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Jersey Number 24
Adrian Branch
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Largo, Md.
- High School:
- DeMatha
Along with teammate Len Bias, the senior forward guard is a legitimate All-Conference and All-America selection ... He too was selected by The Sporting News pre-season All-America small forward checklist . . . Much of the Terps' success this season rests on the play of Branch whom Driesell always has and still does consider as one of the best one-on-one players in the game of basketball ... In fact, often times the veteran coach calls Branch the "best" ... He had a devastating sophomore year which brought him accolades and the "can't miss" tag . . . He was the Terps' leading scorer his freshman and sophomore years with a 15.2 average as a freshman, breaking All-American John Lucas' frosh mark of 425 points as Adrian hit for 442 ... He buried 541 points as a sophomore and grabbed 1 50 rebounds and had 95 assists ... He also had 1 1 blocked shots and 21 steals ... He started every game both years (58) ... As a soph, he scored in double figures in 26 of his 29 games and last year he hit the "double" in 21 of the 28 games in which he played, including the final 1 1 games of the season ... He missed four games last year . . . Adrian scored his single game and career high of 29 points as a freshman ... It was against Virginia, then ranked #1 in the nation, the final regular season game ... He repeated his 29 high as a sophomore against Clemson . . . Still against the Cavaliers, he hit 28 points in the season finale as a soph and then again last season he scored the game high of 20 points against the Cavs in the final season game to give Driesell his 300th victory as coach of the Terrapins . . . For his outstanding performance, he was named the CBS-TV "Most Valuable Player" and the University received a SI, 000 scholarship award ... In the conference, he was chosen as "ACC Player of the Week" for his play in the final two games of the season against N.C. State and Virginia ... He was an All-ACC 2nd team selection his sophomore year and AP honorable mention All-America last year ... He was named to the ACC All-Tournament second team last year following the championship victory over Duke ... He was the Terps' MVP as a freshman and shared the same honor with Ben Coleman as a sophomore . . . With his strong finish last year, 40 points in the ACC tournament and 21 in the NCAA's, Branch now has 1,346 RANKING HIM 8th ON MARYLAND'S ALL-TIME SCORING LIST . . . Will Hetzel is 7th with 1,370 . . . ALBERT KING HAS THE ALL-TIME HIGH OF 2,058 POINTS ... The magic # to tie is 712 . . .
Adrian was a high school All-American at nearby powerhouse DeMatha High with a 16.6 scoring average and 8.2 rebounding average as a senior ... He was named to the All-American teams of Adidas, Parade Magazine, McDonald's and Converse . . . He was selected to play in tournaments that have taken him across the country and to Europe ... In Mannheim, West Germany, in the Albert Schweitzer International Youth Tournament, he led the scoring including a 31point performance against the Russians in the championship game. He is one of four boys with older brothers Tom and Phil also playing at DeMatha.
Adrian was a high school All-American at nearby powerhouse DeMatha High with a 16.6 scoring average and 8.2 rebounding average as a senior ... He was named to the All-American teams of Adidas, Parade Magazine, McDonald's and Converse . . . He was selected to play in tournaments that have taken him across the country and to Europe ... In Mannheim, West Germany, in the Albert Schweitzer International Youth Tournament, he led the scoring including a 31point performance against the Russians in the championship game. He is one of four boys with older brothers Tom and Phil also playing at DeMatha.
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