Adrian Branch
College Basketball Analyst
Adrian Branch
Adrian Branch joined ESPN in 2007 as a college basketball analyst. He is a former guard/forward who was drafted in the second round in 1985 out of the University of Maryland by the Chicago Bulls.
During his four seasons in the NBA, Branch played for the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won the 1987 NBA championship, as well as the New Jersey Nets, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
After his NBA career, Branch spent time playing in Europe for teams in Australia, Spain, France, Israel and Turkey. He has since devoted much of his time to speaking with students, youth groups and collegiate and professional sports teams. He has been considered one of the top 10 most requested speakers for school assemblies and youth organizations.
In 2004, the Charlotte Bobcats named him television color analyst for the team’s 60 games on Carolinas Sports Entertainment Television. Before that, he was a studio analyst and college basketball analyst for Comcast Sportsnet in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He also appeared on Wizards Post Game Live as a commentator for the Washington Wizards.
One of the highlights of his broadcast career was as an analyst at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C., during Maryland’s championship season in 2001-02.
Branch, named an ACC Legend in 2004, attended Maryland and was the third all-time leading scorer during his time there, which included a run to the ACC championship in 1984. He averaged 16.4 points and 74.8 percent on free throws through four seasons with the Terps. In his senior season of 1984-85, he had career highs of 671 points 45 steals in 37 games. He also was a two-time All-America honorable mention and led the Terps to the Sweet 16 in 1984 and 1985.
Branch played high school basketball at the same time as Michael Jordan, and the two played together in the McDonald’s All-American game, for which Branch received the MVP award.
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