Jaden Braden

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Jaden Braden
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Hometown:
    Natchitoches, La.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Previous School:
    Natchitoches Central HS
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    13.0
  • fg %
    44.9
  • 3pt %
    28.0
  • ft %
    70.3
  • reb/g
    2.2
  • a/g
    3.8
Bio

Prior to Centenary: Attended Natchitoches Central High School ... 2x District 1-5A honorable mention ... 5A Stare runner up ... Chief council ... Principal List ... A- honor roll

Personal: Parents are Gary Braden Sr. and Shondrika Johnson

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 16
Games started 27 16
Minutes 866 523
Minutes per game 32.1 32.7
FG 136-303 91-198
FG Pct 44.9 46.0
3PT 14-50 6-26
3PT Pct 28.0 23.1
FT 64-91 48-68
FT Pct 70.3 70.6
Off rebounds 8 6
Def rebounds 51 31
Total rebounds 59 37
Rebounds per game 2.2 2.3
Personal fouls 64 35
Disqualifications 3 0
Assists 103 74
Turnovers 63 41
Assist to turnover ratio 1.6 1.8
Steals 24 18
Blocks 1 1
Points 350 236
Points per game 13.0 14.8
Points per 40.0 min 16.2 18.0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 13 Hendrix W, 84-57
Feb 14 Ozarks (Ark.) L, 68-61
Feb 20 at Colorado Col. L, 81-62
Feb 22 at St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 75-63
Feb 27 vs. Colorado Col. W, 65-53
Feb 28 vs. St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 64-34
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 28 at Tulane L, 95-66 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Berry L, 77-55 1 35 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 8 vs. Pfeiffer L, 78-77 1 24 3-12 25.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Nov 14 East Tex. Baptist L, 73-67 1 38 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 15
Nov 18 Arlington Baptist L, 74-71 1 35 5-9 55.6 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Nov 25 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 83-62 1 23 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 7
Dec 2 at LeTourneau L, 63-62 1 33 6-10 60.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 13
Dec 9 at East Tex. Baptist W, 64-62 1 34 4-8 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 12 at Howard Payne L, 103-82 1 35 7-14 50.0 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 17
Dec 19 Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 91-75 1 21 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 30 at Grambling L, 90-58 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 LeTourneau L, 80-75 1 37 8-13 61.5 0-1 0.0 7-13 53.8 23
Jan 9 at McMurry W, 94-89 1 38 6-11 54.5 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 15
Jan 11 at Schreiner L, 68-65 1 31 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 16 at Austin W, 68-63 1 36 5-12 41.7 0-1 0.0 9-12 75.0 19
Jan 17 at Dallas L, 68-63 1 28 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 20 Howard Payne W, 94-64 1 31 8-11 72.7 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.0 18
Jan 23 Concordia (Texas) L, 82-77 1 38 4-11 36.4 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 30 Austin W, 71-68 1 39 8-15 53.3 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 18
Jan 31 Dallas W, 66-60 1 31 11-22 50.0 1-1 100.0 3-5 60.0 26
Feb 3 Texas Lutheran W, 67-64 1 32 9-19 47.4 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 23
Feb 6 at Hendrix W, 74-51 1 28 5-12 41.7 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 10
Feb 7 at Ozarks (Ark.) W, 62-60 1 31 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 5-5 100.0 13
Feb 13 Hendrix W, 84-57 1 28 7-15 46.7 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 18
Feb 14 Ozarks (Ark.) L, 68-61 1 33 6-17 35.3 0-3 0.0 4-7 57.1 16
Feb 20 at Colorado Col. L, 81-62 1 33 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 7
