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Brad Branson, a Korac Cup Champion, Passes Away at 67

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A former NBA player in Brad Branson is among the best centers to take his talents to the ACB, including a successful spell at Real Madrid

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Former American basketball player Brad Branson, also of Spanish nationality, who defended for two years the Real Madrid T-shirt, with which he won the Korac Cup, and for six seasons that of Pamesa Valencia, died this Tuesday at 67 years. The expívot was chosen in the 45th position of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons, so he ended up leaving the Italian League's Sacramora Rimini. It was not until 1982 that he debuted in the NBA with Cleve…

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Brad Branson, a legendary American pivot who played in Spain in Real Madrid (1986-1988) and Pamesa Valencia (1988-1994), has died at 67.

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Former American player Brad Branson, winner of a Korac Cup with Real Madrid and the first major star of Valencia Basket, has died at 67 years of age, as confirmed on Wednesday by sources of the club 'tónja'.

Brad Branson died at 67 last Monday. A sad news for basketball fans, even more so for the fans of Valencia Basket. Talking about him is making him the first big star in the history of the club. His impact went beyond the big numbers he left on the track. His performance, his charisma, his involvement, made this American who came from Real Madrid to the Fonteta in 1988 - the second season in the ACB of the Valencians - , the franchise player of a…

He cries basketball this Wednesday after Brad Branson's death at age 67. Whoever was a player of Pamesa Valencia between 1988 and 1994 has been forever marked in the collective memory of the tonja fans. In the six seasons he defended today's elastic Valencia Basket averaged 23.4 points and 9.1 rebounds on average. Spectacular numbers for the American with a Spanish passport (married with a Spanish woman) who also ranks eighth in the list of play…

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Hoops Wire broke the news in on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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