2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 44
Blaire Braxton
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Highlands Ranch, CO
- High School:
- Highlands Ranch
- Major:
- Business Management
Bio
JUNIOR (2018-19):
Braxton played in all 31 games, including seven starts for the Bobcats, last winter…finished first on the team hauling down 5.9 rebounds per game…her 5.9 rpg ranked 18th overall and in Big Sky action, as well…was 11th in the Big Sky averaging 2.2 offensive boards per game…ended the 2018-19 campaign averaging 7.0 points per outing…notched seven games in double-figure scoring, including a career-high 18 points against Idaho…against the Vandals, she connected on 7-of-11 from the field and was four-of-six at the line…recorded two double-digit rebounding games, including a season-high 13 boards in MSU’s win at Eastern Washington…saw remarkable improvement in field-goal percentage shooting a team-best 55.8 percent from the field…her 54 percent shooting mark in Big Sky games was third best in the league…shot 37.3 percent as a freshman and 40.6 percent from the field as a sophomore…her free throw shooting also saw significant gains hitting at a 60 percent clip last winter…as a sophomore she shoot 35 percent from the line and as a freshman hit 50 percent from the charity stripe…finished the season No. 1 on the team in blocked shots with 27 swats…her 0.9 blocks per game average was tenth best overall and ninth best in Big Sky only games…moved into seventh on Montana State’s all-time career blocks chart with 96 and is just four blocks away from moving into MSU’s all-time top five…is a member of MSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18):
Played in all 31 games, including 17 starts...averaged 21.1 minutes per game...finished season shooting 41 percent from the field...dropped in 3.7 points per game...matched a career-high 10 points against Weber State connecting on five-of-nine from the field...was second on the team averaging 4.9 rebounds per outing...hauled down a season-high 10 rebounds on two occasions- at Long Beach State and at Omaha... dished out 42 assists, including a season-high five assists at Long Beach State...led MSU in blocked shots with 36...her 1.2 blocks per game ranked ninth in the Big Sky Conference...her 36 blocked shots were the sixth highest ever recorded in a single season at Montana State...current career total of 69 blocked shots is just eight shy of moving her into MSU's all-time top 10 rankings.
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Braxton played and started all 25 games for the Bobcats as a true-freshman…finished the season averaging 3.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game…her 6.8 rebounds per contest were third best on the squad…in addition, Braxton ranked tenth overall in the Big Sky Conference in rebounding…her 2.6 offensive boards per game were fifth best in the league…her 4.4 defensive rebounds per game were 14th best in the conference…posted a season-high 14 rebounds in MSU’s win at Sacramento State on Feb. 18…notched four games in double-digit rebounds…scored a season-best 10 points in MSU’s win over Northern Arizona on Feb. 9, for her only double-figure scoring game of the year…registered 33 blocks, which was the eighth best ever recorded in a single-season at Montana State…ranked seventh in the Big Sky Conference averaging 1.0 blocks per outing…dished out season-high four assists on two occasions, the last coming at Sacramento State…recorded career-high four blocks in season-opener against Pac-12 foe Utah…averaged 22.8 minutes per game…was a Big Sky Conference All-Academic selection.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Braxton, a 6-2 forward from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, originally signed with Seattle University las November, however, a change in coaching staffs at SU gave the McDonalds All American nominee an opportunity to find a better fit...As a senior, Braxton averaged 8.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.3 steals per game on a balanced squad....During her tenure at Highlands Ranch High School, the Falcons went 67-12 overall, including a 20-2 mark last winter and a runner-up finish at the Colorado 4A State Tournament...Was a two-time All-Continental League Second-Team pick, a two-time team captain, a three-year letterwinner...was a Colorado High School Athletic Association Academic Honorable Mention selection.
PERSONAL:
Braxton is the daughter of Eileen and Keith Braxton...her brother Zach is a member of the Weber State men's basketball team.
Braxton played in all 31 games, including seven starts for the Bobcats, last winter…finished first on the team hauling down 5.9 rebounds per game…her 5.9 rpg ranked 18th overall and in Big Sky action, as well…was 11th in the Big Sky averaging 2.2 offensive boards per game…ended the 2018-19 campaign averaging 7.0 points per outing…notched seven games in double-figure scoring, including a career-high 18 points against Idaho…against the Vandals, she connected on 7-of-11 from the field and was four-of-six at the line…recorded two double-digit rebounding games, including a season-high 13 boards in MSU’s win at Eastern Washington…saw remarkable improvement in field-goal percentage shooting a team-best 55.8 percent from the field…her 54 percent shooting mark in Big Sky games was third best in the league…shot 37.3 percent as a freshman and 40.6 percent from the field as a sophomore…her free throw shooting also saw significant gains hitting at a 60 percent clip last winter…as a sophomore she shoot 35 percent from the line and as a freshman hit 50 percent from the charity stripe…finished the season No. 1 on the team in blocked shots with 27 swats…her 0.9 blocks per game average was tenth best overall and ninth best in Big Sky only games…moved into seventh on Montana State’s all-time career blocks chart with 96 and is just four blocks away from moving into MSU’s all-time top five…is a member of MSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18):
Played in all 31 games, including 17 starts...averaged 21.1 minutes per game...finished season shooting 41 percent from the field...dropped in 3.7 points per game...matched a career-high 10 points against Weber State connecting on five-of-nine from the field...was second on the team averaging 4.9 rebounds per outing...hauled down a season-high 10 rebounds on two occasions- at Long Beach State and at Omaha... dished out 42 assists, including a season-high five assists at Long Beach State...led MSU in blocked shots with 36...her 1.2 blocks per game ranked ninth in the Big Sky Conference...her 36 blocked shots were the sixth highest ever recorded in a single season at Montana State...current career total of 69 blocked shots is just eight shy of moving her into MSU's all-time top 10 rankings.
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Braxton played and started all 25 games for the Bobcats as a true-freshman…finished the season averaging 3.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game…her 6.8 rebounds per contest were third best on the squad…in addition, Braxton ranked tenth overall in the Big Sky Conference in rebounding…her 2.6 offensive boards per game were fifth best in the league…her 4.4 defensive rebounds per game were 14th best in the conference…posted a season-high 14 rebounds in MSU’s win at Sacramento State on Feb. 18…notched four games in double-digit rebounds…scored a season-best 10 points in MSU’s win over Northern Arizona on Feb. 9, for her only double-figure scoring game of the year…registered 33 blocks, which was the eighth best ever recorded in a single-season at Montana State…ranked seventh in the Big Sky Conference averaging 1.0 blocks per outing…dished out season-high four assists on two occasions, the last coming at Sacramento State…recorded career-high four blocks in season-opener against Pac-12 foe Utah…averaged 22.8 minutes per game…was a Big Sky Conference All-Academic selection.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Braxton, a 6-2 forward from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, originally signed with Seattle University las November, however, a change in coaching staffs at SU gave the McDonalds All American nominee an opportunity to find a better fit...As a senior, Braxton averaged 8.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.3 steals per game on a balanced squad....During her tenure at Highlands Ranch High School, the Falcons went 67-12 overall, including a 20-2 mark last winter and a runner-up finish at the Colorado 4A State Tournament...Was a two-time All-Continental League Second-Team pick, a two-time team captain, a three-year letterwinner...was a Colorado High School Athletic Association Academic Honorable Mention selection.
PERSONAL:
Braxton is the daughter of Eileen and Keith Braxton...her brother Zach is a member of the Weber State men's basketball team.
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