Ohio State four-star guard signee Malaki Branham was named Ohio’s Mr. Basketball by a statewide media panel on Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-4 and 175-pound Branham, who was considered the sixth-best shooting guard and No. 29 prospect overall in the class of 2021, averaged 21.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game to lead Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state championship this season. Branham scored 37 points in the title game, a 72-50 win over Columbus St. Francis DeSales on March 21. It was the most points by any player in the state final since former Buckeye Jon Diebler scored 48 points in Upper Sandusky’s two-point loss to Dayton Dunbar in 2007. Branham, who was also recently named the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association’s Mr. Basketball and the Division II player of the year, becomes the first Ohio State…
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