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Brandon may refer to:

Names and people[link]

• Brandon (given name), a male given name
• Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins

Places[link]

Australia[link]

• Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales
• Brandon, Queensland, a small town just south of Townsville
• Centro Brandon Park, a sub regional shopping centre located in Wheelers Hill, Victoria

Canada[link]

• Brandon, Manitoba

France[link]

• Brandon, Saône-et-Loire

Ireland[link]

• Brandon, County Kerry
• Mount Brandon, a mountain overlooking the village
• Brandon Bay, the bay overlooked by the village
• Brandon Creek, County Kerry
• Brandon Hill, a hill between Graiguenamana and Inistoige, Co. Kilkenny.

United Kingdom[link]

• Brandon, Lincolnshire, England
• Brandon, Northumberland, England
• Brandon, Suffolk, England
• Brandon, Warwickshire, England
• Brandon, County Durham, England
• Brandon Castle, England
• Brandon Hill, Bristol, England

United States[link]

• Brandon Corner, California
• Brandon, Colorado
• Brandon, Florida
• Brandon, Iowa
• Brandon Township, Michigan
• Brandon, Minnesota
• Brandon Township, Minnesota
• Brandon, Mississippi
• Brandon, New York
• Brandon, South Dakota
• Brandon, Texas
• Brandon, Vermont
• Brandon, Wisconsin
• Lower Brandon Plantation, Virginia
• Upper Brandon Plantation, Virginia

Other[link]

• Brandon, the name of the dog in the American television series Punky Brewster
• Ulmus americana 'Brandon', an elm cultivar
• Brandon Railroad, Nebraska, United States
• HMCS Brandon, several warships

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "Brandon"
• Brendon
• Brendon (disambiguation)

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Brandon Flowers
Background information
Birth name	Brandon Richard Flowers
Born	(1981-06-21) June 21, 1981 (age 31)
Origin	Henderson, Nevada, United States
Genres	Indie rock, Alternative rock, Heartland rock, Post-punk revival
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, piano, bass, guitar
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Island, Vertigo, Marrakesh
Associated acts	The Killers
Website	brandonflowersmusic.com
Notable instruments
microKORG XL Nord Lead 2 Fender Jazz Bass

Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician, best known as the frontman of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. He has also released a solo album titled Flamingo.

Early life[link]

Flowers, the youngest of six children, was born on June 21, 1981, in Henderson, Nevada, to Terry Flowers and Jean Flowers (née Barlow).^[1] His older siblings are his brother Shane and four sisters April, Shelly, Amy and Stephanie.^[1] His family lived in Henderson until Flowers was eight, when they moved to Payson, Utah, for two years before moving to Nephi, Utah, at which time he was in the 6th grade.^[2] Flowers lived in Nephi until his junior year at Juab High School. He moved to Las Vegas to live with his aunt and graduated from Chaparral High School in 1999.^[2][3][4]

Career[link]

The Killers (2001–present)[link]

Brandon Flowers responded to an ad that Dave Keuning had placed in the paper in late 2001 whereupon they became The Killers. After several short-lived bassists and drummers, Flowers and Keuning were joined by bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci and the line up became official in August 2002.^[4]

On July 4, 2010, The Killers were invited to headline the "Salute to the Military" USO Concert at the White House by President Obama. They performed 'God Bless America' and favorites from their catalogue.^[5]

Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright wrote a song about Flowers called "Tulsa" for his fifth album Release the Stars. Wainwright has stated in numerous interviews that it was inspired by their first meeting in a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to Wainwright, Flowers was "very flattered and somewhat bashful" about this tribute.^[6]

Flowers has performed with Coldplay, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Pet Shop Boys, Lady Gaga, Fran Healy (of Travis), Andy Summers (of The Police), New Order, Bright Eyes, amongst others. Sir Elton John has listed Flowers as one of his top-five heroes while editing The Independent's World Aids Day special edition.^[7][8]

Flamingo (2010)[link]

Flamingo was released September 6 in the UK and Ireland and September 14 in the US and Canada.^[9] The first single from Flamingo, "Crossfire", was released on June 21 (Flowers' birthday). The video for "Crossfire" was released on July 8 and includes Charlize Theron. As of November 2011, the video has more than 10 million views on YouTube. The album made the Top 10 Albums of 2010 list on UpVenue.com.^[10]

Flamingo charted in the UK on September 12, 2010 at Number 1. It is Flowers' fourth consecutive album to reach No. 1 on the UK charts, including work by The Killers.

