Jalen Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Brunson with the Knicks in 2023
No. 11 – New York Knicks
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-08-31) August 31, 1996 (age 27)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolStevenson (Lincolnshire, Illinois)
CollegeVillanova (2015–2018)
NBA draft2018: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2022Dallas Mavericks
2022–presentNew York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
World U19 Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Greece Team
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 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 as well as the 2015 Jordan Brand Classic and represented the Team USA in the Nike Hoop Summit. 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 Championship. He earned the MVP of the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup for the gold medal-winning Team USA.

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 Division I men's 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 Division I men's basketball tournament to give Villanova their second National Championship in three years.

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 elevated his game and 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).

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.[2] He has a sister Erica (born c. 2001).[3] His parents met at Temple University where Rick played for the basketball team.[2] Rick went on to spend nine seasons in the NBA.[3] 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.[2] As a youth, he spent time in NBA locker rooms such as when his father played for the Knicks where his future head coach Tom Thibodeau was serving as an assistant coach.[4]

High school career

Brunson shooting in the 2013 IHSA Class 4A championship game

As a freshman, Brunson was an All–Lake County honorable mention selection in 2012,[5] as Stevenson finished the season with a 17–11 record.[6] During his sophomore season, Stevenson started the season 10–4 before going on a 19-game winning streak.[7] That year, Brunson led Stevenson to the March 16, 2013, IHSA Class 4A championship game against Jabari Parker and Kendrick Nunn's three-time defending state champion Simeon Career Academy, where he got the Simeon backcourt in foul trouble in the first half before being held to one point in the second half of a 58–40 loss. Stevenson finished the season 29–5.[8] Following the season, the Associated Press named him to the Class 4A All-state second team as the only sophomore on the first or second team.[9] Brunson averaged 21.5 points that season.[10]

Brunson in the 2014 IHSA Class 4A consolation game

On February 21, 2014, junior Brunson scored 57 points in a double overtime victory over Lake Forest High School. The performance gave him both the school single-game and career scoring records.[11][12] On March 21, Brunson set the IHSA playoff single game scoring record against the Jahlil Okafor–led Whitney Young High School by scoring 56 points in a 75–68 state playoff semi-final loss.[13] In the game, still images of a movement by Brunson appeared to be an obscene gesture, but video of the gesture were deemed to be inconclusive and an initial suspension for the subsequent consolation game was overturned.[14][15] Brunson averaged 26.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 2.9 steals for a Stevenson team that finished the season with a 32–2 record.[10][16] Two members of his high school team were National Football League athletes' offspring: Matt Morrissey and Cameron Green.[11] Brunson was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Illinois as a junior.[17] Following the season, Associated Press named him as the only non-senior on the Class 4A All-state first team that also included Okafor, Cliff Alexander, Tyler Ulis and Sean O'Mara.[18] He finished fourth in the 2014 Illinois Mr. Basketball voting.[19] In April 2014, Illinois, Purdue, Kansas and Villanova had in-home visits.[20] On May 3, 2014, he announced the eight schools that he was considering playing college basketball for: UConn, Michigan State, Illinois, Kansas, Purdue, Villanova, Michigan and Temple.[21] That summer he was the number one rated point guard according to ESPN,[2] although the class had a notable shortage of elite pure point guards.[22] On June 25—the day after Jalen won a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship—Rick Brunson received an offer as an on-bench assistant coach from Temple.[23] The Temple offer fell through when Rick Brunson was arrested on various charges on July 25, and Temple fell out of the running for Jalen's services.[24][25] Brunson participated in the July 9–11 LeBron James Skills Academy.[26] On August 5, he announced official visits to Illinois on August 29–31, Villanova on September 4–6 and then Temple from September 11–13 and on August 9, he announced official visits to Michigan State from September 19–21 and Purdue on September 26–28.[27]

