2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Wednesday, July 09
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Wednesday, March 26
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Wednesday, March 26
Jersey Number 10
Braxton Beverly
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hazard, Ky.
- High School:
- Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
Bio
Career: Hit 136 three-pointers in first two seasons at NC State which are the most of any player in program history through their sophomore season … Has a career assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.39 which ranks fourth in program history.
2019-20 – Junior Season: Appeared in 32 games and made 18 starts … Averaged 7.1 points per game … Led team in three-point field goal percentage (37.3%) and three-point field goals made (50) … Led team in scoring once and in steals three times … Had 14 games with multiple three-point field goals … Scored in double figures eight times and had one game over 20 points … Led team with career-high 23 points in win over Detroit Mercy on 11/10 … Hit career-high six three-pointers in game against UDM … Scored 15 points hitting all four three-point attempts in win at Wake Forest on 12/7 … Tied career-high with five rebounds at Georgia Tech on 1/25 … Tied career-high with three steals against Wake Forest on 3/6 and added 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
2018-19 – Sophomore Season: ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 35 games, making 29 starts … Averaged 9.4 points per game and led team with 76 three-pointers … Ranked second on team with 88 assists and finished second with 2.15 assist-to-turnover ratio … Played most minutes (1034) of any player on the team … Scored in double figures 14 times and led team in scoring five times … Broke hand in preseason practice and missed first game of season with injury … Had 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and added five assists in win over Penn State on Dec. 15 … Scored 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 4-of-5 from three-point range in win over Auburn on Dec. 19 … Scored 11 points and passed out season-best six assists in win over Miami on Jan. 3 … Scored career-high 21 points, hitting 5-of-7 three-point attempts, against North Carolina on Jan. 8 … Scored 19 points, connecting on 5-of-8 three-pointers in game at Louisville on Jan. 24 … Hit game-winning three-pointer as time expired to beat Clemson on Jan. 26 … Finished game against Tigers with 12 points and game-winning three was his lone three-pointer of the game … Scored 17 points at Pitt on Feb. 9, hitting 5-of-9 three-point attempts … Tied career-high with 21 points in win over Syracuse on Feb. 13.
2017-18 - Freshman Season: ACC Academic Honor Roll … Started 26 of 31 games … Averaged 9.5 points and 3.9 assists per game … Ranked second on the team in assists with 121 … Finished with 3.27 assist-to-turnover ratio, third-best single season mark in program history and led ACC … 3.27 assist-to-turnover ratio for the season is best ratio in ACC history by a freshman and seventh highest by an ACC player in a single season … Led team in assists 12 times, steals eight times and scoring once … Reached double figures in scoring 15 times … Had one double-double … Led team with 81.6 percent free throw percentage … Shot 81.1 percent (30-of-37) from the foul line with under 4 minutes to play in regulation or overtime … Hit two or more three-pointers in 14 of 18 ACC regular season games … Hit 43.0 percent of three-point attempts in ACC games to finish fourth in conference … Made season-debut on Nov. 14 against Bryant after missing first two games of season after being deemed ineligible due to NCAA transfer ruling … Scored season-high 20 points in win over second-ranked Arizona on Nov. 22 … Connected on 5-of-7 field goals, including three three-pointers in win … Also hit 7-of-9 free throws … Hit four three-pointers and finished with 16 points and eight assists against UNCG on Dec. 16 … Passed out season-high 11 assists, had season-high three steals and also hit season-high five three-pointers in win over Jacksonville on Dec. 22 … Had first career double-double with 15 points and 11 assists against Jacksonville … Led team with 15 points in ACC opener at Clemson on Dec. 30 … Scored 14 points, including hitting both of his three-point attempts and all six of his free throw attempts, in win over second-ranked Duke on Jan. 6 … Attempted 14 three-point field goals at Pittsburgh on Jan. 24, tied for seventh-most in a single game in program history … Scored 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting and added six assists in win over Notre Dame on Feb. 3 … Scored 16 points, connecting on 5-of-6 three-point attempts in win over Boston College on Feb. 20.
Before State: Four-star recruit by ESPN and three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Rivals and Scout … Played for A.W. Hamilton on the Hargrave Military Academy post-graduate team for final two years of high school … Two-year team captain and had 90-3 record in two years with Hargrave … averaged 20.1 points, 6.4 assists and 2.2 steals in 2015-16 season at Hargrave to help lead to team to 2016 National Prep Championship with a record of 47-1 … Led team to 43-2 record and Final Four appearance in National Prep Championship in 2016-17 season … Set Hargrave post-graduate record with 70 points in win over Genesis Academy on February 12, 2016 … Connected on 14-of-20 three-pointers in record-setting game … Prior to Hargrave, played at Perry County Central High School in Hazard, Ky. … Started playing on varsity as a seventh grader … Averaged 23 points per game in Kentucky state tournament as a seventh grader … Became full-time starter on varsity as an eighth grader … Averaged 24.6 points and seven assists per game as a junior to lead school to runner-up finish in 14th Region … Left Perry County Central after junior season with 2,558 career points, just 17 shy of school record … Also had 743 assists with PCC, which ranked sixth in Kentucky state history.