Feb 22 at St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 75-63 1 27 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 27 vs. Colorado Col. W, 65-53 1 36 5-13 38.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Feb 28 vs. St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 64-34 1 31 3-13 23.1 1-5 20.0 3-3 100.0 10
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 28 at Tulane L, 95-66 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Berry L, 77-55 1 35 0 2 2 1 4 0 0
Nov 8 vs. Pfeiffer L, 78-77 1 24 0 1 1 2 1 2 0
Nov 14 East Tex. Baptist L, 73-67 1 38 0 4 4 2 4 1 0
Nov 18 Arlington Baptist L, 74-71 1 35 1 1 2 3 4 0 0
Nov 25 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 83-62 1 23 1 1 2 2 2 0 0
Dec 2 at LeTourneau L, 63-62 1 33 0 0 0 3 4 3 0
Dec 9 at East Tex. Baptist W, 64-62 1 34 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Dec 12 at Howard Payne L, 103-82 1 35 0 4 4 4 3 1 0
Dec 19 Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 91-75 1 21 0 1 1 3 0 0 0
Dec 30 at Grambling L, 90-58 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 LeTourneau L, 80-75 1 37 0 4 4 5 0 0 1
Jan 9 at McMurry W, 94-89 1 38 0 1 1 9 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Schreiner L, 68-65 1 31 0 1 1 2 1 1 0
Jan 16 at Austin W, 68-63 1 36 1 3 4 5 2 1 0
Jan 17 at Dallas L, 68-63 1 28 0 1 1 3 3 1 0
Jan 20 Howard Payne W, 94-64 1 31 0 6 6 7 2 1 0
Jan 23 Concordia (Texas) L, 82-77 1 38 0 1 1 5 5 1 0
Jan 30 Austin W, 71-68 1 39 0 3 3 4 2 0 0
Jan 31 Dallas W, 66-60 1 31 3 4 7 6 1 3 0
Feb 3 Texas Lutheran W, 67-64 1 32 0 1 1 6 3 0 0
Feb 6 at Hendrix W, 74-51 1 28 0 0 0 6 1 3 0
Feb 7 at Ozarks (Ark.) W, 62-60 1 31 0 1 1 5 4 1 0
Feb 13 Hendrix W, 84-57 1 28 1 6 7 4 2 2 0
Feb 14 Ozarks (Ark.) L, 68-61 1 33 1 3 4 5 5 1 0
Feb 20 at Colorado Col. L, 81-62 1 33 0 2 2 3 4 0 0
Feb 22 at St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 75-63 1 27 0 0 0 3 4 1 0
Feb 27 vs. Colorado Col. W, 65-53 1 36 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Feb 28 vs. St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 64-34 1 31 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 28 at Tulane L, 95-66 - - - -
Nov 7 at Berry L, 77-55 1 2 0 0.3
Nov 8 vs. Pfeiffer L, 78-77 1 3 0 2.0
Nov 14 East Tex. Baptist L, 73-67 1 0 - 0.5
Nov 18 Arlington Baptist L, 74-71 1 5 1 0.8
Nov 25 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 83-62 1 2 0 1.0
Dec 2 at LeTourneau L, 63-62 1 3 0 0.8
Dec 9 at East Tex. Baptist W, 64-62 1 3 0 -
Dec 12 at Howard Payne L, 103-82 1 5 1 1.3
Dec 19 Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 91-75 1 5 1 -
Dec 30 at Grambling L, 90-58 - - - -
Jan 2 LeTourneau L, 80-75 1 1 0 -
Jan 9 at McMurry W, 94-89 1 1 0 -
Jan 11 at Schreiner L, 68-65 1 2 0 2.0
Jan 16 at Austin W, 68-63 1 2 - 2.5
Jan 17 at Dallas L, 68-63 1 3 0 1.0
Jan 20 Howard Payne W, 94-64 1 0 0 3.5
Jan 23 Concordia (Texas) L, 82-77 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 30 Austin W, 71-68 1 1 0 2.0
Jan 31 Dallas W, 66-60 1 1 0 6.0
Feb 3 Texas Lutheran W, 67-64 1 2 - 2.0
Feb 6 at Hendrix W, 74-51 1 2 0 6.0
Feb 7 at Ozarks (Ark.) W, 62-60 1 3 0 1.3
Feb 13 Hendrix W, 84-57 1 2 0 2.0
Feb 14 Ozarks (Ark.) L, 68-61 1 4 0 1.0
Feb 20 at Colorado Col. L, 81-62 1 1 0 0.8
Feb 22 at St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 75-63 1 4 0 0.8
Feb 27 vs. Colorado Col. W, 65-53 1 3 0 2.0
Feb 28 vs. St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 64-34 1 1 0 2.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2025-26 27 32.1 5.0-11.2 0.5-1.9 2.4-3.4 13.0
Total 27 32.1 5.0-11.2 0.5-1.9 2.4-3.4 13.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2025-26 27 27 866 136-303 44.9 14-50 28.0 64-91 70.3 350
Total 27 27 866 136-303 44.9 14-50 28.0 64-91 70.3 350
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2025-26 27 866 32.1 6.3-14.0 0.6-2.3 28.0 3.0-4.2 16.2
Total 27 866 32.1 6.3-14.0 0.6-2.3 28.0 3.0-4.2 16.2
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2025-26 27 0.3 1.9 2.2 3.8 2.3 0.9 0.0
Total 27 0.3 1.9 2.2 3.8 2.3 0.9 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2025-26 27 27 8 51 59 103 63 24 1
