Brandon Jennings
Jennings in 2017
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| No. 7 – Washington Wizards | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 23, 1989 Compton, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Lottomatica Roma |
| 2009–2013 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2013–2016 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2015 | →Grand Rapids Drive |
| 2016 | Orlando Magic |
| 2016–2017 | New York Knicks |
| 2017–present | Washington Wizards |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Brandon Byron Jennings (born September 23, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After graduating from Oak Hill Academy, he decided to play professional basketball with Italian club Lottomatica Roma, leading to controversy and debate on the NBA's "prep-to-pro" policy adopted in 2006. After a year in Italy, Jennings declared for the 2009 NBA draft and was selected 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. He played his first four seasons in Milwaukee before being traded to the Detroit Pistons in 2013. Jennings spent his next three seasons in Detroit before he was traded to the Orlando Magic in 2016.
Jennings was born in Compton, California to Alice Knox. He has a half brother named Terrence Phillips. His father committed suicide when he was young.
Jennings attended Dominguez High School in Compton, California for his freshman and sophomore year. Before his junior year, Jennings transferred to powerhouse Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. In his last year of high school, Jennings averaged 35.5 points per game and set the school record for points in a season (1,312). This performance earned him some of high school basketball's most prestigious awards: the 2008 Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award, 2007–08 Gatorade Player of the Year (Virginia), 2008 Parade Magazine Player of the Year and 2008 EA Sports Player of the Year. He led his 2006–2007 team to a 41–1 record and the top ranking in the USA Today Super 25 list of high school teams. He was rated as the nation's #1 high school basketball prospect in the class of 2008 by Scout.com, the #1 prospect in the ESPNU 150, and the #4 prospect by Rivals.com.
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