Fairfield University Athletics

2025-26
All-Met Third Team
All-MAAC Second Team
Team captain
Two-time MAAC Player of the Week
One of two Stags to start all 34 games
Fourth in the MAAC with a team-leading 17.2 points per game
584 total points ranked seventh in Fairfield single-season history
96 made three-pointers rank third in a single season in program history
Ranked third in the MAAC with a .390 three-point percentage
Also ranked eighth in the MAAC in field goal percentage (.412) and ninth in free throw percentage (.804)
Led Fairfield with 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game
Opened the season with 25 points on Nov. 3 at Penn State, his first of 14 20-point performances
Made three or more three-pointers in 17 games, including a career-best six in the December win over CCNY
Scored a season-high 27 points at Iona on Jan. 30, going 11-for-21 from the field with five three-pointers
Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds in three games, including the MAAC Quarterfinal win over Saint Peter's

2024-25
Braden Sparks played in all 32 games with 29 starts in his first season as a Stag, averaging 24.9 minutes per contest. Sparks averaged 9.5 points per game bolstered by 47 made three-pointers. He reached double figures in 15 games, including 13 times in 21 outings against MAAC opponents. Sparks scored a career-high 20 points at Siena on March 6 and netted 18 in the February home game against Sacred Heart. He also hauled in 2.7 rebounds per contest, grabbing eight to go along with 17 points at Georgetown on Nov. 9.

Before Fairfield
Sparks helped lead Indian Hills Community College to a 29-6 record, culminating in a trip to the NJCAA National Semifinals in 2023-24. He netted a career-best 27 points in the Region XI Championship Game, finishing the campaign with 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest. Sparks knocked down 53 three-pointers at a .411 clip for the Warriors. As a freshman, Sparks appeared in 21 games at Mercer. He shot 12-for-28 (.429) from three-point range en route to 55 points for the Bears. Sparked averaged 12.7 minutes per contest at Mercer.
 
Originally from Villa Rica, Ga., Sparks won a state championship and two region championships as a standout at McEachern High School.