Brannen Greene

Overview: An aggressive shooter who is quick off the dribble, which pairs well with his accuracy at the free throw line… Scored more than 2,000 points during his high school career between Mary Persons and Tift County and graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.

Sophomore Season (2014-15): Played in 35 games in 2014-15 and scored in 27 of those appearances… Connected on multiple three-pointers 12 different times…… Between the Oklahoma (1/19) game through the Texas Tech (2/10) game, Greene went 17-for-24 from behind the arc... Dating back to Texas Tech (3/5/14), Greene converted 21-consecutive made free throws, a record matching Jayhawk legend Kirk Hinrich's streak in 2002… Led the Jayhawks in free throw percentage (91.7), missing only four attempts on the season… A key reserve in a win over Rider (11/24) after entering the game and scoring 17 points… Scored 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting at Georgetown (12/10), including a perfect 5-for-5 performance from behind the arc and a perfect 4-of-4 at the charity stripe… Made four-straight clutch free throws in the final minute to knock off No. 13 Utah (12/13) at the Sprint Center… Dropped 12 points overall and hit two clutch free throws in the waning seconds against No. 21 Baylor (1/7)… Totaled 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting against No. 19 Oklahoma (1/19) including a 3-of-4 mark from behind the arc… In his next outing, Greene posted 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field in a road win at No. 17 Texas (1/24), which included a 4-of-5 performance from three… His seven rebounds against TCU (1/28) were a career-high… Totaled 11 points in 14 minutes of action in a win over Kansas State (1/31)… Scored double-digits in the three games that followed vs. No. 11 Iowa State (2/2), at Oklahoma State (2/7) and Texas Tech (2/10)… Hit two threes in KU’s NCAA Tournament victory against New Mexico State (3/20).

Freshman Season (2013-14): Played in 28 games in 2013-14 and scored in 17 appearances... Drained a three in the Big 12 Semifinals vs. Iowa State (3/14)... Chipped in six points in 10 minutes vs. Texas Tech (3/5)... His career-high 10 points at Kansas State (2/10) played a major factor in the 10-1 run to force overtime... Also tallied a career-high in steals (3) and rebounds (5) vs. Kansas State (2/10)... Scored two points in first appearance of the season against Louisiana at Monroe (11/8)… Missed only three free throws this season... Posted five or more points in seven different games… Made a three-pointer in 10 different games.

Tift County High School: Four-star player ranked No. 47 on the ESPN 100 and No. 29 by Rivals… Named the 2013 Gatorade Georgia Boys Basketball Player of the Year… Honored as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Player of the Year… Also named Georgia’s 2013 Mr. Basketball… Averaged 27 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals per game, while shooting 91 percent from the free throw line during his senior season (2012-13) at Tift County High School… Led the Blue Devils to a 26-5 record and the Class 6A quarterfinals… Scored a season-high 37 points in a win over Westover High during his senior year and concluded his prep career with more than 2,000 points… Played the first three years of his high school career at Mary Persons (Forsyth, Ga.)… Averaged 25.4 points and 14 rebounds as a junior to earn the Macon Telegraph’s All-Middle Georgia Player of the Year honors… Put up 17.1 points per game as a sophomore… Verbally committed to KU in December 2011.

Off the Court: Born Brannen Greene in Juliette, Ga... Son of Jeffrey and Lori Greene… Brother to Brecklyn and Brentleigh… Both parents are teachers… Father, Jeffrey, played basketball at Pittsburg State (Kan.)… Mother, Lori, played basketball at Missouri Southern… Honors graduate with a 4.0 GPA… Chose Kansas over Connecticut, Florida, Florida State, Harvard, Louisville, Memphis and Ohio State… Undecided major.