Charleston.
• ASU’s all-time leader in games played, with 128.
• Dished out a career-high eight assists against Samford.
• Scored 19 points with 10-of-11 free throw shooting against Western Carolina.
• Played 12 minutes at Georgia Southern before leaving the game with a lower back injury.
• Matched his season best with 20 points against Elon. Was 7-of-8 from the free throw line with five rebounds.
• Poured in 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting against Milligan with four assists.
• Scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting with four boards and three assists against Morgan State.
• Matched a career high with four steals at Louisville and also led the team with three assists.
• Sank all three field goal attempts and added season highs in assists (4) and rebounds (4) against Lees-McRae.
• Scored his 1,000th career point on a three-pointer at East Tennessee State.
• Was 14-of-14 from the free throw line en route to 20 points against UNCW.

As a Junior (2008-09)
• Earned all-conference honors from the league’s coaches and media.
• Led the team in scoring with 14.8 per game.
• One of just two players to start all 31 games for the Mountaineers.
• Scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds against GSU in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament. Added two assists and two steals in the game as well.
• Sank 5-of-7 threes and scored 21 points against Samford to close out the regular season.
• Dished out a career-best seven assists to go along with 18 points against Chattanooga (Feb. 26).
• Notched 22 points against College of Charleston (Feb 16) on 7-of-12 shooting.
• Scored 18 first half points at The Citadel.
• Knocked home 12-of-13 free throws and scored 29 points in front of a hometown crowd at Elon.
• Set a career high with 31 points — 19 in the first half — on 10-of-13 shooting against Western Carolina (Jan. 24).
• Scored 21 points at Chattanooga in 40 minutes.
• Led the Mountaineers with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting against Davidson.
• Scored ASU’s first seven points from the floor and finished with a team-high 16 points at Kentucky.
• Hit a pair of free throws to ice the victory at Furman on his 21st birthday. Finished with nine points.
• Had 20 points, including 16 in the first half, at Niagara.
• Scored 23 points with six boards in the win over Charlotte.

As a Sophomore (2007-08)
• Started every game with the exception of ‘Senior Day.’
• Finished the season with a 10.4 points per game average on 45 percent shooting.
• Converted on 39 percent of his three-point attempts, making 39 on the season.
• Hit double-figures in 15 games.
• Opened the season with a career-high 27 points at Charlotte.
• Also scored 20 points in the home win against GSU.
• Scored in double-figures in five of the team’s first six games.
• Posted 17 points in the loss at Chattanooga on 6-of-12 shooting.
• Followed that with another 17-point performance and a career-high eight rebounds in the Jan. 28 win over Elon.
• Matched a career high with three assists at Davidson and tallied three assists in six other games.
• Scored 18 points in the regular-season finale against WCU.
• Followed that up with 12 of ASU’s 46 points in the SoCon Tournament loss.

As a Freshman (2006-07)
• Averaged 6.2 points and shot .458 from the field in his first collegiate season, often as ASU’s first reserve off the bench.
• Had the second-best three-point percentage on the team at .400, making 28 of his 70 attempts.
• Recorded the best debut by an ASU freshman in 16 years with a 19-point performance in the season opener against North Greenville.
• Made 6-of-9 shots and was 4-of-4 from the free-throw line to hit the 19-point mark in just 18 minutes of action.
• Scored a career-high 20 points against Western Carolina on Jan. 15.
• Recorded his career high in just 18 minutes of action on 6-of-8 shooting, 3-of-4 from three-point range, with a career-best three assists.
• Scored in double figures eight times, including four-straight SoCon games from Jan. 20-29.
• Made two starts, filling in for an injured Demetrius Scott at Davidson and against Furman.
• Scored 14 points on three three-pointers in the win at Davidson.
• Made a critical three-pointer that keyed an 18-0 ASU run in the win over Furman. Finished the game with 13 points.
• Hit three three-pointers and finished with 15 points in the win over The Citadel at home.
• Shot 50 percent (32-of-64) in ASU’s first 11 SoCon games.
• Had a career-best four steals at UNCG and Davidson.

Andrews H.S.
• Averaged 26 points, four rebounds and four assists per game during his senior season at Andrews, leading the team to a 19-9 record.
• Was named the Piedmont Triad 3A Player of the Year and selected to represent North Carolina in the annual North Carolina/South Carolina All-Star game in Rock Hill, S.C.
• Earned NCPreps.com 3A first-team all-state accolades in 2006 .
• Averaged 24 points per game and was named the Mid-State 2A Player of the Year as a junior.
• Finished his scholastic career with more than 1,500 points.
• Was also a standout on the gridiron, rushing for 1,000 yards and passing for 1,500 yards in his senior season.

Personal
• Majoring in communications.
• Son of Keith and Joann Brand.
• Born on Dec. 3, 1987.
• Has three cousins that are on NFL rosters, Chris Harris (Carolina), Brian Williams (Atlanta) and Adrian Wilson (Arizona).

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2008-09Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 185 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2009-10Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 185 lbs
    23