Career Stats
Senior Year (2012-13): Started all 32 games for the Raiders ... averaged 5.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game ... made a team-high 27 blocked shots while adding 12 steals on the season ... had a season-high 13 points against Columbia and NJIT ... recorded a career-high six blocked shots and one steal against New Hampshire on Dec. 30 ... handed out a season-high four assists verse Lehigh on March 3 ... ended the season with 163 points made.
Junior Year (2011-12): Saw action in all 30 games and finished with a total of 159 points, averaging 5.3 points a game ... Scored a career-high 17 points against Navy ... also averages 2.8 rebounds a game with a season-high of 11 rebounds also in the opener against Binghamton ... added a season-high four blocks in this game also ... recorded 14 points against Army ... scored in double figures five times on the year.
Sophomore Year (2010-11): Saw action in 28 games starting seven in his first season with the Raiders ... scored a season-high 10 points against Dartmouth on Nov. 27 ... scored seven points and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Longwood ... scored six points with a season-high three blocked shots against St. Francis (Pa.) ... also scored six points against Binghamton... recorded 73 season points.
*Played one season at the University of Virginia before transferring to Colgate*
Freshman Year (2008-09) At Virginia: Scored eight points, six rebounds and three blocked shots in eight games ... was 3-5 from the field and made both of his free throw attempts during the season ... scored two points, had one rebound and one block at Clemson in a season-high eight minutes ... had a block and two steals at North Carolina (2/7/09) ... scored two points and had one rebound in four minutes vs. Brown (1/6/09) ... made collegiate debut vs. Radford (11/21/08) and had one rebound and one block in five minutes ... named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Honor Roll for his academic work and athletic participation.
High School: Averaged 13.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.57 blocked shots a game for head coach Bob Steiner as a senior at De Smet Jesuit High School during the 2007-08 season ... Team captain ... Shot 50.9 percent from the field ... First-team All-Metro Catholic Conference selection ... Led the Metro Catholic Conference in blocked shots and ranked second in scoring and rebounding in 2007-08 ... De Smet Jesuit finished the 2007-08 season with an overall record of 19-10 and won its fourth consecutive district championship ... Named to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State team ... Averaged 8.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots a game as a junior in 2006-07 ... Earned honorable mention All-Metro Catholic Conference honors despite missing seven games with an injury ... Participated in the NBA Top 100 Camp ... Averaged 11.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots a game as a sophomore during the 2005-06 season ... Earned first-team All-Metro Catholic Conference honors in 2005-06 and was named the conference’s Newcomer of the Year ... Scored 861 career points and ranked 18th on De Smet Jesuit’s career scoring list when he graduated
Personal: Full name is John Calvin Brandenburg ... Son of Louise and Jim Brandenburg ... Has two older brothers and an older sister ... His brother Bill plays basketball at Regis University in Denver, Colo. ... Earned the Presidential Academic Award ... Member of the Honor Roll each quarter of his high school career... major is economics
