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Enters junior year just 330 points shy of becoming Texas State's 15th all-time 1,000-point scorer ... for his career has averaged 12 points and 4.4 rebounds ... "Brandon has the potential to be the team's best offensive player and the team's best defensive player. He can guard any position on the court. He has the ability to create mismatches." -- Doug Davalos.
Sophomore Season (2006-07): Ranked seventh in the Southland Conference, averaging 14.4 points per game as a sophomore ... was the highest ranked sophomore and No. 4 among returning players ... also ranked 12th in free throw percentage at 76.7 percent and was 11th in steals at 1.41 per game ... started all but one game during the season and scored a team-high 419 points ... shot 39 percent from the field and 36 percent from three-point range (43-of-118) ... 5.2 rebounds per game also led the Bobcats ... opened the season with a career-high 27-point effort in a 106-93 win over Dallas Baptist to start the Doug Davalos era ... was 10-for-15 from the field, including 4-for-7 from behind the three-point line, against the Patriots ... also had a season-high seven turnovers in the DBU game ... was perfect from the free throw line in the Bobcats' first road game, going 9-for-9 from the stripe at Centenary ... went on to have double-digit free throws in three games during the year, including a 13-for-16 performance in an 85-81 win over defending Southland Conference champion Northwestern State.
Scored 21 points and had seven rebounds against Northwestern State ... followed that game up with a 25-point night against Central Arkansas ... had 21 double-digit scoring games during the season including seven 20+ outings ... closed out the season with a 25-point game at Texas-Arlington ... closed out the year with four straight double-digit scoring games and over the course of those four games was 22-of-26 (.846) from the free throw line.
Freshman Season (2005-06): As a freshman ranked second on the squad in scoring, averaging 9.3 points an outing to go along with 3.6 rebounds ... ranked 25th statistically among the SLC's leading scorers ... ranked eighth in the league in free throw shooting ... connected on 77.8 percent of his free throw attempts ... raised some eye brows with a strong start in his collegiate debut ... scored 15 points in the Bobcats' season opener at Utah ... was 5-for-8 from the field, including 1-for-3 from beyond the three-point arc, and connected on all four of his free throw attempts against the Utes ... through the first five games of his career, had a double-figure scoring average ... made first career start at home against SMU and had 13 points, going 6-for-9 from the field, pulling down five rebounds and dishing out three assists ... also had a steal and a block against the Mustangs ... would score 12 points in loss to St. Edwards ... game against the Hilltoppers included a 6-for-7 performance from the free throw line ... final double-figure scoring night during nonconference play came at Texas where he scored 10 points ... would score just 23 points during the Bobcats' next four games.
In Texas State's third league game, scored 17 points at home against Stephen F. Austin ... was 5-for-9 from the field and made 6-of-8 free throws against the Lumberjacks ... wrapped up home stand against East Texas Schools with an eight-point night against Sam Houston State before scoring in double figures in the Bobcats' next three contests ... started the string of contests with a 13-point effort at Louisiana-Monroe ... also had 12 points, including a 7-for-7 night at the line against Southeastern Louisiana ... two nights later, did not go to the free throw line in a loss to Nicholls State and finished with nine points ... would score a total of 19 points in the Bobcats' next five games capped by a 0-for-3 performance against Texas-San Antonio ... following UTSA contest, wrapped up freshman season by scoring in double figures in the Bobcats' last four games .
During the final two weeks of the season, in which three of the four games were played on the road, averaged 17 points an outing ... shot 56 percent from the field (23-of-41) and connected on 84.2 percent of his free throws over the last four games of the year ... went 7-for-11 from the field, including a career-high 3-for-4 day from three-point range on the road at Stephen F. Austin ... scored what was then a career-high 18 points ... would close out the year by starting the final two games of the season ... came back home to shoot 50 percent (5-of-10) and score 16 points against conference champion Northwestern State ... also had what was then a career-high seven rebounds against the Demons ... would set new high water marks for the season two nights later as the Bobcats closed the year out at Nicholls State ... scored a season-high 21 points, making 7-of-13 shots from the field and knocking down all six of his free throw attempts ... also had eight rebounds in the contest.
Mayde Creek HS: Played forward for Coach O.J. Heil at Mayde Creek ... averaged 21 points, six rebounds and three assists as a senior ... was named the team's most valuable player ... member of prep squad that earned a third-place finish at the Aldine Tournament ... a first-team all-district selection ... also an all-district pick as a junior when he averaged 14 points and six rebounds.
Personal: Brandon Tyler Bush was born Sept. 20, 1986 in Houston ...son of William and Carolyn Burleson and Michael Bush ... exercise and sports science major working toward a minor in business.
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