On September 8, Brunson announced that he would be curtailing his recruitment and making his decision between Illinois and Villanova on September 10.[28] On that date, Brunson committed to Villanova.[25][29][30] At the time of his decision, he was ranked as the number one point guard in the national class of 2015 by Scout.com.[24] Stevenson was a preseason top-10 team in the MaxPreps national high school rankings.[31] A lot was expected of Brunson's team after losing to teams led by Parker and Okafor in the IHSA tournament final four in 2013 and 2014 even though no team from Lake County has ever won a state basketball championship.[10] 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, despite 48 points from Brunson.[32][33][34] On January 17, Brunson and Stevenson faced Derryck Thornton, Jr. and Findlay Prep at the Hoophall Classic. At the time, Brunson was the number 3 ranked point guard in the class of 2015 and Thornton was the number 2 ranked point guard in the class of 2016 for the number 1 team in the country according to USA Today.[35] Findlay, who was led by Arizona signee Allonzo Trier's 27 points, held Brunson to 26 in the second loss of the season for Stevenson,[36] who had been 15–1.[37] On January 28, he was named to the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game roster,[38] becoming the second player from Lake County to earn such recognition.[39] On February 2, he was named to the 11-man Team USA for the Nike Hoop Summit.[40] On February 21, Stevenson lost to Simeon as Brunson posted 25 points on 9–24 shooting, ending a 22-game in-state streak in a game that featured the top two teams in the state.[41] The Simeon frontline featured three Big Ten Conference signees: D. J. Williams (Illinois), Ed Morrow (Nebraska) and Isaiah Moss (Iowa).[42] On March 5, he was named to the Jordan Brand Classic roster.[43]

Brunson scoring the first 3 of his IHSA Class 4A title game record 30 points in 2015

On March 17, Brunson helped Stevenson qualify for a third consecutive appearance in the IHSA final four with a victory over Riverside Brookfield Township High School. In the game, Brunson became the Lake County career scoring record holder.[44][45] On March 19, Brunson received the highest vote total for the Illinois Class 4A Associated Press All-state team.[46] On March 20, he repeated as Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.[47] Brunson led Stevenson to the IHSA final four for a third consecutive time, but he led the team to the first state championship by a Lake county school with an IHSA Class 4A title-game record 30 points in a 57–40 victory over Normal Community High School. Brunson was 9-for-15 from the field and 9-for-9 from the free throw line.[48][49] 2015 was Lake county's ninth consecutive year with a team reaching the IHSA final four; Stevenson became the first school in the large school division and the third school overall to win IHSA football and basketball state championships in the same year.[50] The win got him out of the shadow of IHSA final four losses to Parker- and Okafor-led teams.[51] Following the season, he won Illinois Mr. Basketball with 552 points and 99 of the 132 first place votes, ahead of fellow Jordan Brand All-American selection Charles Matthews, who had 157 points.[39] Brunson finished his senior season with averages of 23.3 points, 5.2 assists, and 4.7 rebounds per game and with shooting percentages of 38% on three-point shots and 83% on free throws.[39] At the March 30 POWERADE Jam Fest associated with the McDonald's All-American game, Brunson won the skills competition over finalists Carlton Bragg and Isaiah Briscoe and was a finalist for the three-point shooting contest.[52][53] Brunson was a first-team Parade All-American,[54] as well as a third-team USA Today All-USA high school basketball team selection.[55] In the April 11 Nike Hoops Summit, Brunson had 12 points and seven assists in a 103–101 loss.[56][57][58] In the April 17 Jordan Brand Classic, Brunson had a game-high three steals.[59] He finished his high school career ranked No. 16 in the ESPN 100 and as the #2-point guard behind Isaiah Briscoe.[60]

Recruiting

Brunson in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Game

Brunson, like his father, is a left-handed basketball player.[16] In what was regarded as a weak point guard class, Brunson was the only point guard that was ranked in the top 25 players at the conclusion of the class of 2015's junior season.[61] In addition to high ratings by the recruiting services, Brunson's peers voted him to be the best passer in high school basketball prior to his senior season.[62]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Brunson
PG 		Lincolnshire, IL Stevenson (IL) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16, 1 (IL), 1 (PG)   Rivals: 15, 5 (G)  ESPN: 16, 1 (IL), 2 (PG)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Villanova 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  • "2015 Villanova Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

