{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Brandon Peel | position = Power forward | height_cm = 201 | weight_kg = 94 | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|11|1}} | birth_place = Forestville, Maryland, U.S. | high_school = Riverdale Baptist School<br>(Upper Marlboro, Maryland) | college = Central Connecticut (2012–2016) | draft_year = 2016 | career_start = 2017 | career_end = | years1 = 2016–2017 | team1 = PG Valor | years2 = 2017–2020 | team2 = London Lions | years3 = 2020–2021 | team3 = Lahti | years4 = 2021–2022 | team4 = Newcastle Eagles | years5 = 2022–2023 | team5 = Ovarense Basquetebol | highlights = * BBL Cup MVP (2019) * BBL champion (2019) }} '''Brandon Peel''' (born November 1, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Ovarense Basquetebol of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). Peel played college basketball for the Central Connecticut Blue Devils. He entered the 2016 NBA draft but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

==College career== Peel played college basketball for the Central Connecticut Blue Devils. During his senior year, he averaged 11.7 points, 2.0 assist, 9.1 rebounds and 0.7 steal a game.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/62219/brandon-peel ESPN statistics]</ref>

==Professional career== ===London Lions (2017–2020)=== On September 6, 2017, Peel signed with the London Lions in England for the 2017–18 BBL season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelondonlions.com/brandon-peel-first-european-season-lion/|title=Brandon Peel First European Season As A Lion|work=thelondonlions.com|date=September 6, 2017|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 33 games, he averaged 13.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

On July 16, 2018, Peel re-signed with London Lions on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbl.org.uk/london-lions-retain-brandon-peel-for-two-more-years/|title=London Lions retain Brandon Peel for two more years|work=thelondonlions.com|date=July 16, 2018|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}</ref> Peel helped London win BBL Cup and its first regular season championship. He appeared in all 33 games in 2018–19, averaging 12.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

===Lahti (2020–2021)=== On May 20, 2020, Peel signed with Lahti in the Finnish Korisliiga.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lupo|first=Nicola|title= Brandon Peel signs with Lahti Basketball |url= https://sportando.basketball/en/brandon-peel-signs-with-lahti-basketball/ |date= May 20, 2020|website= sportando |accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>

===Newcastle Eagles (2021–2022)=== On November 2, 2021, Peel returned to England and signed with the Newcastle Eagles for the 2021–22 BBL season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newcastle-eagles.com/news/brandon-is-the-peel-deal/|title=BRANDON IS THE PEEL DEAL|website=newcastle-eagles.com|date=November 2, 2021|accessdate=November 6, 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}

===College statistics=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 | style="text-align:left;"| Central Connecticut | 28 || 14 || 19.5 || .505 || 0.00 || .627 || 5.5 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 4.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 | style="text-align:left;"| Central Connecticut | 30 || 24 || 23.0 || '''.546''' || 0.00 || .714 || 6.3 || 0.7 || 0.7 || '''2.0''' || 7.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 | style="text-align:left;"| Central Connecticut | '''31''' || '''31''' || 33.1 || .468 || '''.364''' || .614 || 8.8 || 1.0 || '''0.8''' || 1.7 || 9.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;"| Central Connecticut | 29 || 29 || '''29.7''' || .442 || 0.00 || '''.777''' || '''9.1''' || '''2.0''' || 0.7 || 1.3 || '''11.7''' |- |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 118 || 98 || 26.5 || .479 || .267 || .704 || 7.5 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 1.4 || 8.1 {{S-end}}

===BBL statistics=== {| class="wikitable" |- | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|† |Denotes seasons in which Peel won a BBL Championship |}

{{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"| London Lions | '''33''' || 20 || 25.3 || '''57.5''' || '''37.5''' || 77.2 || '''9.3''' || '''1.8''' || '''1.4''' || '''1.1''' || '''13.4''' |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|2018–19† | style="text-align:left;"| London Lions | '''33''' || '''33''' || 26.5 || 46.4 || '''37.5''' || '''81.0''' || 7.6 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 0.9 || 12.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| London Lions | 14 || 14 || '''26.8''' || 48.0 || 31.9 || 70.7 || 8.9 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 0.4 || '''13.4''' |- |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 80 || 67 || 26.2 || 50.6 || 35.6 || 76.3 || 8.6 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 13.2 {{S-end}}

Source: [http://www.bbl.org.uk/competitions/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2Fall%2Fperson%2F728709 Brandon Peel statistics]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.ccsubluedevils.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/bios/peel_brandon_miu5?view=bio Central Connecticut Blue Devils bio]

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