Jaylen Brown
Brown at the 2015 McDonalds All America Game | |||||||||||||
No. 0 – California Golden Bears | |||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||
League | Pac-12 Conference | ||||||||||||
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Born |
Marietta, Georgia | October 24, 1996||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | Wheeler (Marietta, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
College | California (2015–present) | ||||||||||||
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Jaylen Brown (born October 24, 1996) is an American college basketball player for the California Golden Bears.
Brown attended Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia.[1][2][3] As a senior he helped lead his team to a victory in the Georgia AAAAAA state championship. With 0.6 seconds remaining, Brown hit two free throws to give Wheeler a 59–58 victory.[4][5]
Brown was rated as a five-star recruit and was ranked by Scout.com as the best recruit in his class.[6] Rivals.com and ESPN both ranked him second behind Ben Simmons.[7][8][9]
Brown was selected to play in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.[10] On May 1, 2015, Brown committed to play for the Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley, under coach Cuonzo Martin.[11] He is listed as a small forward and is heralded as an all-round prospect due to his athleticism.[12]
References
- ↑ Bob Rathgeber (2014-12-21). "Marietta (Ga.) Wheeler's Jaylen Brown holds court". News-press.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff. "'Old man' Jaylen Brown separates from pack - not just with his game". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "The Jaylen Brown Blog: No. 2 ranked senior talks UNC visit, SAT, HS season and more | USA Today High School Sports | USA Today High School Sports". Usatodayhss.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Jaylen Brown, No. 7 Wheeler win state title with free throws with 0.6 seconds left | USA Today High School Sports | USA Today High School Sports". Usatodayhss.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Wheeler High's Jaylen Brown wins state title with dramatic free throws". Atlanta Sun Times. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Jaylen Brown, California SF - Scout". Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Rivals". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Jaylen Brown - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Jaylen Brown scouting: Evaluating No. 2 class of 2015 prospect (VIDEO & PHOTOS)". Masslive.com. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ Davis, Seth (2015-01-28). "2015 McDonald's All-American rosters announced". SI.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Jaylen Brown commits to Cal Golden Bears". Espn.go.com. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Five-star forward Jaylen Brown commits to Cal for 2015-16". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-23.