College career

Freshman season

Brunson was a selection to the 20-man Bob Cousy Award preseason watchlist.[63] He was also selected as the 2015–16 Big East Conference Preseason Freshman of the Year by the conference coaches although Henry Ellenson was the only freshman selected to the 2015–16 Preseason All-Big East First or Second Team. Brunson's 2015–16 Wildcats were the unanimous coaches preseason selection to win the conference.[64] In preseason top 100 player rankings Brunson was ranked 46 by ESPN and 41 by NBC Sports.[65][66] During the preseason, Mike Rutherford of SB Nation selected Brunson as one of its 10 most important college basketball players for 2015–16.[67] He made the initial 50-man John R. Wooden Award watch list on November 17.[68] On December 2, Brunson earned recognition on the 18-man Wayman Tisdale Award watchlist.[69]

Brunson opened the season in the starting lineup with 12 points and 4 assists against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on November 13.[70] On November 26 in the semi-finals of the NIT Season Tip-Off against Stanford, Brunson posted 18 points.[71] On December 28, he posted a then career-high 22 points against Penn.[72][73] The 22-point effort was part of a 3–0 week for Villanova in which Brunson averaged 15.3 points and earned Big East Freshman of the Week.[74] On February 8, the 2015–16 Wildcats became the first Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team to reach number one in the AP Poll by climbing to the top of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.[75] Following the 2015–16 Big East season, he was a unanimous Big East All-Freshman Team selection.[76] In the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament regional final against Kansas Brunson made the final two free throws that gave the Wildcats a two-possession lead with 3.5 seconds left.[77] 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.[78][79]

Sophomore season

Brunson for the 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats

Brunson was a selection to the 20-man Bob Cousy Award preseason watchlist again as a sophomore.[80] He was a preseason All-Big East honorable mention selection.[81] On December 5, the 2016–17 Wildcats ascended into the top position in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.[82][83] The following night, Brunson posted a then career-high 26 points in a Philadelphia Big 5 win over La Salle.[84][85] After helping guide Villanova to a victory in its 2016–17 Big East season opener against DePaul on December 28,[86] Brunson scored a career high 27 points in an 80–70 December 31 win over No. 10 Creighton to propel No. 1 Villanova to a 14–0 record and 2–0 in conference play.[87] These two performances earned Brunson Big East player of the week recognition on January 2.[88] Brunson was named to the February 9 Naismith Award Top 30 watch list.[89] On February 18, against Seton Hall, Brunson posted his first career double double with a career-high 10 assists and 22 points.[90][91] Following the regular season, he was one of four unanimous selections to the 2016–17 All-Big East first team.[92] After averaging 14.7 points and 4.1 assists as a sophomore, Brunson decided to return to Villanova for his junior season.[93] After the season ended and the 2017 NBA draft class was finalized, Brunson was projected to be a preseason All-American by NBC Sports.[94]

Junior season

He was the 2017–18 preseason All-Big East player of the year.[95] He was a pre-season All-American selection by Associated Press (1st team)[96] and ESPN (2nd team).[97] He was a preseason John R. Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Lute Olson Award and Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist honoree.[98][99][100][101] Brunson led Villanova to the championship of the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis, earning the MVP of the tournament and being recognized on November 27 as the Big East Player of the Week.[102] On December 13, Brunson scored a career-high 31 points, including 22 in the first half, to lift the Wildcats over Temple 87–67.[103] The next time he would score 31 points in a game was on December 30, 2017, when Villanova lost its first game of the season to Butler.[104] He posted a third 31-point total on January 28 to help Villanova to an 85–82 victory over Marquette.[105]

Eric Paschall, Donte DiVincenzo, Omari Spellman, Collin Gillespie, Jalen Brunson.

