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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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Brailen Neely

11 Brailen Neely

11 Brailen Neely

  • Position:
    G
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    160
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Redshirt Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    Western International (Oakland)

Summary

Biography

Career Notes: Earned First Team All-GLIAC honors each of his three seasons with the Green and Gold ... started all 65 games played in Warrior career ... second in minutes per game (37.6), third in both assists (383) and assists per game (5.9), sixth in steals per game (1.8), 10th in scoring average (16.8 PPG), 12th in steals (117), 13th in three pointers attempted (288), 14th in scoring (1,089 points), tied-for-17th in field goals made (386), 19th in three-pointers made (98), 20th in field goals attempted (849), tied-for-21st in free throws made (219), 22nd in minutes played (2,441), 23rd in free throw percentage (.774 / 219-of-283 / min. 70 made), tied-for-24th in games started (65), 30th in free throws attempted (283), 36th in three-point field goal percentage (.345 / 95-of-275 / min. 45 made), and 53rd in three-point field goal percentage (.340) ... recorded seven double-doubles and one triple-double as a Warrior ... scored in double figures 56 times, including 23 20-point games in WSU career ... surpassed the 1,000-point mark for collegiate career at Ashland (11/12/21) and passed the same milestone for WSU games at Northwood (2/7/22) ... ranked sixth among all active NCAA Division 2 players when career ended with 634 assists ... was 11th in assist/turnover ratio (2.06), 12th in assists per game (5.03), and 23rd in steals (175) ... Link to Career Statistics.

2021-22:  Voted to the All-GLIAC First Team ... named to the Preseason All-GLIAC South Division First Team ... totaled six points in the exhibition vs. Michigan (11/5), while playing 38 minutes ... started all 22 games played ... missed the game vs. Saginaw Valley State (12/18) ... led the team with 21 points at Ashland (11/12) ... powered WSU to a key win over Lewis (11/17) with 22 points (on a season-high five triples) and a season-best nine assists ... scored the game-winning basket with three seconds left against the Flyers ... tallied 10 points and six assists vs. Hillsdale (11/20) ... grabbed four offensive rebounds at Davenport (12/2) ... contributed six assists and a season-best four steals at Grand Valley State (12/4) ... helped WSU to a win over Northwood (12/11) with 16 points and a season-high nine rebounds ... had 16 points and five assists at Lake Superior State (1/8) ... credited with a season-best 24 points at Ferris State (1/10), along with seven assists ... collected seven defensive rebounds vs. Michigan Tech (1/13), while scoring nine points ... notched fourth 20-point game of the season against Northern Michigan (1/15) to go with six assists ... posted 14 points, five assists and a season-high two blocks at Parkside (1/20) ... finished with 21 points, eight assists and three steals at Purdue Northwest (1/22), going 10-of-17 from the floor in a season-best 40 minutes ... registered 13 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the win over LSSU (1/27) ... led WSU with 16 points at Northwood (2/7) ... dished out a team-high four assists vs. PNW (2/10) ... had 11 points and four assists in the win over UWP (2/12) ... totaled 15 points and five rebounds at NMU (2/17) ... notched sixth 20-point game of the season at MTU (2/19) with a team-high 22 points … made six free throws vs. Grand Valley State (2/24) … had seven assists vs. Davenport (2/26) ... led the GLIAC and ranked 35th nationally in assists per game (4.82 APG) ... led the team in assists a team-best 21 times, in minutes played a team-high 15 times, in field goals made a team-best 14 times, in scoring a team-high 11 times, in three-pointers made a team-best nine times, in steals a team-high nine times, in rebounding twice, and in blocks once ... Game-By-Game Stats.

