STATISTICS & HISTORY
Bob Brannum attended the University of Kentucky and Michigan State University before he turned professional in 1948. His first three seasons with the Sheboygan Redskins were unique because each was played in a different league: National Basketball League (1948-49), National Basketball Association (1949-50) and the National Professional Basketball League (1950-51). Brannum quickly established himself as a strong rebounder and aggressive defender and capable scorer. In his final season with Sheboygan, Brannum was selected first-team NPBL center and posted a league-leading 19 points per game scoring average. Brannum spent the next four seasons with the Boston Celtics before he retired as a player in 1955. He later coached basketball at Norwich University, Kenyon College and Brandeis University where he won a school-record 204 games.
| BOB BRANNUM | Height: | 6:06 | Weight: | 220 | College: | Kentucky’47/Michigan State’48 | |||||
| Robert Warren Brannum | Born: May 28, 1925 | Died: Feb 5, 2005 | Hometown: | Winfield, Kn. | |||||||
| Twin Brother of Clarence Brannum | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1943-44 | Kentucky | College | 21 | 99 | 56 | 254 | 12.1 | ||||
| 1944-46 | US Army | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Kentucky | College | 29 | 49 | 27 | 125 | 4.3 | ||||
| 1947-48 | Michigan State | College | 22 | 124 | 96 | 344 | 15.6 | 332 | |||
| .6631948-49 | Sheboygan | NBL | 64 | 169 | 169 | 261 | .648 | 507 | 7.9 | ||
| 1949-50 | Sheboygan | NBA | 59 | 234 | 245 | 355 | .690 | 205 | 713 | 12.1 | |
| 1950-51 | Sheboygan | NPBL | 37 | 242 | 220 | 332 | .663 | 704 | 19.0 | ||
| 1951-52 | Boston | NBA | 66 | 149 | 107 | 171 | .626 | 76 | 405 | 6.1 | |
| 1952-53 | Boston | NBA | 71 | 188 | 110 | 185 | .595 | 147 | 486 | 6.8 | |
| 1953-54 | Boston | NBA | 71 | 140 | 129 | 206 | .626 | 144 | 409 | 5.8 | |
| 1954-55 | Boston | NBA | 73 | 182 | 94 | 132 | .712 | 127 | 458 | 6.3 | |
| Major League Totals | 441 | 1304 | 1074 | 1642 | ,654 | 3682 | 8.3 | ||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1948-49 | Sheboygan | NBL | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 29 | 14.5 | ||
| 1949-50 | Sheboygan | NBA | 3 | 15 | 13 | 20 | .650 | 11 | 43 | 14.3 | |
| 1951-52 | Boston | NBA | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | |
| 1952-53 | Boston | NBA | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | .636 | 10 | 31 | 5.2 | |
| 1953-54 | Boston | NBA | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 10 | 28 | 4.7 | |
| 1954-55 | Boston | NBA | 7 | 26 | 11 | 19 | .579 | 13 | 63 | 9.0 | |
| Major League Totals | 27 | 79 | 45 | 75 | .600
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203 | 7.5 | ||||