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Braden Pierce

Braden Pierce

Team: Villanova
Position: C

Career Averages

ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 1 postseason, 36 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.

GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA Numbers FG% 3P% FT%
37 7.2 1.8 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.8 58.8% 0.0% 45.5%

Plus/minus sample — 2026-2027: 2 games, 34.2 minutes, 133.6 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.

Advanced Stats

Model outputs use a separate game sample from the counting statistics. Model output season: 2026-2027. Plus/minus scope: 2 games.

RAPM Rank Minutes Possessions Model PM Model PM/G Model PM/40
-1.05 2735 34 131 +41 +20.5 +47.9

RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus. Current fits use points per 40 minutes above average; historical artifact units are unverified.

Model Outputs — 2026-2027

Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Adjusted Plus/Minus Adjusted Plus/Minus Unregularized adjusted plus-minus per 40 minutes. More → -78.62 (#3701) -
RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. SE 5.33 | Poss 132 More → -1.05 (#2735) SE 5.33 | Poss 132
RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. Off +0.78 | Def +0.20 More → +0.98 (#726) Off +0.78 | Def +0.20
Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. PM/G +20.5 | PM/40 +47.9 More → +30.68 (#441) PM/G +20.5 | PM/40 +47.9

Shot Chart — 2026-2027

9/18 FG (50.0%), 18 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average (latest season on file)

made missed
100%6/6 30%3/10 0%0/1 0%0/1
FG% by zone: above below league average (zones with 5+ attempts)
1/1 (100.0%), +54.8 vs league1/3 (33.3%), -11.9 vs league0/2 (0.0%), -45.2 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -64.5 vs league3/3 (100.0%), +35.5 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -45.2 vs league1/1 (100.0%), +35.5 vs league2/2 (100.0%), +35.5 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -45.2 vs league1/1 (100.0%), +35.5 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -37.4 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -33.6 vs league
Where the shots come from: a bigger hexagon, more attempts; above below the league's FG% in that zone (2+ attempts)
Zone FGM FGA FG% League FG%+/- % of FGA
Restricted area 6 6 100.0 64.5 +35.5 33.3
Paint (non-RA) 3 10 30.0 45.2 -15.2 55.6
Mid-range left 0 0 - 36.6 - 0.0
Mid-range center 0 0 - 38.6 - 0.0
Mid-range right 0 1 0.0 37.4 -37.4 5.6
Left corner 3 0 0 - 36.5 - 0.0
Right corner 3 0 0 - 36.9 - 0.0
Above-break 3 left 0 0 - 34.1 - 0.0
Above-break 3 center 0 0 - 32.8 - 0.0
Above-break 3 right 0 1 0.0 33.6 -33.6 5.6

Career Stats

ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 1 postseason, 36 regular season. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.

Season League Team GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers FG% 3P% FT% TS% eFG%
2026-2027 NCAAM Charleston 2 17.5 9.0 6.0 3.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 9.0 12.0 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 47.7 50.0
2025-2026 NCAAM Villanova 30 6.5 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.9 66.7% - 60.0% 66.8 66.7
2024-2025 NCAAM Maryland 5 7.2 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.8 4.0 55.6% 0.0% 50.0% 55.8 55.6

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

Game Log — 2026-2027

ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 1 postseason, 36 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.

The latest season's 2 of 37 career games; each season's games are under its link above.

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
2026-11-06vsNewberry WolvesW112-66205-100-10-2653201016.0+8.0
2026-11-02vsSouthern Wesleyan WaW111-55154-80-00-06102188.0+6.6
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