{{short description|American basketball player (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Brandon Rozzell | image = File:Brandon Rozzell.jpg | image_size = | caption = Rozzell playing for VCU | number = | position = Assistant coach<!--Shooting guard--> | league = Atlantic 10 Conference | team = VCU Rams | height_cm = 188 | height_footnote = | weight_kg = 84 | weight_footnote = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|03|27}} | birth_place = Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | high_school = Highland Springs<br>(Highland Springs, Virginia) | college = VCU (2007–2011) | career_start = 2011 | career_end = 2021 | years1= 2012 | team1= Aris Leeuwarden | years2= 2014 | team2= Ferreteria Brenes Barva | years3= 2015 | team3= Escazu | years4= 2015–2016 | team4= Svendborg Rabbits | years5= 2016–2018 | team5= Luleå | years6= 2018 | team6= Okapi Aalstar | years7= 2018–2019 | team7= Stjarnan | years8= 2019–2020 | team8= Luleå | years9= 2020–2021 | team9= Keravnos | coach_start = 2021 | cyears1 = 2021–2023 | cteam1 = VCU (director of student-athlete development) | cyears2 = 2023–2025 | cteam2 = Penn State (director of recruiting) | cyears3 = 2025–present | cteam3 = VCU (assistant) | highlights = *Danish League MVP (2016) *Swedish League Finals MVP (2017) *Swedish League champion (2017) *Icelandic Cup winner (2019) *Icelandic Cup MVP (2019) *Úrvalsdeild karla scoring champion (2019) | medal_templates = }} '''Brandon Rozzell''' (born March 27, 1989) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for the VCU Rams.
==Professional career== In February 2012, Rozzell signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.halloleeuwarden.nl/nieuws/Sport/2012/2/12/Shooting_guard_Brandon_Rozzell_22_versterkt_Lasaulec_Aris|language=nl|title=Shooting guard Brandon Rozzell (22) versterkt Lasaulec Aris|date=11 February 2012|access-date=12 April 2018|publisher=Halloleeuwarden.nl}}</ref>
He played for Ferreteria Brenes Barva in 2014 and Escazu in 2015 in the Costa Rica LBS.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brandon Rozzell inks with Svendborg |url=https://www.court-side.com/news/brandon-rozzell-inks-svendborg/ |accessdate=31 March 2019 |work=court-side.com |date=3 June 2015}}</ref>
In 2016, he was named the Basketligaen Most Valuable Player after averaging 24.7 points and 5.8 assist for Svendborg Rabbits.
The following season, Rozzell moved to Luleå of the Basketligan where he won the Swedish championship in 2017 and was also named the Finals MVP.<ref name="karfan-2018-12-23"/>
In December 2018, Rozzell signed with Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild karla, where he was reunited with his former Svendborg Rabbits coach Arnar Guðjónsson.<ref name="karfan-2018-12-23">{{cite news |author1=Davíð Eldur |title=Brandon Rozzell til liðs við Stjörnuna |url=https://www.karfan.is/2018/12/brandon-rozzell-til-lids-vid-stjornuna/ |accessdate=24 December 2018 |work=Karfan.is |date=23 December 2018 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> In his Úrvalsdeild debut, Rozzell scored 37 points in Stjarnan's 106–83 win against ÍR.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Bjarni Helgason |title=Rozzell með sýningu í fyrsta leik |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2019/01/06/rozzell_med_syningu_i_fyrsta_leik/ |accessdate=27 January 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=6 January 2019 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> On 17 February 2019, Rozzell scored 30 points in Stjarnan's 84–68 victory against Njarðvík in the Icelandic Cup finals. For his effort he was named the Cup Finals MVP.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Víkingur Goði Sigurðarson |title=Umfjöllun: Stjarnan - Njarðvík 84-68 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari í körfubolta karla 2019 |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2019190219220/umfjollun-stjarnan-njardvik-84-68-stjarnan-bikarmeistari-i-korfubolta-karla-2019 |accessdate=17 February 2019 |work=Vísir.is |date=16 February 2019 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
In August 2019, Rozzell returned to BC Luleå.<ref>{{cite news |title=BC Lulea welcomes back Rozzell, ex Stjarnan |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Iceland/news/591952/BC-Lulea-welcomes-back-Rozzell,-ex-Stjarnan |accessdate=11 August 2019 |work=Eurobasket.com |date=11 August 2019}}</ref> He averaged 21.6 points per game. On August 2, 2020, Rozzell signed with Keravnos of the Cyprus Basketball Division 1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandon Rozzell signs with Keravnos |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/brandon-rozzell-signs-with-keravnos/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 2, 2020 |date=August 2, 2020}}</ref>
==Titles, awards and achievements== ===Titles=== *'''Swedish League champion''': 2017 *'''Icelandic Cup''': 2019
===Awards=== *'''Danish League MVP''': 2016 *'''Swedish League Finals MVP''' 2017 *'''Icelandic Cup MVP''': 2019
===Achievements=== *'''Úrvalsdeild karla scoring champion''': 2019
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/bios/rozzell_brandon_upqi?view=bio VCU Rams bio] at vcuathletics.com *[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Brandon-Rozzell/Summary/18940 Profile] at realgm.com *[http://kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Leikmadur?league_id=190&season_id=103153&player_id=5922393 Icelandic statistics] at Icelandic Basketball Federation *[https://gopsusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/season/2023-24/staff/brandon-rozzell Penn State Nittany Lions profile] *[https://vcuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/brandon-rozzell/1181 VCU Rams coaching profile]
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