SPIN named Brandon Flowers one of "The 15 Best Shows of the Summer" in 2010 for his show at the Shimmer Showroom in Las Vegas.^[11] SPIN also listed him as one of "The 25 Best Fall Tours"/"Must-See Fall Tours".^[12] While on tour Flowers has had special guests including Stuart Price, Andy Summers, and Fran Healy.

Personal life[link]

Flowers married Tana Brooke Mundkowsky on August 2, 2005 on the island of O'ahu in Hawaii.^[13][14] They have three sons, Ammon (named after a Book of Mormon missionary), born July 14, 2007;^[15] Gunnar, born July 28, 2009; and Henry, born March 9, 2011.^[16]

Flowers's mother, Jean Flowers, died on February 11, 2010, after a two-year battle with brain cancer. She was 64.^[17]

Flowers is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[2][3][4] He is featured on the church's website.^[18]

Awards[link]

Flowers won NME Awards in 2005 for "Best Dressed" (also nominated in 2006, 2007, & 2009) and "Sexiest Man" as well as an award for "Most Stylish" in 2011.^[19] He won the award for "Most Stylish Man" at the 2008 GQ awards. He was also listed as one of "The 50 Most Stylish Musicians of the Last 50 Years" by Esquire in 2011.^[20] He was also interviewed by Q Magazine on behalf of The Killers as one of the "Artists of the Century" (November 2009 issue), a second cover photo that year.

In 2012, Flowers was named the #6 Greatest Frontman of All Time by Xfm. ^[21]

He was nominated for Q Awards 'Best Male Artist' in 2010.^[22] He was also nominated for "Best Video" ("Crossfire") at the Shockwaves NME 2011 Awards.^[23]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

Tours[link]

• Flamingo Road Tour (2010)

References[link]

External links[link]

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Brandon Heath
Background information
Birth name	Brandon Heath Knell
Born	(1978-07-21) July 21, 1978 (age 33)
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	CCM, pop, alternative CCM, acoustic
Occupations	Singer–songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Reunion
Website	brandonheath.net

Brandon Heath Knell is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable (2006), What If We (2008) and "Leaving Eden" (2011). He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of 2008 and won in the "New Artist of the Year" category. His second album was nominated for "Gospel Album of the Year" at the 51st Grammy Awards of 2009.

Heath began his career by writing songs as a teenager. His first independently released album, Early Stuff (2004), was a compilation of his earlier songwriting. Also after releasing Soldier in 2004, he signed with Reunion Records to release his first main studio album, Don't Get Comfortable, in late 2006. The album's first single, "Our God Reigns", received a Dove Award nomination in 2007. Heath's song "I'm Not Who I Was" became No. 1 single, staying on top of Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart for several weeks. It received two Dove nominations, including "Song of the Year". Heath returned in mid-2008 with a second project: What If We. The album's first single "Give Me Your Eyes" was released in July 2008 and ended the year as the second most-played song on R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for 2008. The song received two GMA Dove Awards in 2009: "Song of the Year" and "Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year".

Early life[link]

Brandon Heath Knell was born in Nashville, Tennessee on July 21, 1978.^[1] His father was a police officer, and his mother was a hair dresser.^[2] His parents divorced when he was three years old, and Heath was raised by his divorced mother for five or six years before she remarried. Heath said that during his early life, he grew bitter towards his family, but in high school he decided to "[come] to the Lord because I wanted to learn how to forgive my dad for some mistakes that he made when I was younger. I had to forgive both of my parents for not sticking together." He was given a guitar as a Christmas gift at the age of 13, and around the same time he began writing his first songs.^[1] Heath was a choir member at his school, Hillsboro High School in Nashville, and was encouraged by his teacher to pursue music.^[3] He also expanded his spiritual horizons by going on faith missions to India and Ecuador, thus setting the table for the mix of religion and music that would soon fuel his professional life.^{[citation needed]}