Brunson was named as an Academic All-District selection, making him one of 40 finalists for the 15-man Academic All-America team.[106] He was named as one of 10 semi-finalists for the Naismith Award.[107] He was named as one of 20 late-season finalists for the Wooden Award.[108] Following the regular season, Brunson was one of three unanimous 2017–18 All-Big East selections,[109] 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.[110] As a scholar, he was on pace to graduate during the summer after his junior season.[110] He was a consensus first-team All-American after being selected as a first-team All-American by Sporting News,[111] USBWA,[112] Associated Press,[113] and NABC.[114] He was also awarded the USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy[115] the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year,[116] the Naismith College Player of the Year,[117] the John R. Wooden Award,[118] the NABC Player of the Year,[119] CBS Sports National Player of the Year,[120] the Bob Cousy Award,[121] and Sporting News Player of the Year.[122] Brunson was a second-team Academic All-America selection.[123] Brunson was named Most Outstanding Player of the East Region and was joined on the East Region All-tournament team by Omari Spellman and Eric Paschall.[124][non-primary source needed] Villanova won the National Championship Game of the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament.[125] Following his junior season, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft and hired an agent.[126][127]

On December 17, 2019, Brunson was named college basketball player of the decade by Sporting News.[128]

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2018–2022)

Sixth man role (2018–2021)

On June 21, 2018, the Dallas Mavericks drafted Brunson with the 33rd overall pick. He was the fourth and final Villanova player to be selected in the 2018 NBA draft.[129][130] Brunson did not sign until after he completed his 2018 NBA Summer League play and was accorded a 4-year contract similar to a first round selection with 3-years guaranteed.[131] He made his NBA debut on October 17, 2018, recording three points, one rebound, and an assist, in a 100–121 loss against the Phoenix Suns.[132] After coming off the bench for his first four NBA games, Brunson started in place of the injured Dennis Smith Jr. on October 26, against the Toronto Raptors, scoring eight points, four assists, and three rebounds.[133][134] On November 8, Brunson posted 11 points against Utah Jazz.[135] Brunson replaced Smith in the starting lineup and posted career highs of 14 points on December 8 against the Houston Rockets and 17 points on December 10 against the Orlando Magic.[136][137] On January 5, he was honored by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association as its Amateur Athlete of the Year.[138] That same night, with J. J. Barea and Devin Harris sidelined, Brunson posted 13 points, a career-high 11 rebounds, and what was then a career-high eight assists against the Philadelphia 76ers for his first professional double-double.[139] Starting in place of Luka Dončić on February 22, Brunson posted a then career-high 22 points against the Denver Nuggets.[140] On March 12, 2019, Brunson improved upon his career high with 34 points with five rebounds, four assists, and a steal in a 105–112 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.[141] On April 7, Brunson posted a then career-high ten assists along with 12 points against the Memphis Grizzlies for his second career double-double.[142][143]

With Dončić out of the lineup on December 16, 2019, and Brunson starting, the 2019–20 Mavericks ended an 18-game win streak by the Milwaukee Bucks,[144] on a night when Brunson posted a career-high 11 assists and his first double-double of the season (13 points).[145] On March 13, 2020, Brunson was reported to have undergone surgery to fix a labrum injury in his right shoulder.[146] During the 2020–21 NBA season, Brunson averaged career highs in points, rebounds, and assists, finishing fourth in voting for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.[147]

Playoff success and departure (2021–2022)

In the 2021–22 NBA season, Brunson became a starter and again finished the season achieving career highs in points, rebounds, and assists. On April 16, 2022, during Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, Brunson logged 24 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in a 93–99 loss to the Utah Jazz.[148] On April 18, during Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs, Brunson put up a playoff career-high 41 points, along with eight rebounds and five assists in a 110–104 win over the Jazz.[149] On May 15, Brunson scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds in a 123–90 Game 7 blowout win against the overall one-seed Phoenix Suns, securing the Mavericks a place in the Western Conference Finals.[150] On May 20, during Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, Brunson recorded 31 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in a 126–117 loss against the Golden State Warriors.[151]

New York Knicks (2022–present)

Playoff superstardom (2022–2023)