Total 27 27 8 51 59 103 63 24 1
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2025-26 27 0.4 2.4 2.7 4.8 2.9 1.1 0.0
Total 27 0.4 2.4 2.7 4.8 2.9 1.1 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 27 32.1 5.0-11.2 0.5-1.9 2.4-3.4 13.0
Conference 16 32.7 5.7-12.4 0.4-1.6 3.0-4.2 14.8
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 33.0 6.5-13.3 0.6-2.0 2.8-4.3 16.5
Away 13 31.7 4.1-9.2 0.4-1.5 2.2-3.0 10.7
Neutral 3 30.3 3.7-12.7 0.7-3.0 1.7-1.7 9.7
Result
Wins 11 33.1 6.5-13.2 0.6-1.9 2.7-3.6 16.5
Losses 16 31.4 4.0-9.9 0.4-1.8 2.1-3.2 10.6
Month
November 5 31.0 3.4-8.6 0.4-1.6 1.8-2.6 9.0
December 4 30.8 4.5-8.8 0.8-2.0 1.0-1.5 10.8
January 9 34.3 6.2-12.3 0.7-1.4 3.1-4.8 16.2
February 9 31.0 5.0-12.7 0.3-2.3 2.6-3.2 12.9
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 27 866 136-303 44.9 14-50 28.0 64-91 70.3 350
Conference 16 16 523 91-198 46.0 6-26 23.1 48-68 70.6 236
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 11 11 363 72-146 49.3 7-22 31.8 31-47 66.0 182
Away 13 13 412 53-119 44.5 5-19 26.3 28-39 71.8 139
Neutral 3 3 91 11-38 28.9 2-9 22.2 5-5 100.0 29
Result
Wins 11 11 364 72-145 49.7 7-21 33.3 30-40 75.0 181
Losses 16 16 502 64-158 40.5 7-29 24.1 34-51 66.7 169
Month
November 5 5 155 17-43 39.5 2-8 25.0 9-13 69.2 45
December 4 4 123 18-35 51.4 3-8 37.5 4-6 66.7 43
January 9 9 309 56-111 50.5 6-13 46.2 28-43 65.1 146
February 9 9 279 45-114 39.5 3-21 14.3 23-29 79.3 116
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 866 32.1 6.3-14.0 0.6-2.3 28.0 3.0-4.2 16.2
Conference 16 523 32.7 7.0-15.1 0.5-2.0 23.1 3.7-5.2 18.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 363 33.0 7.9-16.1 0.8-2.4 31.8 3.4-5.2 20.1
Away 13 412 31.7 5.1-11.6 0.5-1.8 26.3 2.7-3.8 13.5
Neutral 3 91 30.3 4.8-16.7 0.9-4.0 22.2 2.2-2.2 12.7
Result
Wins 11 364 33.1 7.9-15.9 0.8-2.3 33.3 3.3-4.4 19.9
Losses 16 502 31.4 5.1-12.6 0.6-2.3 24.1 2.7-4.1 13.5
Month
November 5 155 31.0 4.4-11.1 0.5-2.1 25.0 2.3-3.4 11.6
December 4 123 30.8 5.9-11.4 1.0-2.6 37.5 1.3-2.0 14.0
January 9 309 34.3 7.2-14.4 0.8-1.7 46.2 3.6-5.6 18.9
February 9 279 31.0 6.5-16.3 0.4-3.0 14.3 3.3-4.2 16.6
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 27 0.3 1.9 2.2 3.8 2.3 0.9 0.0
Conference 16 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.6 2.6 1.1 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 0.5 3.1 3.6 4.5 2.5 0.8 0.1
Away 13 0.2 1.2 1.4 3.6 2.5 1.0 0.0
Neutral 3 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.0
Result
Wins 11 0.5 2.3 2.7 5.0 1.6 1.1 0.0
Losses 16 0.2 1.6 1.8 3.0 2.8 0.8 0.1
Month
November 5 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.0 3.0 0.6 0.0
December 4 0.0 1.3 1.3 2.8 1.8 1.3 0.0
January 9 0.4 2.7 3.1 5.1 1.8 0.9 0.1
February 9 0.2 1.4 1.7 4.0 2.8 0.9 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 27 27 8 51 59 103 63 24 1
Conference 16 16 6 31 37 74 41 18 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 11 6 34 40 50 28 9 1
Away 13 13 2 16 18 47 32 13 0
Neutral 3 3 0 1 1 6 3 2 0
Result
Wins 11 11 5 25 30 55 18 12 0
Losses 16 16 3 26 29 48 45 12 1
Month
November 5 5 2 9 11 10 15 3 0
December 4 4 0 5 5 11 7 5 0
January 9 9 4 24 28 46 16 8 1
February 9 9 2 13 15 36 25 8 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 27 0.4 2.4 2.7 4.8 2.9 1.1 0.0
Conference 16 0.5 2.4 2.8 5.7 3.1 1.4 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 0.7 3.7 4.4 5.5 3.1 1.0 0.1
Away 13 0.2 1.6 1.7 4.6 3.1 1.3 0.0
Neutral 3 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.6 1.3 0.9 0.0
Result
Wins 11 0.5 2.7 3.3 6.0 2.0 1.3 0.0
Losses 16 0.2 2.1 2.3 3.8 3.6 1.0 0.1
Month
November 5 0.5 2.3 2.8 2.6 3.9 0.8 0.0
December 4 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.6 2.3 1.6 0.0
January 9 0.5 3.1 3.6 6.0 2.1 1.0 0.1
February 9 0.3 1.9 2.2 5.2 3.6 1.1 0.0
News mentions
The Gents' season ended on Saturday in the SCAC Tournament semifinals. PHOTO: SCAC
  • Article
  • February 28, 2026
Gents' Season Ends In SCAC Tournament Semifinals To Nationally-Ranked Celts

