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Jersey Number 35
Branden Carlson
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- South Jordan, Utah
- High School:
- Bingham HS
Bio
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL
ATHLETIC HONORS
2023 Utah State of Sports Male Collegiate Athlete of the Year
2023-24 All-Pac-12 First-Team
2023-24 AP All-Pac-12 Second-Team
2023-24 NABC Second-Team All-District (XIX)
2023-24 USBWA National Players of the Week (Jan. 3)
2023-24 Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 2)
2022-23 All-Pac-12 First-Team
2023-24 Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 20)
2023 Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team
2022-23 AP All-Pac-12 First-Team
2022-23 NABC First-Team All-District (XIX)
2022-23 Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 23)
2022-23 Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team
2021-22 All-Pac-12 Second-Team
2021 Sunshine Slam Tournament MVP
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
All-time leader in blocks (241)
All-time leader in games played (146)
4th all-time in field-goals made (733)
4th all-time in defensive rebounds (618)
5th all-time in scoring (1,892)
5th all-time in blocks in the Pac-12 (241)
6th all-time in field-goal attempts (1,429)
8th all-time in offensive rebounds (224)
14th all-time in scoring in Pac-12 only games (1,171)
28th all-time in scoring in the Pac-12 (1,892)
Tied for 53rd all-time in rebounding in the Pac-12 (842)
2023-24 (FIFTH YEAR)
ATHLETIC HONORS
2023 Utah State of Sports Male Collegiate Athlete of the Year
2023-24 All-Pac-12 First-Team
2023-24 AP All-Pac-12 Second-Team
2023-24 NABC Second-Team All-District (XIX)
2023-24 USBWA National Players of the Week (Jan. 3)
2023-24 Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 2)
2022-23 All-Pac-12 First-Team
2023-24 Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 20)
2023 Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team
2022-23 AP All-Pac-12 First-Team
2022-23 NABC First-Team All-District (XIX)
2022-23 Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 23)
2022-23 Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team
2021-22 All-Pac-12 Second-Team
2021 Sunshine Slam Tournament MVP
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
All-time leader in blocks (241)
All-time leader in games played (146)
4th all-time in field-goals made (733)
4th all-time in defensive rebounds (618)
5th all-time in scoring (1,892)
5th all-time in blocks in the Pac-12 (241)
6th all-time in field-goal attempts (1,429)
8th all-time in offensive rebounds (224)
14th all-time in scoring in Pac-12 only games (1,171)
28th all-time in scoring in the Pac-12 (1,892)
Tied for 53rd all-time in rebounding in the Pac-12 (842)
2023-24 (FIFTH YEAR)
- Started in all 36 games he played in his final season as a Runnin’ Ute
- Only Pac-12 player to record at least 1,800 points (1,892), 800 rebounds (842), 150 assists (170) and 200 blocks (241)
- Just 1-of-6 Runnin’ Utes ever to record at least 1,800 career points and 800 career rebounds
- Helped lead Utah to the NIT Semifinals
- Guided Utah to 22-15 overall record, the first 20-win season since 2017-18
- Was named a top-10 finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
- Led the team in scoring (17.0 ppg), rebounds (6.6 rpg) and blocks (1.5) on the year
- Led the team in Pac-12 play averaging 17.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks
- His 64 threes made him just 1-of-3 players 6-10 or taller to make at least 60 threes and just 1-of-9 to do so during his playing career (2019-24)
- First-player since Keith Van Horn in 1996-97 to score 30-plus points in four games or more in a season
- Reached double-figures in 28-of-36 games and finished the season with 6 double-doubles
- Had double-digit points in 8 of his last 10 games – including five-straight to end his career
- Posted 31 points with 4 rebounds and 5 blocks in thrilling win over Wake Forest at Charleston Classic
- The only 7-footer since 1996-97 to record 34 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a game (vs. Washington) and just 1-of-2 listed centers to do so in that time span
- Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds against #8/8 Arizona at home to go with 27 points
- Scored the game-winning put-back to give Utah the 70-69 win at UCLA (2/18)
- Dropped 30 points with 10 rebounds and 4 blocks on senior day vs. Cal (3/2)
- 40 points at Oregon State (3/7) is the first for a Runnin’ Ute since Keith Van Horn (2/15/97)
- Career-high 40 points at Oregon State was just the 25th time a player from the Pac-12 had scored 40-plus in a game since 1996-97 and just the 19th player during that time span
- Started all 31 games he played in his senior season with the Runnin’ Utes
- Tied with Alex Jensen (1994-95, 1997-2000) for 24th on the all-time scoring list at Utah
- Third all-time at Utah with 187 career blocks
- Tied for 5th with Jakob Poeltl for most blocks in a single-season (63)
- Led the team in points (16.4), rebounds (7.5) and blocks (2.0) on the year while shooting .496 from the field
- His 63 total blocks on the year led the Pac-12 and 27th overall in the NCAA
- 2.03 blocks per game on the season was good for second-best in the Pac-12 and 22nd in the NCAA
- Closed senior season averaging 16.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.0 blocks
