2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Brandon Rachal
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Natchitoches, La.
- High School:
- Pearl River CC
CAREER AT TULSA — Two-year letterwinner who appeared in 53 games with 52 starts and averaged 13.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game ... scored in double-figures 39 times and had 11 career double-doubles ... shot 44.2-percent from the field and 76.5-percent from the free throw line ... named 2nd-team all-conference during the 2020-21 season, as well as NABC second-team all-district ... graduated following the 2020-21 season.
SENIOR (2020-21) — Appeared in 23 games, starting all 23 contests ... averaged 15.0 points and 7.2 rebounds ... led the team in blocks (18), steals (36) and rebounds (166) ... was third in assists on the team with 51 ... recorded 19 double-digit scoring games and 7 double-digit rebounding games which led to 7 double-doubles, leading the team in all three categories ... led the team in scoring 13 times, rebounding 15 times, steals 13 times and blocks 12 times ... scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds on his way to his 3rd double-double of the season in a win against Cincinnati (Jan. 2) ... recorded a career-high 14 rebounds and scored 21 points in his last game as a Hurricane against Tulane (March 11) .... was selected to the AAC All-Conference second team ... selected to the NABC all-district 24 second-team ... named Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week and American Athletic Conference Player of the Week after averaging 23.5 points and 10.5 rebounds against then No. 5-ranked Houston and Cincinnati.
JUNIOR (2019-20) — Saw action in 30 games, starting 29 contests ... averaged 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds ... led the team in blocks (18), steals (45) and rebounds (174) ... ranked 8th in free throw percentage (.794) and 10th in steals (1.5 per game) in the American Athletic Conference ... averaged 10.4 points and 4.9 rebounds during conference play ... recorded 20 double-digit scoring games and four double-doubles, leading the team in both categories ... led the team in scoring seven times, rebounding 12 times, steals 10 times and blocks 13 times ... scored a season-high 30 points in a win against Austin Peay (Nov. 16) ... became the first Hurricane player since 2015 to score 20+ points in three consecutive games ... averaged 24.7 points during the stretch (Nov. 12-Nov. 20) ... was selected to the AAC All-Conference third team ... named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week twice during the season.
PRIOR TO TULSA — Was a second-team NJCAA All-American at Pearl River JC in 2018-19, playing for head coach Chris Oney ... also was named to All-Region XXIII Tournament and All-Region XXII teams along with all-conference honors during his lone season with the Wildcats ... averaged 15.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game and led the squad to a 26-4 record and the program’s first-ever NJCAA Tournament appearance ... was tabbed the conference’s Player of the Week three times and was the NJCAA National Player of the Week once ... played his freshman season at LSU in 2017-18 ... logged the second-most playing time of any freshman for the Tigers that season as he appeared in 27 games and averaged 4.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 15.9 minutes per game ... shot 53.3-percent from the field and had single-game highs of 10 points (twice) and 13 rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL — A consensus four-star recruit coming out of Natchitoches Central High School in Louisiana ... led the Chiefs to a pair of Class 5A state titles and one runner-up finish ... earned multiple All-District and All-Louisiana honors along with District MVP and State MVP laurels ... was named the state championship MVP in 2016 after he registered 24 points and 11 rebounds in the title game.
PERSONAL — Full name is Brandon Tyree Rachal ... son of Marvin Rachal and Shaneka Turner ... has 11 siblings ... his brother, Caviaan Rachal, played football at Northwestern State ... started playing basketball at age 8 and his favorite basketball player is Kobe Bryant ... shoots right-handed, but does everything else left-handed ... favorite food is crawfish and favorite TV show is “The Flash” ... organizational studies major.
