Jalen Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Brunson with the Knicks in 2023
No. 11 – New York Knicks
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1996-08-31) August 31, 1996 (age 27) New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Illinois)
College	Villanova (2015–2018)
NBA draft	2018: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2022	Dallas Mavericks
2022–present	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (2024) 2× NCAA champion (2016, 2018) National college player of the year (2018) Consensus first-team All-American (2018) Lute Olson Award (2018) Bob Cousy Award (2018) Second-team Academic All-American (2018) Big East Player of the Year (2018) 2× First-team All-Big East (2017, 2018) Big East All-Freshman Team (2016) Robert V. Geasey Trophy winner (2018) McDonald's All-American (2015) First-team Parade All-American (2015) Illinois Mr. Basketball (2015) USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2015) FIBA Under-19 World Cup MVP (2015) No. 1 retired by Villanova Wildcats
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States World U19 Cup 2015 Greece Team FIBA Americas U18 Championship 2014 United States Team

Jalen Marquis Brunson^[1] (born August 31, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted with the 33rd overall selection of the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and played his first four seasons in the NBA with them. He played college basketball for Villanova University, where he was the National Player of the Year as a junior and won two national championships.

Brunson participated in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit. He led Stevenson to the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A championship. He won Illinois Mr. Basketball and earned the MVP of the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. Brunson was a role player for the championship season of the 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats and the National Player of the Year and a Consensus first-team 2018 All-American for the championship season of the 2017–18 Wildcats.

Brunson played four years for the Dallas Mavericks. After helping the Mavericks reach the Western Conference finals, he signed with the New York Knicks as a free agent in 2022. With the Knicks, he became an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2024. He set the NBA record for most three point shots made in a half without a miss (8) and tied the NBA record for most three point shots made in a single-game without a miss (9).