Maya Braxton-Young

3 Maya Braxton-Young

Height:

5'6
Hometown:

Woodbury, New Jersey
Position:

Guard
Year:

Sophomore

gp

28
pts/g

7.6
fg %

28.9
3pt %

23.8
ft %

54.3
reb/g

4.9
a/g

3.9

Bio

Maya Braxton-Young
Sophomore | Guard
South Plains College Women’s Basketball

Hometown: Woodbury, New Jersey
High School: Woodbury High School
Date of Birth: November 14, 2005
Intended Major: Criminal Justice

Maya Braxton-Young returns for her sophomore season with the South Plains College women’s basketball team as a key contributor on the court. A native of Woodbury, New Jersey, Maya had a standout career at Woodbury High School, where she was named Conference Player of the Year, earned First Team All-Conference honors, and scored over 1,600 career points.

At South Plains, Maya is majoring in Criminal Justice with ambitions of continuing her academic and athletic career at a four-year institution. Her long-term goals include attending law school and becoming a criminal defense attorney.

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	28	14
Games started	28	14
Minutes	809	442
Minutes per game	28.9	31.6
FG	65-225	27-100
FG Pct	28.9	27.0
3PT	15-63	5-30
3PT Pct	23.8	16.7
FT	69-127	33-56
FT Pct	54.3	58.9
Off rebounds	31	13
Def rebounds	105	44
Total rebounds	136	57
Rebounds per game	4.9	4.1
Personal fouls	64	29
Disqualifications	3	1
Assists	110	54
Turnovers	85	52
Assist to turnover ratio	1.3	1.0
Steals	52	26
Blocks	0	0
Points	214	92
Points per game	7.6	6.6
Points per 40.0 min	10.6	8.3

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 12	at Frank Phillips College	W, 68-42
Feb 19	at New Mexico Junior College	L, 71-67
Feb 26	at Western Texas College	W, 68-36
Mar 2	Howard College	W, 83-76
Mar 5	at Clarendon College	W, 58-38
Mar 11	vs. Collin County Community College	L, 85-71

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Oct 11	at Shalin Hoops Scrimmage		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 16	at Lubbock Christian University		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 22	at UTPB	W, 60-52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 26	at New Mexico		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 31	Coastal Bend College	W, 81-48	1	22	3-8	37.5	3-3	100.0	0-0	-	9
Nov 3	vs. Monroe University	L, 71-67	1	38	2-7	28.6	1-2	50.0	6-12	50.0	11
Nov 6	at Scottsdale Community College	W, 70-58	1	1	6-10	60.0	0-0	-	2-3	66.7	14
Nov 7	at Central Arizona College	W, 72-69	1	38	2-8	25.0	0-3	0.0	2-6	33.3	6
Nov 8	at Mesa Community College	W, 60-45	1	39	2-7	28.6	2-3	66.7	0-2	0.0	6
Nov 14	vs. McLennan Community College	W, 79-74	1	1	3-8	37.5	0-3	0.0	3-8	37.5	9
Nov 21	vs. Snow College	W, 81-61	1	26	4-11	36.4	1-4	25.0	2-4	50.0	11
Nov 22	vs. Salt Lake Community College	W, 74-67	1	33	1-10	10.0	0-1	0.0	4-8	50.0	6
Nov 26	Cisco College	W, 82-51	1	24	3-8	37.5	1-2	50.0	3-5	60.0	10
Nov 28	vs. Kilgore College	W, 86-82	1	35	4-10	40.0	2-5	40.0	2-5	40.0	12
Nov 29	vs. Tyler Junior College	W, 86-66	1	35	3-9	33.3	0-1	0.0	2-4	50.0	8
Dec 5	Cochise College	W, 87-54	1	24	3-12	25.0	0-2	0.0	3-6	50.0	9
Dec 6	Otero College	W, 97-55	1	24	0-10	0.0	0-3	0.0	4-4	100.0	4
Jan 5	at Odessa College	W, 69-64	1	28	1-5	20.0	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	4
Jan 8	at Midland College	W, 84-78	1	36	0-10	0.0	0-5	0.0	1-2	50.0	1
Jan 12	Frank Phillips College	W, 78-65	1	35	2-9	22.2	0-3	0.0	1-4	25.0	5
Jan 19	New Mexico Junior College	L, 81-74	1	26	0-7	0.0	0-3	0.0	0-2	0.0	0
Jan 27	Western Texas College	W, 82-41	1	19	3-5	60.0	0-1	0.0	1-2	50.0	7
Jan 29	at Howard College	L, 63-60	1	34	4-11	36.4	2-4	50.0	3-6	50.0	13
Feb 2	Clarendon College	L, 72-59	1	36	3-5	60.0	0-1	0.0	3-3	100.0	9
Feb 5	Odessa College	W, 67-64	1	22	1-5	20.0	1-2	50.0	4-6	66.7	7
Feb 9	Midland College	W, 76-58	1	35	3-6	50.0	1-3	33.3	1-2	50.0	8
Feb 12	at Frank Phillips College	W, 68-42	1	36	3-13	23.1	0-2	0.0	6-8	75.0	12
Feb 19	at New Mexico Junior College	L, 71-67	1	29	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	3-6	50.0	7
Feb 26	at Western Texas College	W, 68-36	1	35	1-5	20.0	0-2	0.0	5-5	100.0	7
Mar 2	Howard College	W, 83-76	1	39	2-12	16.7	1-3	33.3	2-6	33.3	7
Mar 5	at Clarendon College	W, 58-38	1	32	2-4	50.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	5
Mar 11	vs. Collin County Community College	L, 85-71	1	27	2-7	28.6	0-1	0.0	3-4	75.0	7

