Overview
- Valencia Basket said the American-born center died at 67, a confirmation echoed by regional outlets on January 28.
- Branson became the newly promoted Pamesa Valencia’s first major star in 1988 and spent six seasons with the club before retiring in 1994.
- He won the 1988 Korac Cup with Real Madrid after a successful spell in Italy with Brescia and Rimini.
- Across his ACB career with Real Madrid and Valencia, he logged 280 games and 9,106 minutes, with standout scoring and rebounding in his first season at Pamesa reported locally.
- Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1980, he played for the Cavaliers and Pacers and excelled in the CBA before moving to Europe, later building deep personal ties to Valencia.