San Antonio Spurs 2021 SG - Malaki Branham ('22 BIG Freshman of the Year, '22 All-BIG Third Team)

Malaki Branham just dropped a smooth 40 at the Kingdom Summer League

Ohio State fans are going to be very, very glad to have him next season

— Jake Spegal (@JakeSpegal270) July 11, 2021

 

Malaki Branham became the youngest player to ever drop 4️⃣0️⃣ at the Kingdom yesterday 😨

* missed a few tough buckets while editing 😞@MalakiBranham pic.twitter.com/VaItfHl9FC

— Jake Spegal (@JakeSpegal270) July 12, 2021

 

How Malaki Branham chased perfection all the way to Ohio State: https://t.co/Izj5iM8oGF

— Colin Hass-Hill (@chasshill) July 15, 2021

 

🗣 “HE’S A PRO”

Malaki went for 4️⃣0️⃣ today… again 🤦🏼‍♂️ #ProMovesWithMalaki@MalakiBranham pic.twitter.com/Uu2km3fi8S

— Jake Spegal (@JakeSpegal270) July 25, 2021

 

Chris Holtmann discussed his first impressions of freshman #Buckeyes wing Malaki Branham this week:

“Really excited for what he can be. I think he’ll look like a freshman at times, and then he’ll look like a guy that has a tremendous future at times."

➡️ https://t.co/fHPTCkeudQ pic.twitter.com/uXedZ5mGV9

— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) July 30, 2021

 

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Watch: Ohio schoolboy basketball legend @MalakiBranham takes next step as he begins his career at Ohio Statehttps://t.co/AMMjK2eohM pic.twitter.com/YRFg6PtS0k

— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) October 1, 2021

 

Chris Holtmann says landing an in-state prospect like Malaki Branham was really important for the program, and that he's "really excited" about the freshman's growth.

 

Ohio State men's basketball power rankings: No. 8 Malaki Branham https://t.co/YwqOhKcA8Q

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) October 20, 2021

 

Holtmann on Malaki Branham, who he says "has a bright future": "I want him to stay aggressive. I want him to stay attacking. First thing is aggressiveness, really on both ends. We saw that."

— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) November 2, 2021

 

In the final seconds of his collegiate debut, Malaki Branham dished the game-winning assist to lift Ohio State over Akron on Tuesday, and it wasn't his only big play of the night. https://t.co/J1byX5BPRw

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) November 10, 2021