2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Braxton Key
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Oak Hill Academy
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Played in 26 contests, making 17 starts … sidelined with a knee injury for the first 10 games of the season … one point shy of a double-double in Alabama’s SEC tournament quarterfinal win over Auburn, finishing with nine points, a game-high 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals off the bench (3/9) … registered a season high of 16 points and led the team in steals (3) while adding five rebounds and four assists in the win over Mississippi State (1/20) … led the team in scoring with 16 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal vs. Arkansas (2/24) … registered a career-high four steals and led the team in rebounds (6), while adding a season-high nine points, three assists and one block vs. Vanderbilt (1/2) … scored two points while totaling four rebounds, one assist and one block vs. Texas (12/22) … pulled down six rebounds while totaling two points, two assists and two steals vs. then-No. 5 Texas A&M (12/30) … led the team is assists (5) while totaling seven points, six rebounds, one block and one steal vs. South Carolina (1/9) … scored six points while adding four rebounds, two assists and one steal at LSU (11/13) … led the team with nine rebounds while totaling four points, three assists, one block and a steal vs. then-No. 17 Auburn (1/17) … put up seven points while adding five rebounds, three assists and two steals vs. Ole Miss (1/23) … scored 11 points and led the team in steals (2) while adding five rebounds and two assists vs. then-No. 12 Oklahoma (1/27) … scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor while collecting five rebounds, two assists and a block at then-No. 23 Florida (2/3) … finished with 11 points while adding six rebounds and an assist at Mississippi State (2/6) … put up eight points to go along with four rebounds and one assist vs. then-No. 15 Tennessee (2/10) … scored 12 points while collecting seven rebounds and an assists vs. LSU (2/13) … went 4-of-5 from the floor to total 11 points and led the team in rebounds (8), while adding one assist and a block at then-No. 12 Auburn (2/21) … put up 11 points to go along with eight rebounds and one assist vs. Florida (2/27) … totaled seven points, six rebounds, one assist and a steal at Texas A&M (3/3) … led the team in blocks (2) while adding six points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in the Round of 32 vs. No. 1 seed Villanova (3/17).
2016-17 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Selected to the 2017 SEC All-Freshman team, becoming the first Alabama player to earn the nod to the league's all-rookie team since 2014 ... was named SEC Freshman of the Week (1/30) … tabbed the team’s Most Outstanding Freshman ... one of the most versatile players on the team, as he led Alabama in scoring 10 times, in assists in 11 games, in rebounding six times and in blocks on nine occasions … recipient of the Commitment to Service Award and a Student Academic Achievement Award … played in all 34 games starting each of the last 30 contests ... ended the year as the team's leading scorer at 12.0 points per game ... also topped the team in minutes (29.8 mpg), while ranking second in assists (2.5 apg) and rebounding (5.7 rpg) … was third on team in blocks (21) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.330) ... his 20 double-figure scoring games and three games of 20-plus points on the season led the team ... averaged 14.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in Southeastern Conference play ... set a new career-high in scoring (26 pts), minutes (37), made free-throws (9) and free-throws attempted (13) in Alabama’s win over Georgia (1/25) … registered a career-high seven rebounds while leading the team in steals (2) in Alabama’s win over LSU (2/18) … scored 24 points, while setting career highs in field goals made (8) and attempted (17) vs. Florida (1/10) … scored a game-high 21 points against No. 15/12 Kentucky (2/11) … scored a game-high 18 points to go along with seven rebounds and three assists in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal win over South Carolina (3/10) ... led Alabama in scoring (18 pts), assists (3) and blocks (1) against Auburn (1/21) … led the team in scoring (19 pts) with nine rebounds, while knocking down season highs in free throws made (10) and attempted (14) in the Tide’s win over Mississippi State (1/28) … led the Tide with 17 points, four assists and a pair of blocks against Auburn (2/4) … led the Tide in scoring (16 pts) and blocks (2), while making his first career start at Alabama against Saint Louis (11/23) … registered 15 points and had season highs of six rebounds and 6-of-9 shooting from the foul line vs. Dayton (11/15) … added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists in the SEC Tournament semifinal loss to then-No. 8 Kentucky (3/11) ... pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds to go along with seven points in Alabama’s win over Vanderbilt (1/7) … recorded 11 points and a season-high seven assists in the win over LSU (2/18) ... dished out five assists and matched his season high in blocks (2) against Mississippi State (3/9) ... registered 19 points and two blocks, while leading the team in assists (5) in Alabama’s win over Ole Miss (3/1).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played under head coach Steve Smith at Oak Hill Academy his senior year and head coach Drew Maddux at Christ Presbyterian Academy his freshman through junior years … a consensus four-star recruit from all four major national recruiting services (Scout, ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports) … listed as the No. 13 small forward, the No. 68 overall player and the No. 2 player in the state of Virginia by 247Sports.COM … the No. 33 player in the 2016 ESPN 100 rankings … Scout listed him as the No. 19 forward and the No. 86 overall player … rated as the No. 70 overall player according to Rivals … named the Most Outstanding Player of the DICK’s Nationals Tournament, where he led Oak Hill to the national championship and a 45-1 overall record … had a game-high 20 points and nine rebounds in the national championship game against La Lumiere … scored a season-high 23 points against Orangeville Prep … collected a season-high 19 rebounds and 10 assists against Burlington Positive Day School … a two-time Class AA Mr. Basketball in the state of Tennessee (2014-15) … averaged 20.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists in leading Christ Presbyterian to a state title in the 2014-15 season, two semifinal appearances and a combined 103-10 record over the three seasons … a 2014 NBPA Top 100 Camp invitee.
PERSONAL
Born Feb. 14, 1997 in Charlotte, N.C. … the son of Eric and Robin Key … has on brother, Austin … majoring in telecommunications and film.
