Cowboy Basketball signs stat sheet stuffer Brantley
May 18, 2024 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma State added scoring punch to its men's basketball roster with the signing of combo guard Khalil Brantley.
The 6-foot-1 rising senior has been La Salle's leading scorer in each of the past two seasons. He put up 15.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 2023-24 while ranking fifth on the Atlantic 10 leaderboard in both assists (4.2) and steals (1.5).
"Khalil gives us another veteran playmaker for our backcourt," OSU head coach Steve Lutz said. "He's not only a talented scorer and distributor but also a tough, hard-nosed defender who isn't afraid to get in there and fight for rebounds. I've enjoyed getting to know him and his family and look forward to welcoming them to ours."
Brantley rarely left the floor for La Salle, averaging just under 36 points per game on his way to Philadelphia All-Big 5 status. He was one of only seven players nationally who averaged the combo of 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.5 steals. He also knocked down 103 free throws on 76.3% accuracy and 47 three-point field goals.
Brantley reached double-figures 25 times in 32 games with a career-high 30 points in a November win over Southern Indiana. Later that month he clocked all 55 minutes in a triple-overtime game against Temple and finished with 29 points and 14 boards.
Prior to La Salle, Brantley was a standout performer in the New York City Public Schools league, averaging 34.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a high school junior while leading Boys and Girls High School to the Brooklyn Class AA Division title. He earned offers from a handful of high major programs, including Oklahoma State, but fell off the recruiting radar his senior year when the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered high school basketball programs around the state.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brantley transferred to Our Savior Lutheran School in the Bronx for his senior year and played a national schedule through the Grind Session.
Brantley is the seventh Division I transfer to sign with OSU this spring and the eighth member of the 2024 recruiting class, joining Abou Ousmane (6-10, F, Xavier), Brandon Newman (6-5, G, Western Kentucky), Devante "Devo" Davis (6-4, G, Arkansas), Arturto Dean (5-11, G, FIU), Robert Jennings (6-7, F, Texas Tech) and Marchelus "Chi Chi" Avery (6-7, F, UCF). PHHoenix Prep guard Jeremiah Johnson signed last fall.
The 6-foot-1 rising senior has been La Salle's leading scorer in each of the past two seasons. He put up 15.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 2023-24 while ranking fifth on the Atlantic 10 leaderboard in both assists (4.2) and steals (1.5).
"Khalil gives us another veteran playmaker for our backcourt," OSU head coach Steve Lutz said. "He's not only a talented scorer and distributor but also a tough, hard-nosed defender who isn't afraid to get in there and fight for rebounds. I've enjoyed getting to know him and his family and look forward to welcoming them to ours."
Brantley rarely left the floor for La Salle, averaging just under 36 points per game on his way to Philadelphia All-Big 5 status. He was one of only seven players nationally who averaged the combo of 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.5 steals. He also knocked down 103 free throws on 76.3% accuracy and 47 three-point field goals.
Brantley reached double-figures 25 times in 32 games with a career-high 30 points in a November win over Southern Indiana. Later that month he clocked all 55 minutes in a triple-overtime game against Temple and finished with 29 points and 14 boards.
Prior to La Salle, Brantley was a standout performer in the New York City Public Schools league, averaging 34.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a high school junior while leading Boys and Girls High School to the Brooklyn Class AA Division title. He earned offers from a handful of high major programs, including Oklahoma State, but fell off the recruiting radar his senior year when the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered high school basketball programs around the state.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brantley transferred to Our Savior Lutheran School in the Bronx for his senior year and played a national schedule through the Grind Session.
Brantley is the seventh Division I transfer to sign with OSU this spring and the eighth member of the 2024 recruiting class, joining Abou Ousmane (6-10, F, Xavier), Brandon Newman (6-5, G, Western Kentucky), Devante "Devo" Davis (6-4, G, Arkansas), Arturto Dean (5-11, G, FIU), Robert Jennings (6-7, F, Texas Tech) and Marchelus "Chi Chi" Avery (6-7, F, UCF). PHHoenix Prep guard Jeremiah Johnson signed last fall.
