Personal information | |
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Born |
San Antonio, Texas |
November 19, 1991
Nationality | Filipino / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Clark (San Antonio, Texas) |
College | LIU Brooklyn (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Position | Point guard |
Career history | |
2014 | Dynamo Moscow |
2015 | Medi Bayreuth |
2015–2016 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jason Alexander Brickman (born November 19, 1991) is a Filipino-American basketball player. He last played for the Westports Malaysia Dragons of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). He completed his college career for the Long Island University Blackbirds after the 2013–14 season. Brickman was considered one of the best passers in the nation according to ESPN analyst Jay Bilas. Of Brickman, Bilas said "He really understands angles very well. He gets the ball to (LIU's) best players, and he does a really nice job of managing the game. An excellent passer." Brickman led NCAA Division I in assists per game as a junior with an 8.52 average, then repeated in 2013–14 with a 10.00 per game average. He is one of only four players in Division I history to record 1,000 assists.
Brickman played prep basketball at Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas. In his senior season he led Clark to a District 28-5A championship behind the strength of a 29–7 record. He was named the district's most valuable player, earned first team all-district honors and also earned Class 5A All-State honors from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.
In the fall of 2010 Brickman began his collegiate career for Long Island. As a freshman in 2010–11 he averaged 5.5 assists per game, led the Northeast Conference (NEC) in total assists (180) and in assists-per-turnover ratio (2.81). The 180 assists were the fourth-highest season assist total in school history. He also helped lead Long Island to a berth in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, and in a first round loss to North Carolina, Brickman recorded eight assists and two steals. Then-head coach Jim Ferry claimed Brickman was the "" to their team. At the end of the season he was named the NEC Rookie of the Year by the NIT and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association as well as being selected to the NEC All-Rookie and All-Tournament teams.