Norfolk State University Athletics

2007-08 (Sophomore Year)
Played in 30 games, starting 26…averaged 5.0 points per game…tied for the team-lead with his 5.7 rebounds-per-game average…had a team-high 73 offensive rebounds (2.4 per game)…ranked 13th in the MEAC in total rebounds and fifth in offensive rebounds…shot 59 percent from the floor overall and 61 percent in MEAC games, tops on the team in both areas…blocked 17 shots, second on the squad…scored in double figures three times…had 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting, snared seven rebounds and blocked two shots against North Carolina Central (1-7-08)…tallied four points, seven rebounds and two blocks in the next game against Coppin State (1-12-08)…named MEAC Rookie of the Week for Jan. 14…had a career-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting at Florida A&M (2-11-08)…also grabbed seven rebounds in that game…followed that up with six points and eight rebounds in the win over Delaware State (2-14-08) to earn MEAC Rookie of the Week honors for Feb. 16…had 12 points and nine rebounds in a season-high 34 minutes at Winston-Salem State (2-25-08)…corralled a career-high 11 rebounds at North Carolina A&T (3-6-08)…finished with seven rebounds in both of NSU’s MEAC Tournament games…blocked a career-high four shots in the tournament loss to Coppin State (3-14-08).

2006-07 (Freshman Year)
Attended NSU but sat out the season.

High School
Lettered three years…was a two-year starter…averaged 13 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks per game as a senior in 2005-06…led the team in rebounding that year and was named to the All-North Carolina private schools first team…helped Laurinburg to the state private charter school championship as a junior and senior…team won the national private charter school title his junior season.

Personal
Brandon Lavone Monroe was born on June 5, 1987…son of Nancy and James Monroe…undecided on a major…wants to play professional basketball.