Brandon Paul

Brandon Paul is the kind of player whose resume rewards a second look. Being named Illinois Mr. Basketball in 2009 is no small thing in a hoops-mad state, and at Illinois he became only the second Fighting Illini ever to clear 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals. That stat line tells me he scored, but also rebounded, distributed and defended, which is rarer than pure bucket-getting. At 193 cm he had the size to do all of it. Carrying that complete game overseas to the French league shows a self-belief I find genuinely impressive.

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Name (English)

Brandon Paul

Name (Japanese)

ブランドン・ポール

Reading

ぶらんどん・ぽーる

Born

April 30, 1991 (age 35)

Origin

Gurnee, Illinois, United States

Height

193 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Goat

High school

Warren Township High School

University

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon%20Paul
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4957016

Tags

• Illinois
• basketball player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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