Jalen Brunson
Brunson for the 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats
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| No. 1 – Villanova Wildcats | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Big East Conference |
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August 31, 1996 New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
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| High school | Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Illinois) |
| College | Villanova (2015–present) |
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Jalen Brunson (born August 31, 1996) is an American basketball player who plays for the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball where he has completed his sophomore season for the 2016–17 team. He completed his senior season for Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois in the 2014–15 academic year.
According to ESPN, he ended his junior year of high school 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.
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 Championships. He earned the MVP of the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for the gold medal winning Team USA. He is the son of nine-year National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran Rick Brunson.
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