Brandon Simone Armstrong (born June 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues.Born in San Francisco, California, he played college basketball at Pepperdine University, and was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 23rd overall pick of the 2001 NBA Draft, but was traded, along with fellow Rockets draft picks Richard Jefferson and Jason Collins to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for the draft rights to New Jersey's Eddie Griffin.In three seasons with the Nets, Armstrong averaged 2.2 points per game.