Season/Career Highs
Pts. – 24 at Ferris State, 1/10
FGM – 10 (2x) Most Recently at Purdue Northwest, 1/22
3FG – 5 vs. Lewis, 11/17
FTM – 8 vs. Northwood, 12/11
Reb. – 9 vs. Northwood, 12/11
Ast. – 9 vs. Lewis, 11/17
Stl. – 4 at Grand Valley State, 12/4
Blk. – 2 at Wisconsin-Parkside, 1/20 (CAREER HIGH)
Min. – 40 at Purdue Northwest, 1/22
Double Figures – 16 Times; 20+ point games – 6
Double-Doubles – NA

2020-21:  Selected to the NABC All-District Second Team ... voted to the All-GLIAC First Team ... led the GLIAC in minutes per game (37:31), which ranked 14th nationally ... was the GLIAC runner-up in assists per game (4.9 / 37th nationally), steals per game (2.05 / 30th nationally) and total assists (94 / 31st nationally) ... started all 19 games ... scored 14 points and dished out five assists in the win at Lake Superior (1/8) ... grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against the Lakers (1/9), while handing out six assists ... totaled 23 points in the home-opening win over Davenport (1/15), including a 10-for-13 mark at the free throw line ... went 8-for-8 from the charity stripe in scoring 15 points against DU (1/16) ... led WSU with 22 points at Northwood (1/22) ... finished with 19 points and five steals at NU (1/23) ... pushed the Warriors to a win over Ashland (1/26) with 15 points and five assists ... contributed a career-high six steals against Purdue Northwest (2/5) ... stuffed the stat sheet with 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds vs. the Pride (2/6) ... notched 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in the win at Grand Valley State (2/9) ... registered 25 points, along with eight assists in the win at Parkside (2/13) ... collected seven rebounds and five assists in the victory at Ashland (2/16) ... had perhaps his best game of the season in the win over Saginaw Valley State (2/19) with 23 points, nine assists and four steals ... totaled 21 points and seven defensive rebounds vs. SVSU (2/20) ... named GLIAC South Division Player of the Week on Feb. 22, after totaling 44 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in the sweep of SVSU ... had 18 points and nine assists vs. Ferris State (2/26) ... notched first double-double of the season with 18 points and a season-high 12 assists vs. FSU (2/27) ... led the team with a season-high 28 points vs. SVSU (3/4) ... finished the season with 14 points against Ashland (3/13) in the NCAA Tournament game ... led the team in assists a team-high 15 times, in minutes played a team-best 15 times, in steals a team-high 11 times, in field goals made eight times (which tied for the team lead), in scoring and three-pointers made six times each, in blocked shots twice, and in rebounding once ... named to the Preseason All-GLIAC South Division Team ... Game-By-Game Stats.

Season Highs
Pts. – 28 vs. Saginaw Valley State, 3/4
FGM – 11 at Parkside, 2/13
3FG – 4 vs. Saginaw Valley State, 2/20
FTM – 10 vs. Davenport, 1/15 (CAREER HIGH)
Reb. – 8 at Lake Superior State, 1/9
Ast. – 12 vs. Ferris State, 2/27
Stl. – 6 vs. Purdue Northwest, 2/5 (CAREER-HIGH)
Blk. – 1 (2x) Most Recently at Ashland, 2/16
Min. – 40 (7x) Most Recently vs. Saginaw Valley State, 3/4 
Double Figures -- 17 Times; 20+-point games - 6
Double-Doubles -- One
Triple-Doubles -- NA

