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brunson in the 2015 mcdonald 's all-american game 6 stevenson -lrb- lincolnshire , illinois -rrb- 190 new brunswick , new jersey villanova wildcats american point guard jalen brunson
 big east conference 2 31 august 1996 20150401 3 -rrb- . jpg mcdaag jalen brunson drives to the hoop -lrb- villanova -lrb- committed -rrb- jalen brunson
jalen brunson

jalen brunson -lrb- born august 31 , 1996 -rrb- is an american basketball player who has committed to play for the villanova wildcats men 's basketball where he will be a freshman for the 2015 -- 16 team .
he completed his senior season for stevenson high school in lincolnshire , illinois in the 2014 -- 15 academic year .
according to espn , he ended his junior year of high school as the number one point guard in the country and prior to his senior year he was rated number one by scout.com .
he was selected as the 2014 illinois boys basketball gatorade player of the year .
he was selected to participate in the 2015 mcdonald 's all-american boys game as well as the 2015 jordan brand classic and to represent the team usa in the nike hoop summit .
as a senior he repeated as the 2015 illinois gatorade player of the year and earned a third associated press all-state recognition -lrb- 2nd first team -rrb- .
that year , he led stevenson to the illinois high school association -lrb- ihsa -rrb- 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 championships .
he earned the mvp of the 2015 fiba under-19 world championship for the gold medal winning team usa .
he is the son of nine-year national basketball association -lrb- nba -rrb- veteran rick brunson .