Heath grew up nonreligiously, but was invited to the attend a Christian Young Life camp as a teenager.^[4] While attending the summer camp at age 16, Heath said he "heard about Jesus for the first time"; he said he never really went to church until attending the camp, and claimed that Young Life "showed me Christ and got me plugged in to a church".^[4] After high school, he became a leader for the camp and is still involved with Young Life across the United States.^[4] Heath attended Middle Tennessee State University and earned a BA in English.^[2] After his guitar was stolen in early 2000, he compiled a demo CD of his songs for sale to help pay for a new guitar.^[1]

Musical career[link]

Heath's original demo CD from 2000 was later released in 2004 as an independent album titled Early Stuff.^[1] During that year he released a second independent album, Soldier, which was produced by Chris Davis.^[1] Don't Get Comfortable The EP was independently released in 2005, containing five tracks that were later included on Heath's debut album.^[5]

[edit] Don't Get Comfortable

Heath's major label debut, Don't Get Comfortable, was released on September 5, 2006.^[6] His first radio single from the album was "Our God Reigns", which garnered a 2007 Dove Award nomination for Worship Song of the Year.^[7][8]

His second radio single, "I'm Not Who I Was", was released around early 2007 and was his first No. 1 song. It topped Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart for six consecutive weeks starting on July 4, 2007. The song was covered by Jason Castro (from American Idol) at Lakepoint Church.^[9] "Don't Get Comfortable", the title track from Heath's debut album, was also released as a single.^{[citation needed]}

At the 39th annual GMA Dove Awards, Heath was nominated for four Dove Awards, winning in the category for New Artist of the Year.^[10]

[edit] What If We

Brandon Heath toured as a guest on Aaron Shust's 30-city Whispered and Shouted tour from early to mid 2008.^[11] His second studio album, What If We, was released on August 19, 2008.^[12] The album's first single, "Give Me Your Eyes", was released in July 2008 and was his most commercially-successful song to date. It stayed at No. 1 on R&R's Christian CHR chart for 14 consecutive weeks from August to December 2008.^[13] It ended the year as 2008's second most played song in the CHR format.^[14] In 2009, his song "Wait and See" was released as the next single, and by August it placed at No5 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart.^[15] He guest-starred on Christian band Leeland's album Love Is on the Move, on the single "Follow You". In 2011, his Song "Sunrise" was used as the new theme song for Sunrise Communications AG, a Swiss telecommunications company.

[edit] Leaving Eden

Brandon has been supporting his recent studio album with a tour supporting MercyMe. The first single off of his 3rd studio album is "Your Love". Brandon Heath's 2011 release was produced by Dan Muckala who also co-wrote a handful of the songs along with Jason Ingram. Heath has been nominated for three Grammy Awards - Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (Leaving Eden), Best Gospel/Contemporary Music Performance ("Your Love"), and Best Contemporary Christian Music Song ("Your Love").^[16]

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Other work[link]

Heath has partnered in songwriting with Bebo Norman and Matt Wertz, who was one of his roommates.^[8] He has written songs for Norman, Joy Williams and Christopher Williams. He has worked with Sevenglory on their 2007 album, Atmosphere. Heath also co-wrote the song 'Found By You' by Britt Nicole.

Heath was also featured in two songs on the Jars of Clay album The Shelter: "Small Rebellions" and "Shelter".

Personal life[link]

Brandon Heath moved to The Woodlands, Texas in 2008 and was a worship leader at The Woodlands United Methodist Church for a year.^{[citation needed]} He liked being a part of a grassroots ministry and once said that he "felt at home from the moment he stepped off the plane". He has since moved back to his home in Nashville to devote more time to his musical career and to be closer to family. He still considers Texas to be his second home and visits when he has the time.^[17] He currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Carrie Underwood surprised her husband Mike Fisher by having Heath sing his song "Love Never Fails" for their first dance at their wedding.^[18] She had earlier told People Magazine that she was in love with Heath's voice.^[19]

Discography[link]

• Don't Get Comfortable (2006)
• What If We (2008)
• Leaving Eden (2011)