2019-20:  Voted to the All-GLIAC First Team ... started all 24 games ...  scored 23 points in a WSU season-best 48 minutes against Ohio Dominican (11/8) ... was 10-of-17 from the floor, including 4-of-9 from deep, to post 26 points in the win at Lake Erie (11/10) ... garnered a WSU season-high five steals vs. the Storm ... connected on four triples at Lewis (11/16) ... dished out nine assists at Hillsdale (11/27) ... connected for eight triples at Ferris State (12/5), which is third most in school history (and most since Kris Krzyminski made 11 three-pointers vs. Gannon on Nov. 30, 2006) ... led the team with a career-best and WSU season-high 33 points against the Bulldogs, to go with nine assists and seven rebounds ... finished with 16 points at Lake Superior State (12/7), which included four made triples for the fourth time in the last five games ... led WSU to a win at Ashland (12/14) with 19 points and four rebounds ... connected on four triples at Michigan Tech (1/2) and finished with 21 points ... posted a triple-double at Northern Michigan (1/4) with 14 points, 10 helpers and 10 defensive rebounds ... totaled 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists vs. Davenport (1/9) ... came one-point shy of matching career-high with 32 points against Grand Valley State (1/11), which included making a WSU season-best 13field goals ... also recorded eight assists and seven boards vs. the Lakers ... totaled 26 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds at Parkside (1/16) ... set a program record with 17 assists at Purdue Northwest (1/18), along with 11 points for a double-double ... tallied 21 points, seven assists and three steals vs. Saginaw Valley State (1/23) ... notched a double-double against Northwood (1/25) with 20 points and 10 assists ... equaled a WSU season-high with nine made foul shots against the Timberwolves ... tallied 18 points, eight assists and four steals against LSSU (1/30) ... notched sixth double-double of the year with 10 points and 13 assists against FSU (2/1) ... collected sixth game with at least 10 assists with 12 helpers at GVSU (2/6) ... finished with a game-high 23 points at DU (2/8), including 8-of-9 from the charity stripe ... had 28 points on 11-of-17 shooting (4-7 3-PT) and nine assists in the win over PNW (2/13) ... tallied 21 points and eight assists in the victory over Parkside (2/15) ... selected GLIAC South Division Player of the Week on Feb. 17th after totaling 49 points, 17 assists and seven rebounds in a pair of victories ... helped WSU to a win at Northwood (2/20) with 16 points and six assists ... finished with 17 points and four steals in the season finale vs. AU (2/27) ... scored at least 10 points in all but one game, including 11 20-point performances and two 30-point games ... made at least three triples in nine games ... played at least 40 minutes in 18 of the 24 contests ... in GLIAC games, led the conference in minutes per game (39.1) and assists (162 / 8.1 APG), while ranking second in both free throws made (83) and steals (36), third in scoring (19.1 PPG) and fourth in field goals made (131) ... set the program record for assists per game (7.6) and minutes per game (39.6), and ranked third all-time for assists in a season (183) ... ranks 15th in single-season school history for minutes played (951), 18th in steals per game (1.8), 20th in points per game (19.0), tied-for-25th in points (456) and 31st in three-pointers made (47) ... led the squad in assists a team-high 23 times (out of 24 games), in minutes played a team-best 20 times, in steals a team-high 14 times, in scoring, field goals made and three-pointers made a team-best 13 times, and in rebounding three times ... led the team in field goals made (158), three-pointers made (47), free throws made (93), assists (183) and steals (44) ... Game-By-Game Stats.

Season Highs
Pts. – 33 at Ferris State, 12/5 (CAREER HIGH)
FGM – 13 vs. Grand Valley State, 1/11 (CAREER HIGH)
3FG – 8 at Ferris State, 12/5 (CAREER HIGH)
FTM – 9 vs. Northwood, 1/25 
Reb. – 10 (2x) Most Recently vs. Davenport, 1/9 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
Ast. – 17 at Purdue Northwest, 1/18 (CAREER HIGH)
Stl. – 5 at Lake Erie, 11/10 
Blk. – 1 (5x) Most Recently at Northwood, 2/20
Min. – 48 vs. Ohio Dominican, 11/8 (CAREER HIGH)
Double Figures -- 23 Times; 20+-point games - 11
Double-Doubles -- Six
Triple-Doubles -- One

2018-19 (Oakland):  Started the first three games for the Grizzlies ... averaged 6.0 points and 5.7 assists in 24.3 minutes per game ... shot 37.5 percent from the floor (6-of-16), and 50 percent (5-of-10) from the free throw line ... scored 12 points and dished nine assists vs. Toledo (11/9) with zero turnovers ... finished with six points and seven assists vs. Western Michigan (11/13) ... transferred and joined the Wayne State program in January of 2019.

Season Highs
Pts. – 12 vs. Toledo, 11/9
FGM – 4 vs. Toledo, 11/9
3FG – 1 vs. Toledo, 11/9
FTM – 3 vs. Toledo, 11/9
Reb. – 3 vs. Toledo, 11/9
Ast. – 9 vs. Toledo, 11/9
Stl. – 2 vs. Western Michigan, 11/13
Blk. – 1 vs. Toledo, 11/9
Min. – 31 vs. Western Michigan, 11/13
Double Figures:  Once

2017-18 (Oakland):  Appeared in 24 games, making 15 starts ... suffered season-ending knee injury on Feb. 2 against UIC ... finished the season ranking ninth all-time in Oakland history in career assists per game (4.06) ... led the Horizon League with 5.5 assists per game ... led the team in assists (133), which ranked third in the Horizon League ... registered at least 10 assists in a game three times, which led the Horizon League ... recorded first career double-double against Texas Southern on Nov. 29 (22 points, 13 assists) ... his 13 assists against Texas Southern was the most in a single game during the season among Horizon League players ... made the game-tying free throws with seven seconds remaining against Oral Roberts to force overtime (Oakland won 93-86) ... before the injury on Feb. 2, ranked 21st in total assists, 38th in assist per game and 44th in assist to turnover ratio in NCAA (led HL in same categories) ... recorded career highs in points (22), assists (13), field goals made (seven), field goal attempts (nine) and three-pointers made (two), all against Texas Southern on Nov. 30.