- Led team in Pac-12 play averaging 16.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks
- Finished the season with a 22 double-digit scoring streak – including three-straight double-doubles to end the year
- Led the team in scoring 14 times and 15 times on the glass
- Opened the season with a double-double against LIU scoring 21 points on 10-16 shooting with 10 boards
- Posted 26 points with 9 rebounds against Idaho State two games later
- Had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks on 5-9 shooting from 3-point range in Utah’s upset over #4/4 Arizona
- Started his 22 double-digit scoring-streak against Jacksonville State with 19 points and 8 rebounds on 7-10 shooting
- Scored a then career-high 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting against UTSA on top of 9 rebounds
- Followed up with 20 points and 6 rebounds against BYU on the road
- Became the 41st Runnin’ Ute to join the 1,000 points club after scoring 18 points at Stanford
- Recorded a double-double by tying his then career-high of 27 points with 11 rebounds vs. Oregon State
- Sandwiched his career-high 28 points and 8 rebounds vs. Washington State with a 21-point performance and 25-point performance at USC and vs. Washington, respectively
- Picked up another double-double against Cal at home with 12 points and 13 rebounds along with 4 blocks
- Ended the year with 27 points and 10 rebounds against Stanford in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament
- Started in 23-of-24 games he saw action in and missed eight games due to health & safety protocol (3 games) and an appendectomy (5 games)
- led the team in scoring with 13.6 points to go with a 6.0 rebounding average
- Was the 11th leading scorer in the Pac-12 with his 13.6 ppg and 13th in rebounding (6.0 rpg)
- Started the season with six-straight double-digit games, including a double-double in the season-opener against Abilene Christian with 14 points and 10 rebound
- Picked up another double-double against Tulsa in the championship game to help Utah capture the Sunshine Slam Tournament crown with 15 points and 13 rebounds – which earned him the tournament MVP honors
- Reached double-figures in nine of the final 10 games in the regular-season – including a double-double vs. Oregon State (12pts & 10rebs)
- Scored a career-high 25 points at Colorado on 11-of-19 shooting with eight boards – 21 of which came in the first half
- Closed out the year with 14 points and six rebounds in the opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament against Washington
- Started in 21-of-25 games in his second season with the Utes, averaging 9.4 points and 4.6 rebounds with a team-high 42 blocks
- Was third on the team in scoring, both overall and in Pac-12 (9.5 ppg) play
- Was second on the team in shooting percentage (.551) and sixth in the Pac-12
- His 1.68 blocks per game ranked second in the Pac-12
- Had a season-high four blocks against Utah Valley (12/15), Stanford (1/14) and UCLA (2/25)
- Reached double-figures in 12 of his last 16 games
- Recorded a pair of double-doubles on the road, first at Washington State (1/21) with 14 points and 10 rebounds and then at Stanford (2/13) with 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds
- Scored a new career-high 18 points at Washington (1/24), going 8-of-13 from the floor with five boards
- Had 13 points against Washington (3/10) in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament
- Started in 29-of-30 games he played in his first season as a Runnin' Ute
- Ended the season averaging 7.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks with a .549 shooting clip
- His 43 blocks is the third-highest among freshmen at Utah
- Made his collegiate debut and start at Nevada, scoring 8 points with career-high 10 rebounds
- Recorded a career-high 14 points against Mississippi Valley State
- Tied career-high in points with 14 against Tulane at the Myrtle Beach Invitational
- Recorded his first-career double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocks against Stanford
- Became 1-of-29 players in 2019-20 to record 8-plus blocks in a single game
- Followed up with 12 points, 4 rebounds and another 8 blocks against Stanford (2/26) on the road
- Became just 1-of-3 players to register 8-plus blocks in multiple games
- Served a two-year LDS Church mission following high school graduation
- Among the 2017 graduating seniors, was a four-star rated forward and the No. 1-ranked recruit from the state of Utah according to ESPN
- Top-100 player in the nation according to ESPN, Scout.com and Rivals.com
- Helped lead Bingham to a 24-2 overall record in 2015-16, which included defeating Copper Hills to win the Utah Class 5A state championship
- Shot better than 63-percent from the field and a 70-percent effort from the free throw line as a junior
- Managed to register 15 blocked shots on the season
- Picked Utah after receiving offers from UCLA, Stanford, BYU, UNLV, Utah State, UC Davis, Santa Clara and Weber State.
- Son of Bryan and Heather Carlson
- Has a twin brother, Hayden, and two younger brothers, Ethan and Devin
- Has younger sister, Alexis
- Married to the former Maddy Woolf in the spring of 2020
- Father played basketball at Chico State
- Served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Manchester, England, out of high school
- Majoring in communications
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