Jalen Brunson
Jalen Brunson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States on August 31st, 1996 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 27, Jalen Brunson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Jalen Marquis Brunson (born August 31, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He played college basketball for Villanova University, where he was the National Player of the Year as a junior and won two national championships. According to ESPN, he ended his junior year of high school for Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois as the number one point guard in the country and prior to his senior year he was rated number one by Scout.com.
He was selected as the 2014 Illinois Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year.
He was selected to participate in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game as well as the 2015 Jordan Brand Classic and to represent the Team USA in the Nike Hoop Summit.
As a senior, he repeated as the 2015 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year and earned a third Associated Press All-state recognition (2nd first team).
That year, he led Stevenson to the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A championship.
Following the season, he won Illinois Mr. Basketball.
He completed his senior season in the 2014–15 academic year. Brunson holds the IHSA playoff single-game and the IHSA Class 4A championship game scoring records and set the USA Basketball single-game assist record for the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship.
He earned the MVP of the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup for the gold medal-winning Team USA.
He is the son of nine-year NBA veteran Rick Brunson. He began his college career as the 2015–16 Big East Conference Preseason Freshman of the Year and was a Big East All-Freshman Team selection following the season.
As a starter, he helped the 2015–16 Wildcats win the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
As a sophomore, he was a unanimous 2016–17 All-Big East first team selection for the 2016–17 Wildcats.
As a junior, he was the National Player of the Year and a Consensus first-team 2018 All-Americans and he helped the 2017–18 Wildcats win the championship game of the 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament to give Villanova their second National Championship in three years.
Early life
Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Brunson was raised in southern New Jersey until sixth grade. He is the son of Rick and Sandra Brunson. He has a sister Erica (born c. 2001). His parents met at Temple University where Rick played for the Owls men's basketball team and Sandra played volleyball. Rick went on to spend nine seasons in the NBA. The family first settled in Cherry Hill, New Jersey but moved seven times before settling in Lincolnshire, Illinois in 2010 where Jalen played his high school career for Stevenson High School.
High school career
Brunson was a first-time honorable mention pick in 2012, when Stevenson finished the season with a 17–11 record. Stevenson started the season 10–4 before going on a 19-game winning streak. Brunson led Stevenson to the IHSA Class 4A championship game against Jabari Parker and Kendrick Nunn in the first half, where he had the Simeon backcourt in foul trouble in the first half before being barred to one point in the second half. Stevenson finished the season 29-05. Following the season, the Associated Press selected him to the Class 4A All-state second team as the only sophomore on the first or second team. Brunson scored 21.5 points on the season.
Brunson scored 57 points in a double overtime victory over Lake Forest High School on February 21, 2014. Both the school single-game and career scoring records were established as a result of his exploits. Brunson set a new IHSA playoff single game scoring record against Whitney Young High School, who was led by Jahlil Okafor-led Whitney Young High School, on March 21, defeating the Jahlil Okafor-led Whitney Young High School by 5 points in a 75-68 state playoff semi-final loss. In the game, there were still photos of a Brunson movement that seemed to be an offensive gesture, but the gesture was deemed inconclusive, and the initial suspension of the consolation game was suspended. Brunson's averaged 26.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 2.9 steals for a Stevenson team that ended the season with a 32–2 record. Matt Morrissey and Cameron Green, two members of his high school team, were both National Football League athletes' offspring. Brunson was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Illinois as a youth. Following the season, the Associated Press named him as the only non-senior on the Class 4A All-state first team, which also included Okafor, Cliff Alexander, Tyler Ulis, and Sean O'Mara. In the 2014 Illinois Mr. Basketball poll, he came in fourth place. In April 2014, Illinois, Purdue, Kansas, and Villanova all had in-home visits. He revealed the eight colleges he was considering playing college basketball for on May 3, 2014: UConn, Michigan State, Illinois, Kansas, Purdue, Villanova, Michigan, and Temple. According to ESPN, he was the highest-rated point guard this summer, but there was a serious shortage of elite pure point guards in the class. Rick Brunson, the day after Jalen received a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship, was given the opportunity to work at Temple On June 25, the day after Jalen received a gold medal. When Rick Brunson was arrested on various charges on July 25, the Temple fell out of contention for Jalen's services. Brunson attended the LeBron James Skills Academy from July 9-11. On August 5, he announced official visits to Illinois from September 29–31 and then Temple from September 11–13, and finally August 9 and 9.
