Brandon Childress (basketball)
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Brandon Childress
| image = Brandon Childress.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Childress with Wake Forest in 2017
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 195
| league = LKL
| team = CBet Jonava
| number = 0
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|8|31}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| high_school = * East Forsyth
(Kernersville, North Carolina)
| college = Wake Forest (2016–2020)
| draft_year = 2020
| career_start = 2020
| years1 = 2020
| team1 = Iraklis
| years2 = 2021
| team2 = AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
| years3 = 2022
| team3 = TalTech
| years4 = 2022–2023
| team4 = Medi Bayreuth
| years5 = 2023–2024
| team5 = Hakro Merlins Crailsheim
| years6 = 2024
| team6 = Marineros de Puerto Plata
| years7 = 2024–present
| team7 = CBet Jonava
| highlights =
}}
Brandon Reginald Childress (born August 31, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Early life
Childress was born in Detroit, Michigan, where his father was playing for the Detroit Pistons. In his childhood, his family moved to Prince George's County, Maryland. Childress first took interest in football and started playing basketball at age nine.{{cite web |last1=Ramsey |first1=Timothy |title=Son of Wake Forest legend looks to create his own legacy |url=https://wschronicle.com/2017/07/son-wake-forest-legend-looks-create-legacy/ |website=Winston-Salem Chronicle |accessdate=July 24, 2020 |date=July 20, 2017}} In his first two years of high school, he played basketball for East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, North Carolina. He was a teammate of Riley LaRue, the son of former NBA player Rusty LaRue.{{cite web |title=East Forsyth teammates relate to having well-known fathers|url=https://myfox8.com/sports/east-forsyth-teammates-relate-to-having-well-known-fathers/ |publisher=WGHP |accessdate=July 24, 2020 |date=March 1, 2014}} Childress came off the bench as a freshman but became a key player as a sophomore, leading his team to the Frank Spencer Holiday Classic title.{{cite web |last1=Wilkerson |first1=Brant |title=Brandon Childress eager to join his father, Randolph, at Wake Forest |url=https://journalnow.com/sports/college/wfu/brandon-childress-eager-to-join-his-father-randolph-at-wake-forest/article_8a6f38ec-1de6-5e42-aa29-8e5548e39816.html |website=Winston-Salem Journal |accessdate=July 24, 2020 |date=March 9, 2015}} For his junior season, he transferred to Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, North Carolina, where he played alongside Harry Giles, one of the top recruits in the nation.{{cite web |last1=Rathgeber |first1=Bob |title=Brandon Childress: A chip off the old 3-point shot |url=https://www.news-press.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2014/12/19/brandon-childress-chip-old-point-shot/20673947/ |website=The News-Press |accessdate=July 24, 2020 |date=December 19, 2014}} As a senior, Childress was an NCISAA 3A All-State selection.{{cite web |last1=Harvell |first1=Elizabeth |title=Brandon Childress primed for winning season |url=http://wfuogb.com/2016/09/brandon-childress-primed-for-winning-season/ |website=Old Gold & Black |accessdate=July 24, 2020}} He chose to play college basketball for Wake Forest over offers from Charlotte, East Carolina and Tulsa among others.{{cite web |last1=Spivey |first1=Jay |title=Wesleyan's Childress shines in father's shadow |url=https://journalnow.com/sports/high-school/wesleyans-childress-shines-in-fathers-shadow/article_0b755ac6-0ee6-510f-a954-e994ec70690b.html |website=Winston-Salem Journal |accessdate=July 24, 2020 |date=January 15, 2016}}
College career
As a freshman at Wake Forest, Childress averaged 6.6 points and 2.2 assists per game. On January 23, 2018, he scored a sophomore season-high 18 points, 16 of which came in the second half, in an 84–70 loss to fourth-ranked Duke.{{cite web |title=No. 4 Duke shines on defense in win over Wake Forest |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/acc/2018/01/23/duke-blue-devils-beat-wake-forest-demon-deacons/1060630001/ |website=USA Today |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=July 30, 2018 |date=January 24, 2018}} As a sophomore, Childress averaged 9.1 points and 3.6 assists per game. He became his team's starting point guard in his junior season, with the departure of Bryant Crawford.{{cite web |last1=Geisinger |first1=Brian |title=Can Brandon Childress run the show for Wake Forest in 2018-19? |url=https://accsports.com/acc-analytics/brandon-childress-stats-wake/ |publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference |accessdate=July 30, 2020 |date=August 21, 2018}} On January 5, 2019, Childress scored a season-high 28 points, shooting 7-of-10 from three-point range, in a 92–79 loss to Georgia Tech.{{cite web |last1=Johns |first1=Les |title=Childress hits career high in 92-79 loss at Georgia Tech |url=https://247sports.com/college/wake-forest/Article/Wake-Forest-junior-guard-Brandon-Childress-hits-career-high-in-92-79-loss-at-Georgia-Tech--127377610/ |publisher=247Sports |accessdate=July 30, 2020 |date=January 5, 2019}} Two weeks later, he scored 28 points for a second time in an 87–71 loss to Virginia Tech.{{cite web |last1=Johns |first1=Les |title=Childress scores 28 points in a Wake 87-71 loss at Virginia Tech |url=https://247sports.com/college/wake-forest/Article/Brandon-Childress-scores-28-points-in-a-Wake-Forest-Basketball-87-71-loss-at-Virginia-Tech-128061108/ |publisher=247Sports |accessdate=July 30, 2020 |date=January 19, 2019}} Childress averaged 14.7 points and four assists per game as a junior, leading Wake Forest in scoring, assists and steals.{{cite web |title=Brandon Childress |url=https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brandon-childress/5110 |publisher=Wake Forest University Athletics |accessdate=July 30, 2020}} On December 7, 2019, he scored a career-high 30 points in a 91–82 loss to NC State.{{cite web |last1=Bolin |first1=Grace |title=Childress Scores 30; Wake Falls to NC State 91-82 |url=https://godeacs.com/news/2019/12/7/mens-basketball-childress-scores-30-wake-falls-to-nc-state-91-82.aspx |publisher=Wake Athletic Communications |accessdate=July 30, 2020 |date=December 7, 2019}} On February 25, 2020, Childress hit the game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation and scored 13 of his 17 points during two overtimes in a 113–101 upset of Duke, Wake Forest's first win against the Blue Devils in almost six years.{{cite news |title=Childress, Demon Deacons stun No. 7 Duke 113–101 in 2OT |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168369 |accessdate=July 30, 2020 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=February 25, 2020}} As a senior, Childress averaged 15.6 points and 4.6 assists per game, leading his team in scoring, assists and steals, and was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Honorable Mention selection.
