Jarrell Brantley

Jarrell Isaiah Brantley (born June 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the College of Charleston Cougars.

Jarrell Brantley
No. 5 – Salt Lake City Stars
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1996-06-07) June 7, 1996
Charleston, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeCollege of Charleston (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentUtah Jazz
2019–present→Salt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
  • All-NBA G League First Team (2020)
  • NBA G League All-Rookie Team (2020)
  • First-team All-CAA (2019)
  • 2× Second-team All-CAA (2017, 2018)
  • Third-team All-CAA (2016)
  • CAA All-Defensive Team (2017)
  • CAA Rookie of the Year (2016)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

As a junior, Brantley averaged 17.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game and was named to the Second Team All-Colonial Athletic Association.[1] He averaged 19 points and 8.4 rebounds per game as a senior, while averaging 1.2 three-pointers per game on a 32.8 percent three-point field goal percentage.[2] He was named to the First Team All-Colonial Athletic Association.[3] Brantley finished his career with 1,914 points, which is the third highest in the team's history.[4]

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2019–present)

Brantley worked out for several NBA teams after his college season ended, including the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Phoenix Suns.[4]

Brantley was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft with the 50th overall pick before being traded to the Utah Jazz.[2][5]

On July 16, 2019, Brantley was signed to a two-way contract by the Jazz.[6] On October 25, 2019, Brantley made his debut in NBA, coming off from bench in an 86–95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers with three rebounds, an assist and a block.[7] On January 15, 2020, Brantley tallied 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Salt Lake City Stars in a loss to the Maine Red Claws.[8] On February 11, Brantley flirted with a triple double, contributing 26 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists in a 112–108 overtime win over the Texas Legends.[9]

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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Utah 9010.7.357.231.5002.21.2.3.62.7
Career 9010.7.357.231.5002.21.2.3.62.7

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 Utah 206.4.000.000.5002.01.0.0.5.5
Career 206.4.000.000.5002.01.0.0.5.5

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 College of Charleston 313128.4.462.333.7167.31.31.3.511.7
2016–17 College of Charleston 353432.0.459.369.7588.41.21.1.714.2
2017–18 College of Charleston 242132.3.500.385.8217.11.71.0.817.3
2018–19 College of Charleston 333334.0.517.328.7858.42.41.4.919.4
Career 12311931.7.487.353.7687.91.71.2.715.6

References
  1. Miller, Andrew (March 2, 2018). "College of Charleston's Jarrell Brantley brings skill, passion and laughs to the Cougars' basketball team". The Post and Courier. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. "Jazz's Jarrell Brantley: Goes to Utah in Round 2". CBS Sports. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  3. "CofC's Brantley and Riller Earn A Spot On The All-CAA First Team". Live 5 News. March 8, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. Miller, Andrew (June 18, 2019). "Why College of Charleston's Jarrell Brantley could hear his name called at NBA draft". Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  5. "Pacers Trade Draft Rights to Brantley". NBA.com. July 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. "Jazz sign Brantley and Wright-Foreman to two-way contracts". NBA.com. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  7. "LeBron scores 32, AD adds 21 in Lakers' 95-86 win over Jazz". ESPN.com. October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  8. "Jazz's Jarrell Brantley: Stays hot with 28 points". CBS Sports. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  9. "Jazz's Jarrell Brantley: Nears triple-double Monday". CBS Sports. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
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