On June 2, 2022, his father was hired by the New York Knicks as an assistant coach.[152] On July 12, 2022, Brunson signed a four-year, $104 million contract with the New York Knicks.[153][154] The Knicks were later punished for engaging in conversations with Brunson before the free agency window opened.[155] On October 19, he made his Knicks debut in a 115–112 loss in overtime to the Memphis Grizzlies, scoring 15 points along with nine assists and six rebounds.[156] On October 26, Brunson scored 27 points, recorded 13 assists, and grabbed seven rebounds during a 134–131 overtime victory against the Charlotte Hornets.[157]

On January 4, 2023, Brunson scored 38 points, alongside seven rebounds and six assists in a 117–114 win over the San Antonio Spurs.[158] On January 9, Brunson put up a then career-high 44 points in a 111–107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.[159] On January 16, Brunson was recognized as NBA Eastern Conference player of the Week for the week of January 9–15 after averaging 34.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists with 3 30-point games as the Knicks went 3–1 for the week. It was his first career NBA Player of the Week award.[160] On January 18, Brunson scored 32 points in a 116–105 loss against the Washington Wizards. He scored 25-plus points in eight straight games, the longest streak by a Knicks guard since Dick Barnett in 1965. Barnett logged 25 or more points in 12 consecutive contests.[161][162] On February 4, Brunson scored 41 points on 14-of-19 shooting, 5-of-7 from three, 8-of-10 from the free throw line, along with five rebounds and seven assists in a 134–128 overtime loss against the Los Angeles Clippers.[163] On February 8, Villanova retired his jersey.[164][165] On February 13, Brunson put up 40 points on 15-of-21 shooting from the field and added five assists in a 124–106 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[166] On March 1, Brunson scored 39 points (30 points in the first half) on 15-of-18 shooting, 5-of-6 from three, 4-of-4 from the free throw line in a 142–118 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[167] On March 2, Brunson won his first NBA Player of the Month award when he was named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February. He finished the month with 27.3 points and 6.0 assists while shooting 42.6% from 3-point range and 52.9% overall. The Knicks went 9–2, finishing out the month with six straight wins.[168] On March 31, Brunson scored a career-high 48 points (33 points in the first half) on 18-of-32 shooting from the floor and delivered nine assists in a 130–116 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.[169] In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Miami Heat, Brunson put up 32 points and 11 assists in a 109–101 loss. He joined Walt Frazier and Patrick Ewing as the only players in Knicks history to put up at least 30 points and 10 assists in a playoff game.[170] New York would go on to lose to Miami in six games despite Brunson tying his playoff career-high of 41 points in a 96–92 Game 6 loss.[171] During the Knicks' 11-game playoff run, Brunson became the second Knick to score 20 points in 11 consecutive games, joining Carmelo Anthony (16 games).[172]

First All-Star selection (2023–present)

On November 20, 2023, Brunson earned his second NBA Player of the week award as the Knicks went 3–1 while he averaged 28.5 points and 6.5 assists, including back-to-back 32-point performances.[173] On November 30, Brunson put up 42 points, six rebounds, and eight assists in a 118–112 win over the Detroit Pistons.[174] He also tied the record for the most 40-point games by a point guard (5, Frazier, Stephon Marbury) in Knicks history.[175]

