Brandan Kearney

Position: Guard
Height: 6-5 / 192 cms
Weight: 170 lbs / 77 kgs
School: Detroit Southeastern High School -11
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan

As of April 22, 2009

USA Basketball Notes

• Named to the 2009-10 USA Basketball Men's Developmental National Team on May 28, 2009.

College Notes

• Lists Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State among his college choices.
  

High School Honors

• Earned 2009 Michigan Class A Sophomore All-State honors.
  
• Named 2009 all-city and all-metro.
  
• A 2008 all-city and all-metro honorable mention.
  
• Earned co-MVP honors in the Class of 2007 8th Grade All-Star Game.
  

High School Notes

• Attends Detroit Southeastern, where he helped his team to a 21-4 record as it advanced to the 2009 Detroit Public League City championship game; averaged 12.5 ppg., 6.0 rpg. and 6.0 apg.
  
• In the 2009 Michigan Class A playoffs, Southeastern captured the district title to advance to the regionals.
  
• As a freshman in 2007-08, averaged 10.0 ppg., 3.4 rpg. and 3.5 apg. as Southeastern went 14-9.
  
• Compiled 625 points, 300 rebounds, 200 assists, 49 steals and 27 blocked shots during his two-year prep career.
  
• Recorded single-game career highs of 24 points versus Dearborn Robichard, 19 points versus Detroit Henry Ford and 10 assists versus Detroit Osborn.
  
• Plays in the summer for Team Detroit AAU.
  
• Competed for the Michigan Mustangs in 2007-08 and captured the state title.
  

The Personal Scoop

• Born March 1, 1993, in Southfield, Mich.
  
• Son of Lea Hall-Kearney and Derrick Kearney, has one brother, Justin Kearney (13), and one sister, Tiana Hall (25).
  
• A member of his school's honor roll.
  
• Hails from an athletic family. Father played basketball at Louisiana Tech with eventual two-time Olympic gold medalist Karl Malone; cousin of Stan Edwards, a former running back with the Houston Oilers and Detroit Lions; cousin of Braylon Edwards, a NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver with the Cleveland Browns.
  
• Has post-basketball ambitions of going into sports or business management.
  
• Favorite sports other than basketball: football and baseball.
  
• Favorite foods: french fries and collard greens.
  
• Favorite magazines: SLAM Magazine, XXL and Sports Illustrated.
  
• Favorite personal memento: a LeBron James bobblehead doll.
  
• Favorite basketball player of all-time: LeBron James.
  
• Favorite team: Cleveland Cavaliers.
  
• Favorite non-basketball Olympian: Michael Johnson.
  
• Strangest place ever played hoops: on grass.
  
• Best player I've ever faced: fellow USA Developmental Team member Anthony Wroten.
  
• I want to play one-on-one against: Kobe Bryant.
  
• Always at my bedside is: my cell phone.
  
• Always in my fridge: juice or soemthing to drink.
  
• One piece of clothing I can't live without: gym shoes.
  
• Most interesting place ever visited: Arlington Cemetary, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
  
• Away from basketball I enjoy: talking to girls.
  
• Can't live without: my family.
  
• This right-hander wears No. 33 because that was his dad's high school number.