2018-19 JUNIOR - Started 33 games for the Lancers backcourt … ranked in the top 25 in NAIA Division II in both total assists (166) and assists per game (4.8) … had double-digit assists in back-to-back games against Concordia and Emmaus Bible … scored 14 points to go along with 6 assists and 2 steals against Bethel … had 17 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds against No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan … had eight points and nine rebounds in season finale against Taylor … finished the season with a 2.81 assist/turnover ratio.
2017-18 SOPHOMORE - Was one of two players on the team to start all 30 contests … was Grace’s point guard, averaging 25 minutes per game … finished the year No. 9 in the NAIA in assist-to-turnover ratio at plus-2.8 per game … ranked No. 14 in assists per game at 5.3 … scored season-high 23 points against Huntington, shooting 8-of-10 from the floor and 5-of-7 from beyond the arc … scored 12 points against Indiana Wesleyan … dished out 10 assists against Governors State … had a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists against Huntington … had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio in every game but two … produced nine assists with zero turnovers in the season finale victory over Taylor.
2016-17 FRESHMAN - Immediately took the starting point-guard role … started in 34 games while leading the team in minutes, averaging 30.7 minutes per game … facilitated the Lancer offense, leading the team in total assists and ranking 17th in NAIA Division II with 152 … named to the Crossroads League All-Freshman team … recorded his first double-double of the year against rival Bethel with 15 points and 10 rebounds … performed well on both ends of the floor, ranking second on the team with 29 steals … took smart shots on the offensive end, shooting 46 percent from the field … put up a season-high scoring performance against Mount Vernon with 21 points going 8-9 from the field … had 18 points against Taylor with three treys … put up a season-high 13 assists and three steals against Grace Bible.
PREP - A hard-nosed 6-foot-2 guard for NorthWood … helped lead the Panthers to a 23-3 overall mark and a 6-1 finish in the Northern Lakes Conference during the 2014-15 campaign … saw NorthWood claim its second straight Class 3A sectional championship last season … was named honorable mention for the IBCA Senior All-State Team … produced a 44-6 record overall and a 12-1 NLC mark in his final two seasons … averaged 15.5 points per game as a junior and was the area's top assist man at six assists per game … averaged 1.7 steals per game as a junior, while shooting 58 percent overall from the field and 44 percent on 3-point attempts … invited to play in the McDonald’s Michiana All-Star Game after his senior season.
GET TO KNOW BRAXTON
Major: Entrepreneurial Management
Dream job: Basketball Coach
Favorite movie: Pursuit of Happiness
Favorite musical artist: Chance the Rapper
Something interesting about me: Like to fish
Life verse: Proverbs 17:17
Best thing about Grace Basketball: The relationships and the food
Why I chose Grace: Great atmosphere, teammates and coaches
Something about a teammate no one else knows: Jaret can sing.
My hidden talent: Volleyball
