Adrian Branch

Adrian Branch

Branch playing for Maryland in 1983
Personal information
Born	(1963-11-17) November 17, 1963 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College	Maryland (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Drafted by	Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1985–1995
Position	Small forward
Number	24, 21, 1
Career history
1985–1986	Baltimore Lightning
1986–1987	Los Angeles Lakers
1987	New Jersey Nets
1987–1988	Unicaja Málaga
1988–1989	Portland Trail Blazers
1989	Minnesota Timberwolves
1989–1990	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1990–1991	Monaco
1991–1992	Brisbane Bullets
1992–1993	Geelong Supercats
1994–1995	Hapoel Givatayim
Career highlights
NBA champion (1987) 2× Second-team All-ACC (1983, 1985) Fourth-team Parade All-American (1981) McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP (1981)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Adrian Francis Branch (born November 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'7" small forward out of DeMatha High School, Branch starred at the University of Maryland from 1981 to 1985. He was an All-ACC second team selection twice. In 1984, Branch led the Terrapins to the ACC Championship. He finished his career at Maryland as their second all-time leading scorer. In 2004, Branch was honored at the ACC Tournament as an "ACC Legend."

Branch was drafted into the NBA in the second round by the Chicago Bulls in 1985. He played a reserve role with the Los Angeles Lakers when they won the NBA Championship in 1987. He later played in Australia for the NBL's Geelong Supercats and Brisbane Bullets, as well as in Spain, France, Monaco, Thailand, the Philippines, Israel, Turkey and the Dominican Republic.

Branch has worked with Sportsworld Ministries, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Young Life, Youth for Christ, Youth With A Mission (YWAM), Athletes in Action (AIA), and Sports Power International.

In 2004, Branch became a television color analyst for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats games. He joined ESPN in 2007 as a college basketball analyst.

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
†	Won an NBA championship

Source

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1986–87†	L.A. Lakers	32	0	6.8	.500	.000	.778	1.7	.5	.5	.1	4.3
1987–88	New Jersey	20	3	15.4	.418	.200	.870	2.4	.8	.8	.6	6.7
1988–89	Portland	67	4	12.1	.463	.226	.725	2.0	.9	.7	.0	7.4
1989–90	Minnesota	11	0	8.3	.410	1.000	.636	1.8	.4	.5	.0	5.9
Career		130	7	11.0	.455	.231	.744	1.9	.7	.6	.1	6.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1987†	L.A. Lakers	11	0	3.8	.190	.000	.500	.9	.5	.2	.0	1.3
1989	Portland	1	0	5.0	.000	–	1.000	1.0	2.0	.0	.0	2.0
Career		12	0	3.9	.167	.000	.571	.9	.6	.2	.0	1.3

External links

• More info about Adrian Branch
• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Player Profile - Safsal.co.il (in Hebrew)