Branden Carlson is a 6-foot-11 200 pound center who was offered a scholarship to play for the BYU basketball team yesterday (Class of 2017).
Carlson preps at Bingham High School, where as a junior he played in 26 games and averaged 3.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game. If those numbers seem low for a BYU prospect it’s because they are, but not because Carlson isn’t an elite talent. It’s because he was playing behind Class of 2016 commit Yoeli Childs, and had limited minutes. Look for a huge jump in statistical production this season.
Carlson is rated 4-stars by Scout, and 2-stars by ESPN (grade of 65) who rate him the No. 4 prospect in Utah. Scout have him has the No. 1 center in Utah and No. 4 in the West. He holds scholarship offers from BYU, Santa Clara, Stanford, Utah, Utah State, UC-Davis, and Weber State.
| Hometown: | South Jordan, Utah | High School: | Bingham |
| Class: | 2017 | HT/WT: | 6’11”, 200 lbs. |
| Position: | Center | AAU: | Exum Elite |
| Profiles: | MaxPreps, HUDL, Verbal Commits, DesNews | Twitter: | @ballerbranden35 |
| Offer date: | July 11, 2016 | Commit date: | |
| [usrlist Rivals:2 Scout:4 ESPN:2 avg=”true”] | Offers: BYU, Santa Clara, Stanford, Utah, Utah State, UC-Davis, and Weber State | ||
Related Articles:
- Defiant Yoeli Childs-led Bingham advances at Tarkanian Classic – Brandon Gurney, Deseret News, December 15, 2015
Branden Carlson is a recruit for the BYU Class of 2017. For a comprehensive list of all of BYU’s c/o ’17 recruits and commitments click here. If you have any additional information or insight about this recruit, please include it in the comment section below.
