sentences:  Brackman attended North Carolina State University where he played two seasons as a dual-sport athlete, in basketball and baseball.During his freshman basketball season (2004–2005), he played center and forward averaging 7.4 points and 3.5 rebounds.In his freshman baseball season, he was 4-0 with a 2.09 ERA in 10 appearances as both a reliever and later, as a starting pitcher.