[edit] Awards and nominations

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

Brandon Roy

No. 7
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1984-07-23) July 23, 1984 (age 27) Seattle, Washington
Nationality	American
High school	Garfield HS (Seattle, Washington)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College	Washington (2002–2006)
NBA Draft	2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Pro career	2006–2011
Career history
2006–2011	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
NBA Rookie of the Year (2007) 3× NBA All-Star (2008–2010) All-NBA Second Team (2009) All-NBA Third Team (2010) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2007) Pac-10 Player of the Year (2006) All-Pac-10 First Team (2006)

Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984)^[1] is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA Draft, having completed four years playing for the Washington Huskies. In 2009, he served as the team's co-captain, along with LaMarcus Aldridge. His nickname was "B-Roy", but he was also referred to as "The Natural" by announcer Brian Wheeler.^[2][3] On December 10, 2011, Roy announced his retirement from basketball due to a degenerative knee condition.^[4][5]

Born in Seattle, Washington, Roy became known for his immediate impact on the Trail Blazers.^[6] Zach Randolph, then the team captain, was traded to the New York Knicks at the end of Roy's first season, which cleared the way for Roy to take on a leadership role on the team.^[1] Though hampered by an injured ankle, Roy won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award for 2006–07 in a near-unanimous vote. He played 57 games as a rookie and averaged 16.8 points per game in the 2006–07 season. He was selected as a reserve to the 2008 NBA All-Star Game,^[7] the 2009 NBA All-Star Game,^[8] and the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.^[9] Roy played the most minutes of any Western Conference player, and tied for the most points in the West in the 2008 game, and he played the most minutes of any player during the 2009 game.^[10]

Early years[link]

Roy was born in Seattle, Washington on July 23, 1984, and attended the African-American Academy elementary school.^[11] He first started taking basketball seriously while playing for the Amateur Athletic Union, one of the largest sports organizations in the United States.^[12] He attended Garfield High School in Seattle, and was considered one of the state's best high school players.^[13] He was an early-entry candidate for the 2002 NBA Draft straight out of high school, but he withdrew his name after consideration.^[14][15]

Roy attended Nate McMillan's basketball camp in the 1990s when the future Blazer coach was still playing for the Seattle SuperSonics.

College career[link]

Roy faced challenges before entering college. His parents and his older brother had not attended college, and due to a learning disability Roy had difficulty with the SAT; his reading comprehension was slow, which increased the time he needed for tests. He had taken the test four times (with tutors) before finally meeting the NCAA requirements.^[12] Unsure whether he would be able to attend a four-year college, Roy worked on the Seattle docks, cleaning shipping containers for $11/hour.^[12]

In 2002, Roy started to play for the University of Washington (UW). He remained there for four years under head coach Lorenzo Romar. He majored in American Ethnic Studies.^[16] After his junior year, Roy considered entering the draft, but changed his mind when he learned that teammate Nate Robinson and high school senior and UW signee Martell Webster intended to enter the draft. He saw an opportunity to rise in the ranks on his college team, and improve his draft position.^[12]

During his senior year Roy averaged 20.2 points per game while leading the Huskies to a 26–7 season and a second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance.^[17] Roy was named Pac-10 player of the year and received All-American honors at the end of the season, while also being a finalist for the Wooden, Naismith, Oscar Robertson, and Adolph Rupp awards.^[16] Roy had a 2006 pre-draft workout with the Trail Blazers prior to being selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the sixth overall pick. However, he was immediately traded to the Trail Blazers for the draft rights of Randy Foye.^[6][18] On January 22, 2009, before a University of Washington Husky home game versus the USC Trojans, his number 3 uniform was retired.^[19]

NBA career[link]

2006–07 season[link]

Brandon Roy defending DeShawn Stevenson in a game

Roy's NBA debut was in his hometown against the Seattle SuperSonics.^[20] He scored 20 points in that game, and 19 in the following game.^[21] An impingement in his left heel kept him out of 20 games early in the season, but he scored his first career double-double shortly after his return, on December 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors.^[21] At the end of January 2007, Roy led all NBA rookies with 14.5 points per game. He became the fourth Trail Blazer to be selected for the rookie squad of the NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge since its inception in 1994. He was the first Trail Blazer to participate in the All-Star Weekend since Rasheed Wallace's selection as an all star reserve in 2001.^[22]