Professional career
After going undrafted on the 2020 NBA draft, Childress signed with Iraklis of the Greek Basket League on July 24, 2020.{{cite news|first=Alessandro|last=Maggi|title=Iraklis announces Brandon Childress|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/iraklis-announces-brandon-childress/|website=Sportando.basketball|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=July 24, 2020}} He left the team in December. In February 2021 he signed with AVIS UTILITAS Rapla in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and helped the team to win bronze in Estonian Championship. In February 2022 he signed with another Estonian team TalTech/Optibet. On June 21, 2022, Childress signed with Medi Bayreuth of the German Basketball Bundesliga.{{cite web|title=Der erste Neue ist der neue Einser: medi verpflichtet Point Guard Brandon Childress|url=https://www.medi-bayreuth.de/news/detailansicht/der-erste-neue-ist-der-neue-einser-medi-bayreuth-verpflichtet-point-guard-brandon-childress|website=Medi-Bayreuth.de|access-date=June 21, 2022}} In October 2023 he signed with another Basketball Bundesliga team, Hakro Merlins Crailsheim.{{cite news|title=Basketball-Bundesliga: Crailsheim verpflichtet Childress|url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-10/13/crailsheim-verpflichtet-childress|work=Die Zeit|date=October 13, 2023|access-date=November 26, 2023|language=de-DE|issn=0044-2070}}
On October 26, 2024, Childress joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League after being selected in the 2024 NBA G League draft.{{cite web|title=Skyforce Selects Three in 2024 NBA G League Draft|url=https://siouxfalls.gleague.nba.com/news/skyforce-selects-three-in-2024-nba-g-league-draft|website=NBA.com|date=October 26, 2024|access-date=October 26, 2024}} However, he was waived on November 7.{{cite web|title=2024-2025 Sioux Falls Skyforce Transaction History|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/gleague/teams/Sioux-Falls-Skyforce/6/Transaction_History/2025|website=RealGM.com|access-date=November 11, 2024}}
On December 22, 2024, Childress signed with CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).{{cite web|title=„CBet“ pasirašė sutartį su B. Childressu|url=https://bcjonava.lt/naujienos/cbet-pasirase-sutarti-su-b-childressu|website=bcjonava.lt|language=lt|date=December 22, 2024|access-date=December 25, 2024}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest
| 33 || 0 || 21.5 || .356 || .351 || .774 || 2.2 || 2.2 || .8 || .0 || 6.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest
| 30 || 5 || 26.2 || .379 || .379 || .838 || 2.7 || 3.6 || 1.0 || .0 || 9.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19
| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest
| 31 || 30 || 36.4 || .383 || .368 || .796 || 3.8 || 4.0 || 1.5 || .0 || 14.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest
| 30 || 30 || 35.4 || .404 || .325 || .809 || 3.0 || 4.6 || 1.2 || .0 || 15.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 124 || 65 || 29.7 || .385 || .355 || .803 || 2.9 || 3.6 || 1.1 || .0 || 11.4
{{S-end}}
Personal life
His father, Randolph Childress, was a standout basketball player at Wake Forest and competed professionally for 16 years, with stints in the NBA. Randolph is now an assistant coach for Wake Forest.{{cite web |last1=McCreary |first1=Joedy |title=Randolph Childress' son making his own name at Wake Forest |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2016/07/19/randolph-childress-son-making-his-own-name-at-wake-forest/87287570/ |website=USA Today |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=July 24, 2020 |date=July 19, 2016}} Childress and his father are the highest scoring father-son duo in ACC history and the sixth to score at least 3,000 points for the same NCAA Division I school.{{cite web |last1=O'Neill |first1=Conor |title=Changing of a tire and evolution of a father-son relationship: Brandon Childress' career as a Wake Forest basketball legacy approaches final stage |url=https://journalnow.com/sports/college/wfu/changing-of-a-tire-and-evolution-of-a-father-son-relationship-brandon-childress-career-as/article_f85aff64-8c8b-5690-8b70-ce57d1d8d085.html#5 |website=Winston-Salem Journal |accessdate=July 30, 2020 |date=February 28, 2020}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Eurobasket.com player|402334}}
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Brandon-Childress/Summary/85923 RealGM profile]
- [https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brandon-childress/5110 Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio]
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