Jenkins is an explosive 6'5 guard/forward from Chicago, Illinois, who played his college basketball at LSU and later at Texas Wesleyan, and spent some time in the NBA G-League with the Erie Bayhawks.

In his senior year at Texas Wesleyan, he averaged 22 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals per game and was named a First Team All-American and SAC Player of the Year.

Jenkins is regarded as a smooth and talented perimeter player who is an excellent offensive threat and can score in a variety of ways and play a variety of positions.

He possesses an excellent three-point and mid-range game and can makes plays for himself and others.

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Jenkins has a well-rounded skill set with a nice balance of creativity, strong penetration and unselfish passing and prides himself on the defensive end of the floor where he was heavily recruited to LSU as a defensive combo guard.

Bandits head coach Brad Chalmers welcomes the signing of Jenkins to help provide the team with a tough-nosed player that can play both ends of the court and has a willingness to do so.

"I believe Branden is a high-calibre import with great upside, having shown consistent excellence as a scorer and as a ball stopper in his college career," Chalmers said.

"From my conversations with him, he seems like a very humble and respectful young man who is up for the challenge.

"He is known as guy who is thorough and professional in his preparation and play, and the feedback has been that we are getting a fantastic person with a huge amount of talent.

"We have conversed a lot over what our needs are here and he is 100 per cent on board and we look forward to having Branden come in and help provide not only direction and leadership on and off the court, but to play a huge role in solidifying our chances to be a very good ball club next season."

Jenkins will arrive in March to begin pre-season with the squad.