Roy's uniform number is 7. He was the Western Conference's Rookie of the Month in January, February, and March 2007.^[21] After averaging 16.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game during the 2006–07 NBA season, Roy was named NBA Rookie of the Year. He received 127 out of 128 first-place votes.^[21] Due to injury, he played in only 57 games in that season, the second-fewest games for a Rookie of the Year.^[21] He was the third Trail Blazer to win the award, the others being Geoff Petrie and Sidney Wicks.^[21]

2007–08 season[link]

Roy started in the first 48 games of the 2007–08 season, averaging 19.1 points, 5.8 assists and 4.6 rebounds. He also led the Blazers to a 13-game winning streak in the month of December. Roy was selected as a reserve for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game. He scored 18 points in that game, and also had 9 rebounds. He injured his right ankle in the final game before the All-Star Weekend. Although he earned accolades for his play over the weekend, the injury impacted his play in the following weeks.^[23] He played in the Rookie Challenge for the second time, this time as a "sophomore"; teammate LaMarcus Aldridge was also on the sophomore squad.^[24] Roy played about 29 minutes in the All-Star game, the most of any Western Conference player. He also tied Chris Paul and Amar'e Stoudemire for the most points with 18.^[25]

2008–09 season[link]

In the 2008 preseason, Roy underwent a 20-minute medical procedure in Vancouver, Washington, during which team physician Don Roberts removed a piece of cartilage that was causing irritation in Roy's left knee. Roy missed several weeks of action because of the rehabilitation, but was ready on the opening day of the season against the Los Angeles Lakers.^[26] On November 6, against the Houston Rockets, Roy hit a game-winning 30-foot jumper at the buzzer in overtime with eight-tenths of a second left.^[27] On December 18, Roy scored a career-high 52 points against the Phoenix Suns. He made 14 of 27 shots from the field, 19 of 21 from the free-throw line, and 5 of 7 from the three-point line. He also added six assists, five rebounds and a blocked shot, all without a turnover.^[28] On January 24, Roy tied a Blazers franchise record with 10 steals against the Washington Wizards.^[29] On February 8 with the Blazers trailing by 1 against the Knicks, Roy made a layup at the buzzer to win it 109–108.^[30] As of February 16, 2009, Roy has had 24 shots which tied or won the games with 35 seconds or less. Roy was again selected as a reserve in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, where he scored 14 points in 7-for-8 shooting, grabbed 5 boards, and dished out 5 assists in a game-high 31 minutes of action. On April 13, Roy was named Western Conference Player of the Week, the fourth time he has won the award. Roy and Clyde Drexler are the only Portland Trail Blazers to win the award four times.^[31] Roy finished 9th in MVP voting for the 2008–09 season, garnering one 4th-place vote and four 5th-place votes for a total of 7 points.^[32] Roy was named to the All-NBA Second Team on May 13, and was the first Blazer to make an All-NBA team since the 1991–92 season.^[33]

2009–10 season[link]

On August 5, 2009, it was confirmed that Roy had agreed to a four-year maximum-salary contract with a fifth-year player option, keeping him a Trail Blazer until at least the 2013–14 season.^[34]

Roy was selected to compete in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, marking his third selection as an NBA All-Star. However, Roy was sidelined because of a right hamstring injury he sustained on January 13 against the Milwaukee Bucks, and re-aggravated on January 20 against the Philadelphia 76ers.^[9]

On April 11, 2010, Roy injured his right knee. Magnetic resonance imaging that night confirmed a right knee bone contusion (bone bruise) and on April 12, further examination of the MRI showed a slight meniscus tear. Roy underwent surgery on April 16 and was expected to miss at least the first round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs, but returned for Game 4 after eight days of recovery time to lead the Blazers to a win.^[35][36]

Roy was named to the All-NBA Third Team on May 6, and this was his second season in a row to be named to an All-NBA Team.^[37]

2010-11 season[link]

Roy started the first month of the season scoring at his normal rate, but by December, it started showing that his knees, which have bothered him since college and were injured in April, were ailing due to lack of cartilage, and he missed 9 games before the Trail Blazers announced that he would be out indefinitely.^[38] It was widely speculated that Roy would not be able to play at an All-Star level again. This forced the team to start running its offense through forward LaMarcus Aldridge and backup guard Wesley Matthews.

