Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Baylor on October 10, 2025 at 2 p.m. (MST)
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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Braylon Johnson
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 210
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Moon Township, Pa.
- High School:
- Pinnacle
- Major:
- B.S. in Sports and Entertainment Management
Bio
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Grand Canyon |
- Redshirted first season with program.
Pinnacle |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
- As a senior in 2023-24, averaged 17.4 points and 8.3 rebounds in 20 games to more than double his scoring average from the year prior. Named to the all-state second team for 6A and earned first-team all-district and first-team all-region. Helped lead the Pioneers to the 6A semifinals.
- As a junior in 2022-23, was all-district honorable mention and second-team all-region.
- As a sophomore in 2021-22, was an all-district honorable mention and all-region honorable mention.
- Also played club for: Wildcats Select, Arizona Select, The Hill Elite and UH Elite.
Personal |
- Parents are Gil and Amy Johnson.
- Father, Gil, played college basketball at Pittsburgh from 1988 to 1990, appearing in 35 games for the Panthers.
- Mother, Amy (Schuler), played college basketball at Kent State from 1983 to 1986 and scored over 1,000 career points.
- Has three brothers who all played college basketball, who he cites as the biggest personal influence on his sport:
- Oldest brother, Aaron, played at Clarion (Pa.) from 2012 to 2015 and accumulated over 400 points.
- Older brother, Cam, played at Pittsburgh (2014-17) and North Carolina (2017-19). He was the 11th overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft by Minnesota before immediately being traded to Phoenix. He reached the 2021 NBA Finals with the Suns before being traded to Brooklyn in 2023 and Denver in 2025.
- Older brother, Puff, played at North Carolina (2020-23) before transferring to Penn State (2023-25).
- Family relocated from Moon Township, Pennsylvania, to Phoenix when Cam spent his first 3 1/2 NBA seasons with the Suns.
- When brother, Puff, considered GCU when he was in the transfer portal in 2023, Braylon became increasingly attached to the idea of being a Lope and ascended his game to become part of the program. "GCU was the place I always wanted to go."
- Switched from being a right-handed shooter his entire boyhood to shooting with his natural strong hand, the left, in 2022. "I wanted to shoot like my brother Cam when I was younger, so I was shooting with my wrong hand my whole life. My right-handed shot never felt natural. My left-hand shot feels natural."
- Off the court, enjoys tennis, pickleball and video games.
- Chose GCU because: "great team and coaching staff and the fan base and culture is crazy."
- If he wasn't playing basketball, it'd be football.
- Favorite pro sports teams are: New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Pirates and Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Favorite athletes to watch include: Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Michael Jordan.
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