PTS 12 at Miami, 3-2-02
MIN 27 at Syracuse, 1-26-02
FGM 5 at Miami, 3-2-02
FGA 8 at Providence, 2-9-02
3FGM 2 vs Villanova, 1-15-02
3FGA 4 vs Villanova, 1-15-02
FTM 2 vs Northeastern, 11-29-01
2 vs Murray State, 12-7-01
2 vs Western Michigan, 12-12-01
2 vs Seton Hall, 1-5-02
2 at Miami, 3-2-02
FTA 4 at Virginia, 12-1-01
4 vs Murray State, 12-7-01
4 at Connecticut, 1-10-02
REB 6 at Villanova, 1-30-02
AST 6 vs East Carolina, 11-27-01
6 vs Radford, 12-15-01
BS 1 vs Western Michigan, 12-12-01
1 at Boston College, 1-20-02
1 vs Boston College, 2-6-02
1 vs Rutgers, 2-27-02
STL 2 vs Murray State, 12-7-01
2 at Miami, 3-2-02
Returning player who will challenge for starting point guard job this fall ... Outstanding passer who also is an excellent shooter ... Strong at distributing the ball and running the offense ... Good defensive player who fits well in the Virginia Tech scheme of pressure defense ... Team leader.
2001-02: Appeared in 26 games for the Hokies, starting five times ... Scored the winning points in the win over VMI ... Suffered a broken hand on Nov. 6 ... Missed the first game of the season ... Returned to action on Nov. 20 in the win over Rhode Island, playing 10 minutes ... Had six assists in the win over East Carolina ... Re-fractured his hand in the loss to Murray State and missed the Wisconsin-Milwaukee game, but returned to action in the loss to Western Michigan ... Had six assists in a season-high 26 minutes of playing time in the win over Radford ... Came off the bench with 10 points in the home loss to Villanova ... Grabbed a career-high six rebounds and led the Hokies with five assists in the loss at Villanova ... Came off the bench with four assists in the loss at Providence ... Had his best game of the season with a career-high 12 points and four assists in the season-ending loss at #22 Miami, shooting five of seven from the field.
Community College: Started at the point for Hagerstown Community College in Maryland ... Averaged 15.3 ppg and 5.4 assists for coach Jim Brown ... MVP as a sopohomore ... All-Maryland C.C. ... All-tournament and tournament MVP at the conference tournament as a sophomore ... Region IV All-tournament ... Originally attended Butler J.C. in Kansas, but did not play basketball ... Redshirted first year at Hagerstown.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at Cardoza H.S. in Washington, D.C. ... Team MVP as a senior ... All-DCIAA West and All-Met selection ... Honorable mention All-American as a senior.
Personal: Eric J. Branham ... Born November 12, 1978, in Washington, D.C. ... Son of Alvin and Lisa Branham ... Majoring in psychology.
Branham's Career Statistics
| YEAR | G-GS | FGM-Att | Pct | 3PTM-Att | Pct | FTM-Att | Pct | Reb | Avg | A | BK | S | TP | Avg |
| 01-02 | 26-5 | 36-108 | .333 | 9-41 | .220 | 18-36 | .500 | 65 | 2.5 | 65 | 4 | 15 | 99 | 3.8 |
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