On January 17, 2011, Roy underwent arthroscopic surgery on both of his knees.^[39] He returned to the lineup on February 25, scoring 18 points off the bench, including a clutch three-pointer to force overtime, and helping the Blazers win the game 107-106.^[40] Roy then took on a reserve role for the rest of the season, scoring inconsistently to finish with a career-low season average of 12.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 28 minutes in 47 games.

The Blazers then faced the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs. Roy went a total of 1-for-8 the first 2 games, including a Game 2 where he saw only 8 minutes of playing time and went scoreless. The Blazers lost both games and trailed 0-2 in the series. He expressed his frustration about being the last substitution during the first 2 quarters, and playing for 8 minutes after getting 26 minutes in Game 1.^[41] The series then went to Portland, and Roy scored 16 points in 23 minutes off the bench to boost the Blazers to a 97-92 Game 3 win.

Both the Blazers and Mavericks started Game 4 with a quiet first half, with Dallas leading slightly. The Blazers then missed their first 15 shots after halftime as the Mavs' lead grew as big as 67-44. Roy then made a three-pointer near the end of the third to cut the lead to 67-49. In the fourth quarter, Roy scored 18 points after going 1-for-3 the previous 3 quarters, including a clutch 4-point play to tie the game and a bank shot from the middle of the paint with 49 seconds left to give his team the lead for good, finishing with 24 points to lead the Blazers to an improbable 84-82 win to tie the series.^[42] The Blazers would go on to lose the series in 6 games, but it gave hope for Roy to start again next season.

Retirement[link]

Just before NBA training camp opened following the resolution of the 2011 NBA lockout, Roy announced that his knees had degenerated so much—he lacked cartilage between the bones of both knees—that he was retiring from basketball.^[4][5]

Following his announcement of retirement, the Portland Trail Blazers used their amnesty clause on Roy for salary cap flexibility.^[43]

In February 2012, Brandon Roy said he was considering a comeback to the NBA. "It's hard being away from the game. Don't be surprised if you see Brandon Roy make his way back to the court," he said.^[44]

Personal life[link]

Roy signing an autograph for a fan in 2009

Roy's longtime girlfriend Tiana Bardwell delivered their first child, Brandon Jr., whom they nicknamed BJ, on March 27, 2007, in Seattle.^[45]

About two months later, Roy took Bardwell out to look at rings "just to get an idea of what she'd like". On June 16, 2007, while both were at Roy's home in Renton, Washington, he sent Bardwell a text message instructing her to look in a drawer in his closet, telling her that she could have whatever she found. Bardwell discovered a ring that she had mentioned she liked, at which point Roy entered the room with their son and said, "BJ wants to know if you will marry his daddy". Bardwell immediately accepted. Roy said the entire proposal was "free-styled".^[46] Roy and Bardwell had their second child, Mariah Leilani, in January 2009.^[47]

Roy and Bardwell got married on September 4, 2010, in West Linn.^[48]

Awards and honors[link]

3x: NBA All Star: 2008, 2009, 2010.

2x: All-NBA Team: 2009 All-NBA Second Team, 2010 All-NBA Third Team.

NBA Rookie of the Year: 2007

NBA All-Rookie Team: 2007 NBA All-Rookie First Team.

• Western Conference Player of the Week
  • December 3–9, 2007^[15]
  • December 10–17, 2007^[15]
  • November 24–30, 2008^[49]
  • April 6–12, 2009^[50]
  • March 8–14, 2010^[51]

Statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

Career highs[link]

• Points: 52 on December 18, 2008, against the Phoenix Suns.
• Rebounds: 14 on February 21, 2008, against the Seattle SuperSonics.
• Assists: 12 on February 29, 2008, and April 4, 2009, against the Los Angeles Lakers.
• Blocks: 3 on March 3, 2010, against the Indiana Pacers.
• Steals: 10 on January 24, 2009, against the Washington Wizards.

See also[link]

• List of National Basketball Association players with most steals in a game

Notes[link]