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Oct 11	at Shalin Hoops Scrimmage		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 16	at Lubbock Christian University		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 22	at UTPB	W, 60-52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 26	at New Mexico		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 31	Coastal Bend College	W, 81-48	1	22	2	5	7	1	1	2	0
Nov 3	vs. Monroe University	L, 71-67	1	38	0	9	9	3	7	1	0
Nov 6	at Scottsdale Community College	W, 70-58	1	1	1	3	4	2	4	2	0
Nov 7	at Central Arizona College	W, 72-69	1	38	1	5	6	2	0	0	0
Nov 8	at Mesa Community College	W, 60-45	1	39	2	7	9	5	1	1	0
Nov 14	vs. McLennan Community College	W, 79-74	1	1	3	1	4	2	5	0	0
Nov 21	vs. Snow College	W, 81-61	1	26	1	2	3	4	5	2	0
Nov 22	vs. Salt Lake Community College	W, 74-67	1	33	1	2	3	4	1	1	0
Nov 26	Cisco College	W, 82-51	1	24	2	8	10	7	3	3	0
Nov 28	vs. Kilgore College	W, 86-82	1	35	3	3	6	7	1	2	0
Nov 29	vs. Tyler Junior College	W, 86-66	1	35	0	6	6	7	0	1	0
Dec 5	Cochise College	W, 87-54	1	24	0	5	5	3	1	4	0
Dec 6	Otero College	W, 97-55	1	24	2	3	5	7	2	3	0
Jan 5	at Odessa College	W, 69-64	1	28	0	4	4	0	6	0	0
Jan 8	at Midland College	W, 84-78	1	36	0	4	4	5	3	3	0
Jan 12	Frank Phillips College	W, 78-65	1	35	1	7	8	8	9	4	0
Jan 19	New Mexico Junior College	L, 81-74	1	26	0	4	4	5	3	2	0
Jan 27	Western Texas College	W, 82-41	1	19	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
Jan 29	at Howard College	L, 63-60	1	34	3	3	6	2	4	4	0
Feb 2	Clarendon College	L, 72-59	1	36	1	0	1	2	4	3	0
Feb 5	Odessa College	W, 67-64	1	22	0	0	0	4	4	2	0
Feb 9	Midland College	W, 76-58	1	35	0	4	4	6	0	2	0
Feb 12	at Frank Phillips College	W, 68-42	1	36	1	7	8	5	4	0	0
Feb 19	at New Mexico Junior College	L, 71-67	1	29	0	1	1	2	3	2	0
Feb 26	at Western Texas College	W, 68-36	1	35	5	4	9	7	2	0	0
Mar 2	Howard College	W, 83-76	1	39	1	3	4	6	5	1	0
Mar 5	at Clarendon College	W, 58-38	1	32	0	3	3	2	2	0	0
Mar 11	vs. Collin County Community College	L, 85-71	1	27	0	2	2	2	2	4	0

