USA Basketball

In 2014, Jalen was named a member of the 2014 USA U18 National Team. With a perfect 5-0 record, the team went on to win the FIBA Americas U18 Championship gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship. In his campaign he averaged 12.0 points and a team second-best 5.6 assists per game.

In 2015, Jalen was selected to the 2015 USA Basketball U19 National Team. That team went on to compile a 7-0 record to win gold at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship in Heraklion, Greece. Jalen was named tournament MVP, averaging 14.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and team-highs of 5.6 assists and 2.1 steals a game.

To cap off this amazing year, Jalen was honored as the 2015 USA Basketball’s Male Athlete of the Year. He joins a very prestigious group of NBA players, including Lebron James, Kyrie Irving, Jason Kidd, and Chris Paul.

2015

December

Jalen Brunson USA Basketball 2015 Athlete of the Year

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RECOGNIZED AS USA BASKETBALL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

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July

NAMED MVP IN FIBA UNDER-19 WORLD CUP AFTER USA CLAIMS GOLD MEDAL, LEADING THE TEAM AVERAGING 5.6 ASSISTS & 2.1 STEALS

USA Basketball 2015 MVP

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Brunson USA Basketball Semis Greece

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SCORES 30 POINTS IN THE SEMI-FINALS AGAINST GREECE

June

JOINS 2015 USA BASKETBALL MEN’S U19 WORLD CUP TEAM

Jalen Brunson USA Basketball Team

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December

Jalen Brunson USA Basketball 2015 Athlete of the Year

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RECOGNIZED AS USA BASKETBALL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

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July

USA Basketball 2015 MVP

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NAMED MVP IN FIBA UNDER-19 WORLD CUP AFTER USA CLAIMS GOLD MEDAL, LEADING THE TEAM AVERAGING 5.6 ASSISTS & 2.1 STEALS

Brunson USA Basketball Semis Greece

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SCORES 30 POINTS IN THE SEMI-FINALS AGAINST GREECE

June

Jalen Brunson USA Basketball Team

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JOINS 2015 USA BASKETBALL MEN’S U19 WORLD CUP TEAM

2014

August

FIBA Americas U18 Mens Championship

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NAMED TO NIKE GLOBAL CHALLENGE USA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

June

USA CLAIMS GOLD MEDAL IN FIBA AMERICAS UNDER-18

FIBA Americas U18

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FIBA Americas U18 Championship

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BREAKS USA BASKETBALL U18 SINGLE-GAME ASSIST RECORD WITH 13 ASSISTS AGAINST URUGUAY, PASSING STEPHON MARBURY’S 12 ASSISTS AGAINST BRAZIL IN 1994

BRUNSON NAMED TO USA NATIONAL TEAM

USA Basketball

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August

FIBA Americas U18 Mens Championship

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NAMED TO NIKE GLOBAL CHALLENGE USA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

June

FIBA Americas U18

<img decoding="async" width="2056" height="1319" src="https://jalenbrunson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FIBA-Americas-U18.png" alt="FIBA Americas U18" title="" srcset="https://jalenbrunson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FIBA-Americas-U18.png 2056w, https://jalenbrunson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FIBA-Americas-U18-1280x821.png 1280w, https://jalenbrunson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FIBA-Americas-U18-980x629.png 980w, https://jalenbrunson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FIBA-Americas-U18-480x308.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2056px, 100vw" class="wp-image-1557" />

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USA CLAIMS GOLD MEDAL IN FIBA AMERICAS UNDER-18

FIBA Americas U18 Championship

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BREAKS USA BASKETBALL U18 SINGLE-GAME ASSIST RECORD WITH 13 ASSISTS AGAINST URUGUAY, PASSING STEPHON MARBURY’S 12 ASSISTS AGAINST BRAZIL IN 1994

USA Basketball

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BRUNSON NAMED TO USA NATIONAL TEAM