2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Braxton Bayless #0 G

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 175
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Letters:
    0
  • Hometown:
    Ankeny, Iowa
  • High School:
    Ankeny High School
  • Prev School:
    Western Kentucky / Niagra / Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College

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Biography



Graduate (2024-25): Appeared in 32 games with 21 starts... Averaged 7.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game with an average of 22.5 minutes per contest... Led the team in assists with 68 total for the season... Finished the season with a team-high three-point percentage at .434% (23-of-53)... Posted a career-high 27-point performance including a go-ahead bucket with 0.4 seconds remaining in regulation to help lift the Tops to a 64-63 victory over LA Tech on Feb. 22... Shot 11-of-19 (.579%) from the field with a 3-of-4 clip from deep in the win over LA Tech, adding five rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals in the career effort... Charted double figures scoring 12 times on the year...Finished fifth on the team in rebounding with 102 total for the season... Finished fifth on the team in steals with 30 total for the season

Junior and Senior at Niagara (2022-24): Appeared in 29 games as a senior, starting in one of those contests… Averaged 11.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists, shooting 50.6% from the field and 45.5% from the arc… Had a season-high in points (22) and rebounds (6) against Iona in January 2024… Appeared in 30 contests as a junior, starting 20… Averaged 5.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists… Recorded five double-digit scoring performances, including three in league play… Led NU with 26 steals

Freshman and Sophomore at Indian Hills CC (2020-22): Appeared in 32 games as a sophomore, starting in 23 of those contests… Averaged 9.0 points per game, 4.1 assists per game, and 3.3 rebounds… Named to Second Team All-Region XI selection and Academic All-Region XI honoree… Appeared in 24 contests as a freshman, starting 3… Averaged 6.1 points, 2.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.0 steal

High School: Attended Ankeny High School in Ankeny, Iowa... Selected by the Des Moines Register and Iowa Print Sports Writers Association as a first-team All-State selection as a senior, second-team All-State selection as a junior... Two-time all-conference player... Led team to the 2020 Class 4A State title after averaging 22.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game and was named the captain of the all-tournament team

Personal: Son of Ron Bayless and Laurie Walsh…Post-Grad in Sports Management
 

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