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2K/1K! SFU's Keith Braxton Makes #NECMBB History

2/29/2020


Somerset, NJ -- One of the finest to ever lace them up in the NEC further etched his name in the league's recordbook with a historical accomplishment.

On Saturday, Saint Francis U senior guard Keith Braxton (Glassboro, NJ/Delsea (Lawrenceville School)) reached 2,000 career points, and in the process, became the first men's player in the 39-year history of the NEC to hit the 2,000-point, 1,000-rebound milestone. He will enter NEC Tournament play with 2,003 points and 1,129 rebounds.

The 2018-19 NEC Player of the Year and a member of the NEC Team of the Decade, Braxton is one of eight players in league history to reach 2,000 points and one of just two to hit the 1,000 rebound mark. He ranks sixth all-time in scoring and is second in rebounding, where he is just 30 boards behind all-time leader Jalon Cannon, who snared 1,159 for St. Francis Brooklyn from 2011-15.

A three-time All-NEC honoree and the 2016-17 NEC Rookie of the Year, Braxton also became the conference's all-time leader in combined points and rebounds. With 3,132 points he surpassed Bryant's Alex Francis. Francis ended his career with 2,085 points and 990 rebounds for a combined total of 3,075 from 2010-14.

To illustrate how difficult it is to reach the 2K/1K threshold, only 40 players nationwide have accomplished the feat since the 1992 season. Of that group, 25 have made it to the NBA on a list that includes Doug McDermott, David West, Tyler Hansborough, Kenneth Faried, Nick Collison, Malik Rose, Mike Muscala and Kyle Singler.

Braxton is one of two current players who have hit 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. BYU's Yoeli Childs also reached the milestone on Saturday.

RMU's Artemis Spanou (2010-14) and LIU's Ashley Palmer (2008-12) on the women's side are also 2K/1K performers from the conference.

Braxton currently ranks in the NEC top-10 in scoring (17.2 third), rebounding (7.5, ninth), assists (3.7, sixth), free throw percentage (.817, sixth) and steals (1.3, ninth). He is one of four players nationwide who is averaging at least 17 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3 apg and 1 spg.