Season Highs
Pts. – 22 vs. Texas Southern, 11/29 
FGM – 7 vs. Texas Southern, 11/29
3FG – 2 (2x) Most Recently vs. Youngstown State, 1/10 
FTM – 6 vs. Texas Southern, 11/29 
Reb. – 4 (3x) Most Recently vs. Cleveland State, 1/12
Ast. – 13 vs. Texas Southern, 11/29
Stl. – 3 vs. Texas Southern, 11/29 
Blk. – 1 (2x) Most Recently at Eastern Michigan, 12/6
Min. – 35 (2x) Most Recently vs. Wright State, 1/7
Double Figures:  Twice
Double-Doubles:  Once

2016-17 (Oakland):  Played in 34 games, starting the final 15 games ... led the Horizon League in assist/turnover ratio (2.78 / 103-37) ... recorded a career-best four steals at Alaska Anchorage (11/25) ... scored a season-high 10 points vs. Milwaukee (1/29), making all eight free throw attempts in a career-high 43 minutes ... grabbed a career-best five rebounds (all defensive) vs. Valparaiso (2/17) ... had seven assists in a game for three consecutive contests (1/27 vs. Green Bay, 1/29 vs. Milwaukee, and 2/2 at Youngstown State) ... one of three OU players to dish out more than 100 assists (103) ... ranked sixth in Horizon League play with 3.8 assists per game.

Season Highs
Pts. – 10 vs. Milwaukee, 1/29
FGM – 2 (5x) Most Recently at Clemson, 3/14
3FG – 2 at Clemson, 3/14 
FTM – 8 vs. Milwaukee, 1/29
Reb. – 5 vs. Valparaiso, 2/17 
Ast. – 7 (4x) Most Recently at Youngstown State, 2/2
Stl. – 4 at Alaska Anchorage, 11/25 
Blk. – NA
Min. – 43 vs. Milwaukee, 1/29
Double Figures:  Once

High School:  A 2016 graduate of Detroit Western High School ... was a member of the 2014-15 state championship team ... named the 2016 Detroit Public School League Mr. PSL award winner ... was an All-State selection by both the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News ... led the Cowboys with 15.1 points per game and 4.5 assists per contest en route to a perfect 26-0 season his junior year.

Personal:  Full name--Brailen L. Neely ... born on May 6, 1997 ... son of Brandon and Carlen Neely ... is majoring in Sport Management ... has two siblings, Brandon and Baili ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... was a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council. 
 
Brailen Neely's Career Statistics
Year GP/GS Min./Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb/Avg Ast-TO Blk-Stl Pts/PPG
2016-17* 34/15 558/16.4 30-91 .330 13-45 .289 33-42 .786 6-51-57/1.7 103/37 0-31 106/3.1
2017-18* 24/15 511/21.3 29-68 .426 7-24 .292 30-35 .857 6-38-44/1.8 133-51 2-27 95/4.0
2018-19* 3/3 73/24.3 6-16 .375 1-5 .200 5-10 .500 0-7-7/2.3 17-3 1-3 18/6.0
2019-20 24/24 951/39.6 158-346 .457 47-123 .382 93-120 .775 17-91-108/4.5 183-86 5-44 456/19.0
2020-21 19/19 711/37.4 110-210 .524 21-60 .350 77-92 .837 14-71-85/4.5 94-57 2-39 318/16/7
Oakland Totals 61/33 1142/18.7 65-175 .371 21-74 .284 68-87 .782 12-96-108/1.8 253-91 3-61 219/3.6
Career Totals 104/76 2804/26.96 333-731 .455 89-257 .346 238-299 .795 43-258-301/2.9 530-234 10-144 993/9.5

*While at Oakland University.
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