Brandon Rozzell
Rozzell playing for VCU | |
| VCU Rams | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 27, 1989 Richmond, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Highland Springs (Highland Springs, Virginia) |
| College | VCU (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–2021 |
| Coaching career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 2012 | Aris Leeuwarden |
| 2014 | Ferreteria Brenes Barva |
| 2015 | Escazu |
| 2015–2016 | Svendborg Rabbits |
| 2016–2018 | Luleå |
| 2018 | Okapi Aalstar |
| 2018–2019 | Stjarnan |
| 2019–2020 | Luleå |
| 2020–2021 | Keravnos |
| As a coach: | |
| 2021–2023 | VCU (director of student-athlete development) |
| 2023–2025 | Penn State (director of recruiting) |
| 2025–present | VCU (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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Brandon Rozzell (born March 27, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. In 2017 he won the Swedish championship with Luleå where he was named the Finals MVP. In 2016 he was named the Basketligaen Most Valuable Player.
Professional career
In February 2012, Rozzell signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[1]
He played for Ferreteria Brenes Barva in 2014 and Escazu in 2015 in the Costa Rica LBS.[2]
In 2016, he was named the Basketligaen Most Valuable Player after averaging 24.7 points and 5.8 assist for Svendborg Rabbits.
The following season, Rozzell moved to Luleå of the Basketligan where he won the Swedish championship in 2017 and was also named the Finals MVP.[3]
In December 2018, Rozzell signed with Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild karla, where he was reunited with his former Svendborg Rabbits coach Arnar Guðjónsson.[3] In his Úrvalsdeild debut, Rozzell scored 37 points in Stjarnan's 106–83 win against ÍR.[4] On 17 February 2019, Rozzell scored 30 points in Stjarnan's 84–68 victory against Njarðvík in the Icelandic Cup finals. For his effort he was named the Cup Finals MVP.[5]
In August 2019, Rozzell returned to BC Luleå.[6] He averaged 21.6 points per game. On August 2, 2020, Rozzell signed with Keravnos of the Cyprus Basketball Division 1.[7]
Titles, awards and achievements
Titles
- Swedish League champion: 2017
- Icelandic Cup: 2019
Awards
Achievements
- Úrvalsdeild karla scoring champion: 2019
References
- ^ "Shooting guard Brandon Rozzell (22) versterkt Lasaulec Aris" (in Dutch). Halloleeuwarden.nl. February 11, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Brandon Rozzell inks with Svendborg". court-side.com. June 3, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ a b Davíð Eldur (December 23, 2018). "Brandon Rozzell til liðs við Stjörnuna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Bjarni Helgason (January 6, 2019). "Rozzell með sýningu í fyrsta leik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ Víkingur Goði Sigurðarson (February 16, 2019). "Umfjöllun: Stjarnan - Njarðvík 84-68 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari í körfubolta karla 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ "BC Lulea welcomes back Rozzell, ex Stjarnan". Eurobasket.com. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "Brandon Rozzell signs with Keravnos". Sportando. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
External links
- VCU Rams bio at vcuathletics.com
- Profile at realgm.com
- Icelandic statistics at Icelandic Basketball Federation
- Penn State Nittany Lions profile
- VCU Rams coaching profile