No Pressure For Jalen Brunson, U.S. Men’s Hoops Team Heading Into World Cup
Brunson and the U.S. are confident headed into the World Cup, where they’ll aim to improve their performance in 2019.
Athlete Bio
USOPC
Height
5'8"
Hometown
Poway, CA
Education
University of Washington
Personal
- Daughter of Katie and James Plum. Has three siblings, Daniel, Lauren, and Kaitlyn.
- Father played football and baseball at San Diego State. Mother and sister, Kaitlyn, played volleyball at UC-Davis. Her sister Lauren played volleyball at Oregon and for the USA Volleyball Junior National Team.
Played volleyball in high school and was a 2009 state champion
- Attended La Jolla Country Day School (Calif.), where in four years she helped the Torreys to the 2012 CIF Division IV state title, four-straight San Diego Section Division IV titles and a 103-22 record.
In four-year prep career, amassed 2,215 points, 683 rebounds, 382 assists and 370 steals...Also played volleyball in high school and was a 2009 state champion
- San Diego Player of the Year and All-California Interscholastic Federation first team (2011, 2012 and 2013).
2013 USA Today All-USA second team and WBCA and McDonald’s All-American.
- Hobbies include playing sand volleyball and spending time with family
Olympic Experience
- One-time Olympian (2020); one-time Olympic medalist (gold)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (3x3 Basketball)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – gold
- Years of Participation: 2018
- Medals: 1 (1 gold)
- Gold – 2018