WKU Basketball: How Will Jordan Brangers Fit In?

The most recent addition to WKU basketball’s recruiting class of 2017 is one that is sure to bring experience as well as sharp shooting…

The most recent addition to WKU basketball’s recruiting class of 2017 is one that is sure to bring experience as well as sharp shooting from behind the arc. Before we see how he could fit in with WKU, let’s meet JUCO All-American Jordan Brangers.

Jordan Brangers is a 6'2 guard from Radcliff, KY who has been quite a star at the JUCO level playing at South Plains College in Texas. This past season, he average 20.9 points per game while shooting 46.2% from deep. His hot 3-point shooting helped him break former Ole Miss star and JUCO product Marshall Henderson’s 3-point record with 151 made triples. He was recently listed to the first team on the NJCAA All-American team and he is also listed as the #3 JUCO prospect in the entire country.

He was initially committed and signed to play at Texas Tech but due to the declining health of his grandmother who is back home in Kentucky, he asked out of his NLI so he could attend a school that would be closer to his family at home.

So how could he fit in at WKU?

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Considering Brangers has spent two years at the JUCO level sharpening his skills, he could provide more initial experience and poise than some of the talented yet young freshman guards that will also be joining the Hilltoppers next season. As good as a 3-point shooter he is, Stansbury will probably give him as much of a green light to shoot from deep as he did with grad transfer Pancake Thomas last season.

I honestly see him being to WKU next season what Trency Jackson was to the Toppers a few seasons ago. Jackson, who spent some time at the JUCO level and Texas Tech before landing at WKU, provided some much needed experience to that squad and hit some major 3-point shots like this beautiful gem from the good ol’ Fun Belt days.

Brangers’ shooting abilities should help WKU in big ways next season. I’m not entirely sure if he would be a starter with all the young talent coming in or be a 6th man kind of guy coming off the bench and making an impact but either way, Stansbury will use his shooting abilities to the fullest.

While it’s still rather early to predict exactly how Brangers will be used, one thing you can count on from him is sharp shooting and experience on a team that will have a lot of talent but still a few question marks.