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Oct 11	at Shalin Hoops Scrimmage		-	-	-	-
Oct 16	at Lubbock Christian University		-	-	-	-
Oct 22	at UTPB	W, 60-52	-	-	-	-
Oct 26	at New Mexico		-	-	-	-
Oct 31	Coastal Bend College	W, 81-48	1	1	-	1.0
Nov 3	vs. Monroe University	L, 71-67	1	3	-	0.4
Nov 6	at Scottsdale Community College	W, 70-58	1	4	-	0.5
Nov 7	at Central Arizona College	W, 72-69	1	3	-	-
Nov 8	at Mesa Community College	W, 60-45	1	2	-	5.0
Nov 14	vs. McLennan Community College	W, 79-74	1	1	-	0.4
Nov 21	vs. Snow College	W, 81-61	1	3	-	0.8
Nov 22	vs. Salt Lake Community College	W, 74-67	1	2	-	4.0
Nov 26	Cisco College	W, 82-51	1	1	-	2.3
Nov 28	vs. Kilgore College	W, 86-82	1	5	1	7.0
Nov 29	vs. Tyler Junior College	W, 86-66	1	3	-	-
Dec 5	Cochise College	W, 87-54	1	2	-	3.0
Dec 6	Otero College	W, 97-55	1	0	-	3.5
Jan 5	at Odessa College	W, 69-64	1	2	-	0.0
Jan 8	at Midland College	W, 84-78	1	2	-	1.7
Jan 12	Frank Phillips College	W, 78-65	1	1	-	0.9
Jan 19	New Mexico Junior College	L, 81-74	1	3	-	1.7
Jan 27	Western Texas College	W, 82-41	1	0	-	0.0
Jan 29	at Howard College	L, 63-60	1	5	1	0.5
Feb 2	Clarendon College	L, 72-59	1	0	-	0.5
Feb 5	Odessa College	W, 67-64	1	4	-	1.0
Feb 9	Midland College	W, 76-58	1	2	-	-
Feb 12	at Frank Phillips College	W, 68-42	1	2	-	1.3
Feb 19	at New Mexico Junior College	L, 71-67	1	2	-	0.7
Feb 26	at Western Texas College	W, 68-36	1	1	-	3.5
Mar 2	Howard College	W, 83-76	1	3	-	1.2
Mar 5	at Clarendon College	W, 58-38	1	2	-	1.0
Mar 11	vs. Collin County Community College	L, 85-71	1	5	1	1.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2024-25	31	20.5	1.7-5.2	0.2-0.9	1.7-3.0	5.4
2025-26	28	28.9	2.3-8.0	0.5-2.2	2.5-4.5	7.6
Total	59	24.5	2.0-6.5	0.4-1.5	2.1-3.7	6.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2024-25	31	0	634	54-160	33.8	6-28	21.4	52-94	55.3	166
2025-26	28	28	809	65-225	28.9	15-63	23.8	69-127	54.3	214
Total	59	28	1443	119-385	30.9	21-91	23.1	121-221	54.8	380

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2024-25	31	634	20.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	21.4	0.0-0.0	0.0
2025-26	28	809	28.9	3.2-11.1	0.7-3.1	23.8	3.4-6.3	10.6
Total	59	1443	24.5	3.3-10.7	0.6-2.5	23.1	3.4-6.1	10.5

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g
2024-25	31	0.6	1.9	2.5	2.3	1.5	1.2
2025-26	28	1.1	3.8	4.9	3.9	3.0	1.9
Total	59	0.8	2.8	3.6	3.1	2.3	1.5

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl
2024-25	31	0	19	59	78	71	48	36
2025-26	28	28	31	105	136	110	85	52
Total	59	28	50	164	214	181	133	88

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40
2024-25	31	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2025-26	28	1.5	5.2	6.7	5.4	4.2	2.6
Total	59	1.4	4.5	5.9	5.0	3.7	2.4

Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	28	28.9	2.3-8.0	0.5-2.2	2.5-4.5	7.6
Conference	14	31.6	1.9-7.1	0.4-2.1	2.4-4.0	6.6
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	11	27.8	2.1-7.9	0.6-2.4	2.0-3.6	6.8
Away	10	30.8	2.3-7.6	0.4-2.0	2.5-4.2	7.5
Neutral	7	27.9	2.7-8.9	0.6-2.4	3.1-6.4	9.1
Result
Wins	22	28.1	2.4-8.4	0.5-2.4	2.3-4.3	7.6
Losses	6	31.7	2.2-6.7	0.5-1.8	3.0-5.5	7.8
Month
October	1	22.0	3.0-8.0	3.0-3.0	0.0-0.0	9.0
November	10	27.0	3.0-8.8	0.7-2.4	2.6-5.7	9.3
December	2	24.0	1.5-11.0	0.0-2.5	3.5-5.0	6.5
January	6	29.7	1.7-7.8	0.3-2.8	1.3-3.0	5.0
February	6	32.2	2.2-6.2	0.3-1.7	3.7-5.0	8.3
March	3	32.7	2.0-7.7	0.3-1.3	2.0-4.0	6.3

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	28	28	809	65-225	28.9	15-63	23.8	69-127	54.3	214
Conference	14	14	442	27-100	27.0	5-30	16.7	33-56	58.9	92
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	11	11	306	23-87	26.4	7-26	26.9	22-40	55.0	75
Away	10	10	308	23-76	30.3	4-20	20.0	25-42	59.5	75
Neutral	7	7	195	19-62	30.6	4-17	23.5	22-45	48.9	64
Result
Wins	22	22	619	52-185	28.1	12-52	23.1	51-94	54.3	167
Losses	6	6	190	13-40	32.5	3-11	27.3	18-33	54.5	47
Month
October	1	1	22	3-8	37.5	3-3	100.0	0-0	-	9
November	10	10	270	30-88	34.1	7-24	29.2	26-57	45.6	93
December	2	2	48	3-22	13.6	0-5	0.0	7-10	70.0	13
January	6	6	178	10-47	21.3	2-17	11.8	8-18	44.4	30
February	6	6	193	13-37	35.1	2-10	20.0	22-30	73.3	50
March	3	3	98	6-23	26.1	1-4	25.0	6-12	50.0	19

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	28	809	28.9	3.2-11.1	0.7-3.1	23.8	3.4-6.3	10.6
Conference	14	442	31.6	2.4-9.0	0.5-2.7	16.7	3.0-5.1	8.3
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	11	306	27.8	3.0-11.4	0.9-3.4	26.9	2.9-5.2	9.8
Away	10	308	30.8	3.0-9.9	0.5-2.6	20.0	3.2-5.5	9.7
Neutral	7	195	27.9	3.9-12.7	0.8-3.5	23.5	4.5-9.2	13.1
Result
Wins	22	619	28.1	3.4-12.0	0.8-3.4	23.1	3.3-6.1	10.8
Losses	6	190	31.7	2.7-8.4	0.6-2.3	27.3	3.8-6.9	9.9
Month
October	1	22	22.0	5.5-14.5	5.5-5.5	100.0	0.0-0.0	16.4
November	10	270	27.0	4.4-13.0	1.0-3.6	29.2	3.9-8.4	13.8
December	2	48	24.0	2.5-18.3	0.0-4.2	0.0	5.8-8.3	10.8
January	6	178	29.7	2.2-10.6	0.4-3.8	11.8	1.8-4.0	6.7
February	6	193	32.2	2.7-7.7	0.4-2.1	20.0	4.6-6.2	10.4
March	3	98	32.7	2.4-9.4	0.4-1.6	25.0	2.4-4.9	7.8

Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	28	1.1	3.8	4.9	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.0
Conference	14	0.9	3.1	4.1	3.9	3.7	1.9	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	11	0.9	3.5	4.5	4.5	3.2	2.6	0.0
Away	10	1.3	4.1	5.4	3.2	2.9	1.2	0.0
Neutral	7	1.1	3.6	4.7	4.1	3.0	1.6	0.0
Result
Wins	22	1.2	3.9	5.1	4.3	2.8	1.6	0.0
Losses	6	0.7	3.2	3.8	2.7	3.8	2.7	0.0
Month
October	1	2.0	5.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
November	10	1.4	4.6	6.0	4.3	2.7	1.3	0.0
December	2	1.0	4.0	5.0	5.0	1.5	3.5	0.0
January	6	0.8	3.7	4.5	3.3	4.7	2.7	0.0
February	6	1.2	2.7	3.8	4.3	2.8	1.5	0.0
March	3	0.3	2.7	3.0	3.3	3.0	1.7	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	28	28	31	105	136	110	85	52	0
Conference	14	14	13	44	57	54	52	26	0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	11	11	10	39	49	49	35	29	0
Away	10	10	13	41	54	32	29	12	0
Neutral	7	7	8	25	33	29	21	11	0
Result
Wins	22	22	27	86	113	94	62	36	0
Losses	6	6	4	19	23	16	23	16	0
Month
October	1	1	2	5	7	1	1	2	0
November	10	10	14	46	60	43	27	13	0
December	2	2	2	8	10	10	3	7	0
January	6	6	5	22	27	20	28	16	0
February	6	6	7	16	23	26	17	9	0
March	3	3	1	8	9	10	9	5	0

Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	28	1.5	5.2	6.7	5.4	4.2	2.6	0.0
Conference	14	1.2	4.0	5.2	4.9	4.7	2.4	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	11	1.3	5.1	6.4	6.4	4.6	3.8	0.0
Away	10	1.7	5.3	7.0	4.2	3.8	1.6	0.0
Neutral	7	1.6	5.1	6.8	5.9	4.3	2.3	0.0
Result
Wins	22	1.7	5.6	7.3	6.1	4.0	2.3	0.0
Losses	6	0.8	4.0	4.8	3.4	4.8	3.4	0.0
Month
October	1	3.6	9.1	12.7	1.8	1.8	3.6	0.0
November	10	2.1	6.8	8.9	6.4	4.0	1.9	0.0
December	2	1.7	6.7	8.3	8.3	2.5	5.8	0.0
January	6	1.1	4.9	6.1	4.5	6.3	3.6	0.0
February	6	1.5	3.3	4.8	5.4	3.5	1.9	0.0
March	3	0.4	3.3	3.7	4.1	3.7	2.0	0.0

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February 10, 2026

Lady Texans Explode in Third Quarter to Cruise Past Midland

A dominant third-quarter surge powered South Plains College past Midland College on Monday night, as the Lady Texans broke the game open after halftime and rolled to a convincing 76–58 conference victory at the Texan Dome.

February 10, 2026

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February 02, 2026

No. 7 Lady Texans Fall to Clarendon to Close First Round of Conference Play

The No. 7 South Plains College Lady Texans dropped a 72–59 decision to Clarendon College on Monday night at the Texan Dome, closing out the first round of WJCAC play.

February 02, 2026

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January 30, 2026

Lady Texans Fall Late at Howard College, 63-60

A late fourth-quarter surge by Howard College proved to be the difference Thursday night as the South Plains College Lady Texans surrendered a 10-point lead and fell 63–60 in a tightly contested WJCAC matchup on January 29th.

January 30, 2026

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November 29, 2025

#9 South Plains College Lady Texans Outlast Kilgore College 86-82 in Overtime at the Collin College Thanksgiving Classic

In a thrilling matchup filled with momentum swings and clutch performances, the No. 9 South Plains College Lady Texans defeated Kilgore College 86-82 in overtime on November 28th, 2025, at the Collin College Thanksgiving Classic.

November 29, 2025

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November 26, 2025

#9 South Plains College Lady Texans Dominate Cisco College 82-51 at the Texan Dome

The No. 9-ranked South Plains College Lady Texans delivered a commanding all-around performance on November 26, 2025, defeating Cisco College 82-51 at the Texan Dome.

November 26, 2025

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November 21, 2025

#11 South Plains College Rolls Past Snow College 81-61 in Midland

The No. 11-ranked South Plains College Lady Texans delivered a commanding performance on November 21, 2025, powering past Snow College 81-61 behind efficient shooting, relentless defensive pressure, and dominance on the glass.

November 21, 2025

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November 17, 2025

Lady Texans Knock off No. 6 McLennan, 79-74

The South Plains Lady Texans secured a statement win on Friday, taking down No. 6-ranked McLennan 79-74 in a hard-fought battle.

November 17, 2025

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November 04, 2025

Lady Texans drop Hard-Fought Road Contest to Monroe University, 71-67

In a battle that came down to the closing minutes, the South Plains College Lady Texans suffered their first loss of the season Monday, falling 71-67 to Monroe University. South Plains led the majority of the game before Monroe took the lead with 3:29 remaining in the fourth quarter, shifting the momentum late and holding on for the win.