He’s the leader of the basketball program, he’s a state championship point guard of Jesuit basketball, he’s all we could ask for,” said Head Varsity Basketball Coach Tim Kelly.

Brandon Williams ’26 is the starting point guard and team captain for the Jesuit basketball team. He has led the team, not only as a great player, but as a role model and a competitor who elevates everyone.

“On the basketball court, he’s a good basketball player: he gets us into offense, he can score, he can defend, he’s got a level of toughness to him,” said Coach Kelly. “But his biggest contribution is the energy and leadership he brings every day at practice.”

Brandon sets the morale of the team, modeling what a good leader should be, encouraging his teammates, and supporting them when they are down. “Even after the game against Del Oro when he missed a game-winner and everyone is still pissed off in the locker room, he came in and still had a good attitude, and tried to support us when we were down,” said friend and teammate Grant Kaufman ’26.

After the team’s heartbreaking loss in the section championship last year, the morale of the team was not broken, but rather reborn as a team determined to redeem themselves and win state.

“The experience that most impacted me was losing in the section championship last year, and [the basketball team] making it a goal in the locker room to win state,” Brandon said.

Off the court, Brandon is a reliable and fun friend to be around who exemplifies the values that “Men for Others” should have.

“When I think of Brandon, the first thing I think of is how positive he is as a person,” said co-captain Jack Walker ’26. “He’s always smiling, cracking jokes – he’s just a great guy all around, someone you want to be around.”

The basketball team has done incredibly well this season, representing Jesuit basketball in a way that the students, teachers, and everyone involved or watching can be happy.

“I would say this about Brandon, and we got other guys like this on the team, [but] he represents Jesuit and Jesuit basketball in a way that everybody involved in this place can be proud,” Coach Kelly said.