Brunson In 2023

On December 15, he posted a then career-high 50 points on 17–23 shooting, including 9–9 three point shooting, as well as 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals in a comeback win against the Phoenix Suns.[176] He became the ninth player to score 50 points as a Knick.[177] His 9–9 game tied an NBA record for perfect three point performances that was initially set by New York Knick Latrell Sprewell who went 9–9 on February 4, 2003,[178] and twice tied by Ben Gordon for the Bulls on April 14, 2006 and for the Pistons on March 21, 2012.[179][180][181] It was the first 50-point performance in NBA history without a missed three-point shot (minimum 8 attempts),[182][a] helping snap a 13-game losing streak by the Knicks against teams with Kevin Durant.[185] Brunson was 12–12 (8–8 on threes) in the second half from the field, becoming the first NBA player to shoot 8–8 on three point shots in an NBA half.[186] The previous record of 7-for-7 had been held by many players. It had been achieved at least three times each of the prior two NBA seasons.[187] Prior to the 2021–22 NBA season, 5 players had gone 7–7 in an NBA half (all before 2015, first by Raef LaFrentz).[188] Brunson had a 7–7 (5–5 on threes) 3rd quarter.[176] On February 10, 2017, Anthony went 5-5 on three point shots (8–8 from the field) in a quarter and 6-6 in a half for the Knicks.[189] His 35 point second half was the first time an NBA player had scored over 30 points in a half without missing from the field, while taking at least 10 field goal attempts and 5 three point attempts.[190][191] The performance marked the first time an NBA player had posted 50 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals and five three-pointers.[191] Brunson was the sixth player and first since Anthony Davis to record 50 points, five assists, five steals on October 16, 2016 as well as the first player since Michael Jordan on March 18, 1988 to record at least 50 points, nine assists, five rebounds, and five steals.[177]

On January 1, 2024, in new teammate OG Anunoby's debut with the Knicks, Brunson posted a career-high 14 assists against the Minnesota Timberwolves.[192] On January 3, he followed that up with 13 assists against the Chicago Bulls, marking his first pair of games with back-to-back double digit assist totals that season.[193] For the week of January 1—7, he was awarded his second NBA Player of the week award of the season and third of his career as he led the Knicks to a 4–0 record for the week.[194] Later in the month, Brunson posted five consecutive 30-point games.[195] On February 1, Brunson was named as reserve for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in his career.[196] On March 14, he scored 45 points against the Portland Trail Blazers.[197] On March 16, Brunson scored 42 points against the Sacramento Kings, becoming the fourth Knick to score 40 or more in back-to-back games, joining Carmelo Anthony, Patrick Ewing, and Bernard King.[198] On March 18, Brunson earned NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week recognition for averaging 35.7 points during a 3–0 week for the Knicks.[199] On March 29, Brunson put up a career-high 61 points in a 130–126 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs.[200] The performance was one point shy of the Knicks franchise record by Carmelo Anthony set on January 24, 2014.[201] Brunson was awarded with player of the month for March. He averaged 28.8 points and 5.8 assists per game during the month.[202] On April 7 and April 9, Brunson posted 43 points against Milwaukee and 45 against Chicago, respectively, for another back-to-back 40+ pair of games.[203][204] Then, Brunson scored 39 points despite sitting out the fourth quarter against Boston on April 11.[205] By finishing the season with 7 consecutive 30-point games,[206] he tied the Knicks franchise single-season 30-point games record with his 36th (Richie Guerin, 1961-62; Ewing, 1989-90). The April 14 season finale 40-point performance against the Bulls also tied him with Ewing for second on the Knicks single-season 40-point game list with 11 (behind King, 13).[207] On April 15, Brunson earned Eastern Conference Player of the Week for averaging 38.5 points, 7.5 assists, and 3.5 rebounds and shooting 50 percent on three-point shots, while leading the Knicks to a 4–0 record and a number two playoff seeding.[208] On April 15, Team USA named an 11-man roster for Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics that excluded Brunson. Each nation is allowed to name 12 players.[209]

National team career

Brunson at the 2015 McDonald's All American game

On May 5, 2014, USA Basketball announced the 21 athletes (including Brunson) invited to try out from June 10 to 19 for the 12-member USA national team for the June 20–24, 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship.[210] Eventually, 24 players tried out for the team and the roster was cut to 15 on June 12.[211] Brunson made the final 12-man roster that was announced on June 15.[212] In the opening game, Brunson surpassed Stephon Marbury's 12 assists against Brazil in the 1994 FIBA Americas U18 Championship by recording 13 against Uruguay to set a new USA Basketball U18 single-game assist record.[213][214] The United States claimed a gold medal in the tournament.[215] On August 16, Brunson was named to the Nike Global Challenge USA All-Tournament team along with Stephen Zimmerman, D. J. Hogg, Malik Monk, Jaylen Brown, and Bam Adebayo.[216][217] Brunson led the Midwest team to a third-place finish in the eight-team tournament.[28]

