2011-12 Men's Golf Roster

Braden Cox

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Summerfield, N.C.
  • High School Rockingham County H.S.

Biography

NCCU CAREER (2008-12):
Finished with a career scoring average of 79.0 (5,296 strokes in 67 rounds). Posted 40 career rounds in the 70s, including a career-best 71 as a junior at the 2011 PGA Minority Collegiate Championship. Graduated from NCCU on May 12, 2012.

AS A SENIOR (2011-12):
Team Captain. Played 17 rounds in seven events. Posted a scoring average of 79.0 per round. Earned two Top 10 finishes: seventh at WSSU Ram Invitational and eighth at VSU Trojan Fall Classic. Posted 10 rounds in the 70s. Carded an even-par 72 at the HBCU Hall of Fame Invitational.

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11):
Played 16 rounds in seven events. Posted a scoring average of 78.5 per round. Carded first collegiate under-par round of 71 (-1) during the first round of the PGA Minority Collegiate Championship in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (May 6). Earned three Top 10 finishes: tie for second at WSSU Ram Invitational, tie for ninth at SSU Tiger Invitational and a tie for ninth at the PGA Minority Collegiate Championship. Recorded 10 rounds in the 70s.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10):
Played 17 rounds in eight events. Posted a scoring average of 79.4 per round. Fired a low round of 73 during the second round of the PGA Minority Collegiate Championship in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (May 8). Carded a three-day total of 228 (76, 73, 79) to tie for 15th place at the PGA Minority Collegiate Championship. Tallied nine rounds in the 70s. Received Team MVP and Team Academic awards.

AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09):
Played 17 rounds in eight events. Posted a scoring average of 79.4 per round. Carded a low round of 73 at the Bethune-Cookman Fall Invitational on Oct. 26, 2008. Top finish of second place at the Winston-Salem State Ram Invitational (March 21-22). Scored in the 70s in 11 of 17 rounds, including the final four rounds of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Rockingham County High School.

PERSONAL:
Born May 11, 1990 in Greensboro, N.C. Mother is Faye Cox. Major at NCCU is criminal justice with a concentration in juvenile justice/law enforcement.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Sophomore

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    2010-11Junior

    6'1" 195 lbs
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    2011-12Senior

    6'1" 195 lbs
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