Personal: Born Feb. 18 … Son of Kelly and Richard Beverly … Has a little sister, Simone.
2019-20 – Junior Season: Appeared in 32 games and made 18 starts … Averaged 7.1 points per game … Led team in three-point field goal percentage (37.3%) and three-point field goals made (50) … Led team in scoring once and in steals three times … Had 14 games with multiple three-point field goals … Scored in double figures eight times and had one game over 20 points … Led team with career-high 23 points in win over Detroit Mercy on 11/10 … Hit career-high six three-pointers in game against UDM … Scored 15 points hitting all four three-point attempts in win at Wake Forest on 12/7 … Tied career-high with five rebounds at Georgia Tech on 1/25 … Tied career-high with three steals against Wake Forest on 3/6 and added 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
2018-19 – Sophomore Season: ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 35 games, making 29 starts … Averaged 9.4 points per game and led team with 76 three-pointers … Ranked second on team with 88 assists and finished second with 2.15 assist-to-turnover ratio … Played most minutes (1034) of any player on the team … Scored in double figures 14 times and led team in scoring five times … Broke hand in preseason practice and missed first game of season with injury … Had 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and added five assists in win over Penn State on Dec. 15 … Scored 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 4-of-5 from three-point range in win over Auburn on Dec. 19 … Scored 11 points and passed out season-best six assists in win over Miami on Jan. 3 … Scored career-high 21 points, hitting 5-of-7 three-point attempts, against North Carolina on Jan. 8 … Scored 19 points, connecting on 5-of-8 three-pointers in game at Louisville on Jan. 24 … Hit game-winning three-pointer as time expired to beat Clemson on Jan. 26 … Finished game against Tigers with 12 points and game-winning three was his lone three-pointer of the game … Scored 17 points at Pitt on Feb. 9, hitting 5-of-9 three-point attempts … Tied career-high with 21 points in win over Syracuse on Feb. 13.
2017-18 - Freshman Season: ACC Academic Honor Roll … Started 26 of 31 games … Averaged 9.5 points and 3.9 assists per game … Ranked second on the team in assists with 121 … Finished with 3.27 assist-to-turnover ratio, third-best single season mark in program history and led ACC … 3.27 assist-to-turnover ratio for the season is best ratio in ACC history by a freshman and seventh highest by an ACC player in a single season … Led team in assists 12 times, steals eight times and scoring once … Reached double figures in scoring 15 times … Had one double-double … Led team with 81.6 percent free throw percentage … Shot 81.1 percent (30-of-37) from the foul line with under 4 minutes to play in regulation or overtime … Hit two or more three-pointers in 14 of 18 ACC regular season games … Hit 43.0 percent of three-point attempts in ACC games to finish fourth in conference … Made season-debut on Nov. 14 against Bryant after missing first two games of season after being deemed ineligible due to NCAA transfer ruling … Scored season-high 20 points in win over second-ranked Arizona on Nov. 22 … Connected on 5-of-7 field goals, including three three-pointers in win … Also hit 7-of-9 free throws … Hit four three-pointers and finished with 16 points and eight assists against UNCG on Dec. 16 … Passed out season-high 11 assists, had season-high three steals and also hit season-high five three-pointers in win over Jacksonville on Dec. 22 … Had first career double-double with 15 points and 11 assists against Jacksonville … Led team with 15 points in ACC opener at Clemson on Dec. 30 … Scored 14 points, including hitting both of his three-point attempts and all six of his free throw attempts, in win over second-ranked Duke on Jan. 6 … Attempted 14 three-point field goals at Pittsburgh on Jan. 24, tied for seventh-most in a single game in program history … Scored 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting and added six assists in win over Notre Dame on Feb. 3 … Scored 16 points, connecting on 5-of-6 three-point attempts in win over Boston College on Feb. 20.
Before State: Four-star recruit by ESPN and three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Rivals and Scout … Played for A.W. Hamilton on the Hargrave Military Academy post-graduate team for final two years of high school … Two-year team captain and had 90-3 record in two years with Hargrave … averaged 20.1 points, 6.4 assists and 2.2 steals in 2015-16 season at Hargrave to help lead to team to 2016 National Prep Championship with a record of 47-1 … Led team to 43-2 record and Final Four appearance in National Prep Championship in 2016-17 season … Set Hargrave post-graduate record with 70 points in win over Genesis Academy on February 12, 2016 … Connected on 14-of-20 three-pointers in record-setting game … Prior to Hargrave, played at Perry County Central High School in Hazard, Ky. … Started playing on varsity as a seventh grader … Averaged 23 points per game in Kentucky state tournament as a seventh grader … Became full-time starter on varsity as an eighth grader … Averaged 24.6 points and seven assists per game as a junior to lead school to runner-up finish in 14th Region … Left Perry County Central after junior season with 2,558 career points, just 17 shy of school record … Also had 743 assists with PCC, which ranked sixth in Kentucky state history.
Personal: Born Feb. 18 … Son of Kelly and Richard Beverly … Has a little sister, Simone.