On June 18, 2015, Brunson was announced as a member of the 12-man 2015 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Cup Team for the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.[218] Brunson earned MVP of the tournament, after leading the team with 5.6 assists and 2.1 steals for the tournament. He posted a game-high 30 points in the semi-finals against Greece,[219] and he tallied a team-high 14 points including six in overtime as well as seven assists, five rebounds, and a steal in the gold medal game against Croatia. Brunson tied teammate Harry Giles, with a 14.0 average for the tournament.[220][221] He dominated in the final two games.[222] Based on this performance, he was recognized as the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year, on December 21.[223]

Brunson was one of the first commitments to Team USA for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, according to a June 4, 2023 tweet from Marc Stein,[224] that was referenced by CBS Sports.[225] The roster was finalized by July 3,[226] with a relatively inexperienced squad.[227] Team USA finished fourth in the tournament but finished high enough (top 2 in the Americas) to secure a 2024 Olympic Games invitation.[228]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Dallas 73 38 21.8 .467 .348 .725 2.3 3.2 .5 .1 9.3
2019–20 Dallas 57 16 17.9 .466 .358 .813 2.4 3.3 .4 .1 8.2
2020–21 Dallas 68 12 25.0 .523 .405 .795 3.4 3.5 .5 .0 12.6
2021–22 Dallas 79 61 31.9 .502 .373 .840 3.9 4.8 .8 .0 16.3
2022–23 New York 68 68 35.0 .491 .416 .829 3.5 6.2 .9 .2 24.0
2023–24 New York 77 77 35.4 .479 .401 .847 3.6 6.7 .9 .2 28.7
Career 422 272 28.3 .489 .391 .812 3.2 4.7 .7 .1 16.9
All-Star 1 0 17.3 .417 .222 — 4.0 5.0 1.0 .0 12.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Dallas 7 0 16.3 .455 .462 .749 2.6 1.4 .0 .0 8.0
2022 Dallas 18 18 34.9 .466 .347 .800 4.6 3.7 .8 .1 21.6
2023 New York 11 11 40.3 .474 .325 .912 4.9 5.6 1.5 .1 27.8
Career 36 29 33.0 .468 .345 .842 4.3 3.8 .8 .1 20.8

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Villanova 40 39 24.0 .452 .383 .774 1.8 2.5 .7 .0 9.6
2016–17 Villanova 36 36 31.1 .541 .378 .876 2.6 4.1 .9 .0 14.7
2017–18 Villanova 40 40 31.8 .521 .408 .802 3.1 4.6 .9 .0 18.9
Career 116 115 28.9 .510 .393 .820 2.5 3.7 .8 .0 14.4

Records

NBA

  • Most single-game three-point shots without a miss (9, tied)
  • Most single-half three-point shots without a miss (8)

Knicks

  • Most single-season 30-point games (36, tied)
  • Most single-season 30-point point/assist double-doubles (6)

Personal life

On September 21, 2022, Brunson announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend Ali Marks, whom he met in high school. The proposal took place at Stevenson High School's gymnasium following Brunson's induction into the school's athletic Hall of Fame.[229][230] On July 29, 2023, Brunson wed Marks at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago with current and former teammates in attendance.[231][232] The wedding had to be moved forward from Labor Day weekend (September 2) to accommodate Brunson's selection to United States men's national basketball team for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[233]

Brunson is close friends with New York Knicks teammates Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo, both former teammates at Villanova.[234] Along with many other former Villanova and Knicks teammates, Hart and DiVincenzo were in attendance at Brunson’s wedding to Marks, and DiVincenzo served as a groomsman.[235]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Kyrie Irving on March 12, 2015, posted 57 points with 7–7 three point performance which included 11 points 3-3 in overtime[183][184]

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