Braylon Mullins
 Mullins in 2026 | |
| No. 24 – UConn Huskies | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Big East Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 18, 2006 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Greenfield-Central (Greenfield, Indiana) |
| College | UConn (2025–present) |
| Career highlights | |
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Braylon Anthony Mullins (born April 18, 2006) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference.
Early life and high school
[edit]Mullins was named after Braylon Edwards in a family of Michigan Wolverines fans.[1] He grew up in Greenfield, Indiana and attended Greenfield-Central High School.[2] He averaged 16.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.6 steals per game during his sophomore season.[3] After the season, Mullins participated in the Indiana All-Star Futures Game.[4] He then averaged 25 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.2 steals per game.[5] During the season, he recorded a career-high 51 points in a game against Pendleton Heights High School.[6] After the season, Mullins joined the Indiana Elite, an Amateur Athletic Union team, competing on the Adidas 3SSB circuit.[7] As a senior, Braylon led Greenfield-Central to a 23–4 record and averaged 32.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.7 steals per game while shooting over 47 percent from 3-point range. He was named a 2025 McDonald's All American in January 2025. He was then recognized in April as Indiana's Mr. Basketball.
Mullins was ranked a consensus top-25 prospect in the 2025 recruiting class and a five-star recruit by 247Sports.com.[8][9] He committed to play college basketball at UConn over offers from Indiana and North Carolina.[10][11]
College career
[edit]Mullins enrolled at the University of Connecticut in June 2025 in order to take part in the Huskies' summer practices.[12]
During UConn's Elite Eight game versus Duke in the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Mullins made a game-winning logo three with 0.4 seconds left after Silas Demary Jr. deflected a pass from Duke's Cayden Boozer during the game's final seconds.[13] ESPN college basketball analyst Jeff Borzello called the shot "one of the greatest shots in the history of the NCAA tournament."[14] Lesley Visser, of CBS Sports, called it "the greatest shot in NCAA Tournament history."[15] Mullins opted to return for his sophomore year, bypassing the NBA draft.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Mullins is the son of Katie and Josh Mullins, and has twin younger brothers, Cole and Clay. Both parents have generations-deep roots in Greenfield—Katie's family has farmed in the area since the Reconstruction era, and Josh is a third-generation Greenfield native.[17] His father played college basketball at Lincoln Trail College and Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, the latter being the athletic predecessor to the current Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indy) program.[18] Josh played on the only IUPUI or IU Indy team to reach the NCAA Division I tournament in 2003.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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 |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | UConn | 33 | 29 | 28.3 | .421 | .335 | .889 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .6 | 12.0 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mullins family shifts longtime allegiance from Michigan to UConn for national championship game". NBC Sports. Associated Press. April 6, 2026. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
- ↑ Neddenriep, Kyle (October 9, 2023). "Get to know Braylon Mullins — Indiana high school basketball's hottest recruit". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ↑ "G-C's Mullins leads South in scoring in Futures Game". Greenfield Daily Reporter. June 13, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ↑ Heath, Steve (March 22, 2023). "Mullins selected for Futures Game". Greenfield Daily Reporter. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Mr. Popular: Braylon Mullins draws crowd as college basketball recruiting period opens". Indianapolis Star. September 4, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ↑ "'A special night.' Braylon Mullins scores 51 points and game-winner for Greenfield-Central". Indianapolis Star. January 26, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ↑ Jordan, Jason (July 13, 2024). "Braylon Mullins focused on visits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ↑ London, Dushawn (July 22, 2024). "Top 25 shooting guard Braylon Mullins breaks down final 10 schools". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ↑ Black, Ryan (September 26, 2024). "Kentucky basketball: 5-star 2025 Indiana sharpshooter no longer considering Wildcats". Courier Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (October 22, 2024). "Braylon Mullins gives UConn basketball another top-25 commitment". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ↑ Finkelstein, Adam (October 23, 2024). "UConn basketball recruiting: Five-star SG Braylon Mullins gives Huskies third commitment for 2025". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ↑ Borges, David (June 2, 2025). "UConn men's basketball: Three questions for Huskies as summer classes, workouts begin". CTInsider.com. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ↑ "UConn stuns Duke on Braylon Mullins' miracle last-second triple". espn.com. March 29, 2026. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Inside UConn's stunning win over Duke in Sunday's Elite Eight". espn.com. March 29, 2026. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ Shaughnessy, Dan (April 3, 2026). "You'll always remember where you were when Braylon Mullins shot UConn into Final Four, and other thoughts". bostonglobe.com. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ Borges, David (April 19, 2026). "Inside Braylon Mullins' decision to return to UConn for another year: 'Let's do it again'". CT Insider. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
- 1 2 McGee, Ryan (April 4, 2026). "March Madness 2026: How UConn's Braylon Mullins became a hometown hero". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ Butterfield, Christine (October 24, 2024). "UConn men's basketball program lands top recruit Braylon Mullins: 5 things to know about Indiana guard". Connecticut Post. Retrieved October 24, 2024.