Brunson revealed on September 8 that he would suspend his recruiting and making his decision between Illinois and Villanova. Brunson proposed to Villanova on that date. Scout.com ranked him as the country's top-one point guard at the time of his pick. Stevenson was a top ten in the MaxPreps national high school rankings for the first time in the season. Brunson's team had been hoping to triumph against Parker and Okafor in the IHSA tournament final four in 2013 and 2014, despite the fact that no one from Lake County had ever won a state basketball championship. Despite 48 points from Brunson, the team rattled off 11 straight victories to start the season before losing 88-81 to Chaminade Prep and its star Jayson Tatum in the Cancer Research Classic in Wheeling, WV. Brunson and Stevenson met Derryck Thornton, Jr., and Findlay Prep at the Hoophall Classic on January 17. Brunson was the country's top ranked point guard at the time, and Thornton was the number 2 ranked point guard in the class of 2016, according to USA Today. Brunson was 26-26 in Brunson's second loss of the season for the second time since signingee Allonzo Trier's 27 points. He was voted to the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game roster on January 28, becoming Lake County's second player to earn such praise. He was named to Team USA for the Nike Hoop Summit on February 2, 2012, which was on February 2nd. On February 21, Stevenson lost 25 points on 9-24 shooting, snaping a 22-game in-state streak in a game between the top two teams in the state. Three Big Ten Conference signees were present on the Simeon frontline: D. J. Williams (Illinois), Ed Morrow (Nebraska), and Isaiah Moss (Iowa). On March 5, he was added to the Jordan Brand Classic roster.
Brunson defeated Riverside Brookfield High School in the IHSA final four for the third time in a row. Brunson set a new scoring record in the game. Brunson obtained the most votes for the Illinois Class 4A group on March 19, according to the Associated Press All-state team. He named Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year on March 20, and he renamed him as Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year. Brunson led Stevenson to the IHSA final four for the third time in a 57–40 victory over Normal Community High School, but he was a cogitate. Brunson was 9-for-15 from the field and 9-for-9 from the free throw line. Lake county's ninth consecutive year as a team in the IHSA final four; Stevenson became the first school in the large school division and the third school overall to win the IHSA football and basketball state championships in the same year. With the victory, he was able to step out of the IHSA final four losses to Parker-and-Oceford-led teams. He won Illinois Mr. Basketball with 552 points and 99 of the 132 first place votes after the season, ahead of fellow Jordan Brand All-American selection Charles Matthews, who had 157 points. Brunson's senior season featured averages of 23.3 points, 5.2 assists, and 4.7 rebounds per game, as well as an outstanding shooting percentage of 38 percent on three-point shots and 83% on free throws. Brunson triumphed the skills competition over finalists Carlton Bragg and Isaiah Briscoe and was a finalist for the three-point shooting competition at the McDonald's All-American game on March 30. Brunson was a first-team Parade All-American as well as a third-team USA Today high school basketball team pick. Brunson had 12 points and seven assists in a 103–101 loss in the Nike Hoops Summit on April 11. Brunson had a game-high three steals in the Jordan Brand Classic on April 17th. He ranked No. 1 in high school after his high school career. Isaiah Briscoe, who is 16 in the ESPN 100, and as the second-point guard behind him.
Brunson, like his father, is a left-handed basketball player. Brunson was the only true point guard in what was regarded as a poor point guard class at the start of the 2015 season. Brunson's peers voted him the best passer in high school basketball prior to his senior season, in addition to high ratings by the recruiting services.
