Brandon Neel

Brandon Neel (born December 7, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Tri-City Tide of The Basketball League.^[1] He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has played for South Plains College, Midwestern State Mustangs and La Salle High School (Cincinnati, Ohio).^[2][3][4]

Brandon Neel

Neel in 2022
No. 23 – Tri-City Tide
Position	Shooting guard
League	The Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1992-12-07) December 7, 1992 (age 32) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	La Salle (Cincinnati, Ohio) Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia)
College	South Plains (2012–2015) Wright State (2015) Midwestern State (2016–2018)
NBA draft	2018: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2020	Moncton Magic
2020-2021	Neptune Basketball Club
2021-2022	Buras Guaymas
2022	Kentucky Enforcers
2024-2025	Tri-City Tide
Career highlights
Second-team All-Lone Star (2018) Honorable mention All-Lone Star (2017)

Early life and college career

Neel was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Neel attended La Salle High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) where he averaged 14.6 points per game. Neel led La Salle to a 28–2 record and the 2011 state championship. In 2011, Neel was The Enquirer Division I player of the year and was named the most outstanding player in the state tournament.^{[5][4][6][7][3]}

Neel started his college career with the South Plains College Texans, where he averaged 10.1 points per game to go along with 5.7 rebounds per game. Neel played for Midwestern State University from 2016 to 2018. In his final two years, Neel averaged 18.8 points per game to go along with 5.8 rebounds per game.^[8][9]

Professional career

In 2019, Neel was signed by the Moncton Magic for the 2019-2020 for the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada).^{[10][2][11] [12]}

In 2020, Neel was signed by Neptune Basketball Club for the 2020–2021 season in the Super League (Ireland)^[13]

In 2021, Neel was signed by Buras Guaymas for the 2021 season in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico. Neel averaged 22.3 points per game to go along with 5.7 rebounds per game.^[14]

In 2022, Neel was signed by the Kentucky Enforcers for the 2022 season of The Basketball League (TBL). Neel averaged 13 points per game to go along with 4 rebounds per game.^[15]

In 2024, Neel signed with the Tri-City Tide for the 2024–2025 season of The Basketball League .^[1]