[1] A power forward, Brackins was the highest-touted recruit to choose Iowa State after spending time at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire.

[2] Craig Brackins rose to national prominence following a game in January, 2009 against Kansas in which he scored 42 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, despite Iowa State losing 82–67 to the Jayhawks.

[3] Brackins scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 96–55 blowout of Mississippi Valley State on November 22, 2009.

On July 8, 2010, he was traded, along with fellow rookie Quincy Pondexter, to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for the rights to Cole Aldrich and Morris Peterson.

[5] On September 23, 2010, he was again traded, along with Darius Songaila, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Willie Green and Jason Smith.