College career
Brunson was chosen to watch the 20-Man Bob Cousy Award preseason television showlist. Henry Ellenson was also selected as the 2015-2016 Big East Conference Preseason Freshman of the Year by the conference coaches, but he wasn't the only freshman named to the 2015-2016 Preseason All-Big East First or Second Team. Brunson's 2015–16 Wildcats were the unanimous coaches preseason pick to win the conference. Brunson was ranked 46 by ESPN and 41 by NBC Sports in preseason top 100 player rankings. Brunson was selected one of SB Nation's Top 10 Most Valuable College Basketball Players for 2015–16 by Mike Rutherford during the preseason. On November 17, he made the first 50-man John R. Wooden Award watch list. Brunson was honoured on the 18-man Wayman Tisdale Award watchlist on December 2nd.
Brunson started the season on November 13 with 12 points and 4 assists against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. Brunson scored 18 points in the NIT Season Tip-Off Semi-Finals on November 26 against Stanford. He scored a career-high 22 points against Penn on December 28, but that was before that. Brunson averaged 15.3 points and named Big East Freshman of the Week for the week, despite the 22-point effort. The 2015–16 Wildcats became the first Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team to reach the top of the AP poll by climbing to the top of the NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings on February 8, 2015–16. He was a unanimous Big East All-Freshman Team pick following the 2015–16 Big East season. With 3.5 seconds remaining, the Wildcats took the lead in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament regional final against Kansas Brunson. The 2015–16 Wildcats won the championship game of the tournament by defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels 77–74, with Brunson as a starter.
Brunson was a nominee for the 20-Man Bob Cousy Award preseason watchlist for the second time as a sophomore. He was a preseason All-Big East honorable mention pick. The 2016–17 Wildcats made a berth in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, advancing to the top position on December 5 in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. Brunson scored a career-high 26 points in a Philadelphia Big 5 victory over La Salle the next night. Brunson scored a career-high 27 points in an 80-70 victory over No. 31 after helping guide Villanova to victory in its 2016–17 Big East season opener against DePaul on December 28, 2016. Creighton will lift the No. 1st Creighton to the top of the charts. In conference play, Villanova defeated 14–0 and 2–0. Brunson Big East player of the week was named on Monday after two of his appearances. Brunson was selected to the Top 30 watch list on February 9 by the Naismith Award. Brunson scored his first double double double against Seton Hall on February 18, giving him his first career double double double double double with a career-high 10 assists and 22 points. He was one of four unanimous picks to the 2016–17 All-Big East first team after the regular season. Brunson, who had been averaging 14.7 points and 4.1 assists as a sophomore, has returned to Villanova for his junior season. Brunson was expected to be a preseason All-American by NBC Sports after the season ended and the 2017 NBA draft class was decided.
He was the year's best-known All-Big East player of the year from 2017-18. Associated Press (1st team) and ESPN (2nd team) selected him as a pre-season All-American pick by the Associated Press (1st team) and ESPN (2nd team). He received the John R. Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Trophy, Lute Olson Award, and a Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist. Brunson led Villanova to the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis, earning the MVP of the tournament and being named as the Week's Best East Player of the Week on November 27. Brunson led the Wildcats over Temple 87-67 on December 13, scoring 31 points, including 22 in the first half. He would have scored 31 points in a game on December 30, 2017, when Villanova lost its first game of the season to Butler on December 30, 2017. On January 28, he led Villanova to an 85-82 victory over Marquette after posting his third 31-point total.