The Centenary men's basketball team had its season come to an end on Saturday as the Gents fell 64-34 to the nationally-ranked University of St. Thomas Celts in the first semifinal of the 2026 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament on the Hendrix College campus at Cliff Garrison Court inside Grove Gymnasium.

  • February 28, 2026
Three Gents Earn All-SCAC Honors
  • Article
  • February 28, 2026
Three Gents Earn All-SCAC Honors

Senior G Quentin Beverly (Katy, Texas), freshman G Jaden Braden (Natchitoches, La.), and freshman G/F Kane Broussard (Iowa, La.) were all named to the 2026 All-SCAC Team, it was announced on Saturday. 

  • February 28, 2026
Gents Set To Make Home Debut On Friday Night Versus ETBU
  • Article
  • November 13, 2025
Gents Set To Make Home Debut On Friday Night Versus ETBU

The Centenary men's basketball team opens its home schedule on Friday night with a non-conference contest versus the East Texas Baptist University Tigers set for 7 PM inside the Gold Dome.

  • November 13, 2025
Gents Fall At Berry In Season Opener
  • Article
  • November 07, 2025
Gents Fall At Berry In Season Opener

The Centenary men's basketball team fell 77-55 to the Berry College Vikings on Friday night in the season opener for both teams and a non-conference contest as part of the Viking Tip-Off Classic inside the Cage Center.

  • November 07, 2025