SMSU Athletics

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Honors & Awards: 
•All-NSIC First Team (2024-25)
•NSIC Player of the Week (1/13/25)

2024-25: Named All-NSIC first team ... started all 30 games ... led team in scoring at 14.3 ppg ... scored 20 or more points six times ... named NSIC Player of the Week (1/13) ... made 11 of 12 free throws vs. Minnesota Crookston (2/15) ... tied career-high with 10 field goals vs. UMary (1/18) ... dished out career-high eight assists at Winona State (12/14) ... scored a career-high 26 points at Minnesota State (12/13) ... tied a career-high with nine rebounds at Augustana (12/19) ... in the final NSIC stats, ranked third in field goal pct. (53.0), fifth in steals (38), sixth in free throw pct. (81.8), 12th in assists (76), 15th in scoring (14.6) and 16th in assist/turnover ratio (1.3).

2023-24: Played in 30 games with 12 starts ... missed a pair of games with an injury ... averaged 5.9 ppg and 4.5 rpg ... scored season-high 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting with three 3-pointers vs. Upper Iowa (11/25) ... also made six field goals in seven attempts at MSU Moorhead (1/12) ... grabbed season-high nine rebounds in three games ... scored double figures five times ... season-high six assists vs. Northern State (1/27) ... ranked 18th in the NSIC in assists (58) and 13th in steals (25).

2022-23: Played in 25 games with 17 starts ... missed three games with an injury ... averaged 5.9 ppg and 3.6 rpg ... scored season-high 11 points at Wayne State (12/3) and Winona State (12/9) ...  pulled down career-high eight rebounds vs. Mt. Marty (11/26) ... made season-high five field goals at Wayne State (12/3) and at Upper Iowa (12/10) ... made two free throws with two seconds left in overtime to force second overtime in NSIC Tournament loss to Minot State (2/21) ... ranked 25th in the NSIC in assists (48).

2021-22: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

High School: 2021 graduate of Byron HS ... played for coach Kyle Finney ... scored more than 1,000 points in career ... two-time first team all-conference ... two-time all-section ... played in state all-star game ... set school record for points scored in a game ... three-year letter winner ... averaged 21 ppg as a senior ... also in football and track & field.

Personal: Born June 5, 2003 ... son of Jim and Angela Braaten ... elementary education major.