Brunson was selected as an Academic All-District winner, making him one of 40 finalists for the 15-man Academic All-America team. He was selected as one of ten semi-finalists for the Naismith Award. He was one of the 20 late-season finalists for the Wooden Award. Brunson was one of three unanimous 2017–18 All-Big East picks, and he was named both the Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and the Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year a few days later. He was on time to graduate from the summer after his junior year as a scholar. After being selected as a first-team All-American by Sporting News, USBWA, Associated Press, and NABC, he was a consensus consensus first-team All-American. He was also named in the 2019 Oscar Robertson Trophy, the Naismith College Player of the Year, the NABC Player of the Year, the John R. Wooden Award, the Sports National Player of the Year, the Bob Cousy Award, and Sporting News Player of the Year. Brunson was selected for the second team of the Academic All-America selection. Brunson was named Most Outstanding Player of the East Region by Omari Spellman and Eric Paschall, and was part of the East Region All-tournament squad. Villanova defeated Villanova in the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament's National Championship Game. Following his junior season, he declared himself in the 2018 NBA draft and recruited an agent.
Brunson was named college basketball player of the decade by Sporting News on December 17, 2019.
Professional career
Brunson was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 33rd overall pick on June 21, 2018. He was the fourth and final Villanova player to be selected in the 2018 NBA draft. Brunson did not sign up until he had completed his 2018 NBA Summer League service, earning a four-year deal with 3-year guarantees, according to a first round pick. In a 100–121 loss to the Phoenix Suns on October 17, 2018, he made his NBA debut on October 17, 2018, with three points, one rebound, and an assist. Brunson started on October 26, against the Toronto Raptors, scoring eight points, four assists, and three rebounds after being forced to sit for his first four NBA games. Brunson scored 11 points against Utah Jazz on November 8. Brunson recalled Smith in the starting lineup and set career highs of 14 points against the Houston Rockets and 17 points against the Orlando Magic on December 8. The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association named him as the Year's Amateur Athlete of the Year on January 5. Brunson scored 13 points, a career-high 11 rebounds, and what was then a career-high eight assists against the Philadelphia 76ers on his first professional double-double last night. Brunson scored a career-high 22 points against the Denver Nuggets on February 22, starting in place of Luka Donggets. Brunson rode on his career high with 34 points, four assists, and a steal in a 105-112 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on March 12, 2019. Brunson's second-double-double against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 7, 2013, he had a career-high ten assists as well as 12 points.
Brunson's career-high 11 assists and his first double-double of the season have been suspended, with Doni out of the lineup and Brunson starting on December 16, 2019. Brunson was reported to have undergone surgery to repair a labrum injury in his right shoulder on March 13, 2020.
Brunson averaged career highs in points, rebounds, and assists during the NBA's 2021-21 NBA season, achieving fourth in voting for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.
Brunson scored 24 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in a 93–99 loss to the Utah Jazz on April 16, 2022. Brunson won by 109–104 over the Jazz on April 18, with a career-high 41 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.
Brunson agreed to a four-year, $104 million contract with the New York Knicks on July 12, 2022. He made his debut in a 115–112 loss in overtime to the Memphis Grizzlies on October 19, 2022, scoring 15 points as well as six rebounds.
National team career
The 21 players (including Brunson) have been invited to compete for the 12-member USA national team from June 10 to 19 for the 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship, which will be broadcast from June 10 to 19. On June 12, 24 players tried out for the team, and the roster was reduced to 15. Brunson made the final 12-man roster that was announced on June 15. Brunson set a new USA Basketball U18 single-game assist record in the first game against Brazil in the 1994 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. In the tournament, the United States gained a gold medal. Brunson was named to the Nike Global Challenge USA All-Tournament team on August 16, alongside Stephen Zimmerman, D. J. Hogg, Malik Monk, Jaylen Brown, and Bam Adebayo. In the eight-team tournament, Brunson led the Midwest team to a third-place finish.
Brunson was announced on June 18, 2015, as a member of the U19 World Cup's 12-man team. Brunson earned the tournament's MVP after leading the team with 5.6 assists and 2.1 steals. In the gold medal game against Croatia, he scored a game-high 30 points in the semifinals against Greece, as well as seven assists, five rebounds, and a steal. Brunson defeated teammate Harry Giles with a 14.0 average for the tournament. In the final two games, he prevailed. On December 21, he was named the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year based on this success.