Pittsburg State Gorillas

General: Completed his lone season in the Pitt State program in 2024-25 after spending two seasons at Division I University of South Dakota.

2024-25: Branch appeared in 21 games for the Gorillas with six starts as a forward ... Finished the season averaging 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds a game in 9.1 minutes ... Shot .489 from the field (23-of-47) ... Scored a season-high eight points against McPherson College (Nov. 30) and hauled in nine rebounds in 15 minutes ... Recorded nine rebounds against Arkansas Tech (Nov. 27) as well.

Prior to PSU: Spent two seasons at the University of South Dakota ... Redshirted during the 2023-24 season after appearing in 16 games for the Coyotes in the 2022-23 season.

HS: Transferred to IMG Academy from Lawrence, Kansas ... Scored a career-high 31 points to lead his high school team to the state tournament as a sophomore ... Averaged 11.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game in his high school career ... Played on the Under Armour circuit with AAU team KC Run GMC.

Personal: Born May 17, 2003 ... Son of Andrea and Marvin Branch ... A social work major minoring in psychology.