Key facts
- 2015
- → Grand Rapids Drive
- 2016
- Orlando Magic
- 2017
- Washington Wizards
- 2018
- Wisconsin Herd
- Born
- ( 1989-09-23 ) September 23, 1989 (age 36) , Compton, California , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Listed weight
- 170 lb (77 kg)
- High school
- Dominguez (Compton, California) Oak Hill Academy , ( Mouth of Wilson, Virginia )
- Nba draft
- 2009 : 1st round, 10th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Playing career
- 2008–2018
- Position
- Point guard
- Number
- 3, 7, 55, 11
- 2008 2009
- Lottomatica Roma
- 2009 2013
- Milwaukee Bucks
- 2013 2016
- Detroit Pistons
- 2016 2017
- New York Knicks
- Points
- 7,801 (14.1 ppg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jennings
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Compton
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Orlando Magic
- Position played
- point guard
- Mass
- 77
- Image
- Brandon Jennings 32434511794.jpg
- Height
- 185
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- sport number
- 7
- Commons category
- Brandon Jennings
- date of birth
- 1989-09-23
- drafted by
- Milwaukee Bucks
- start of work period
- 2008-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Brandon Byron Jennings (born September 23, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is known for being the first American high school prospect to bypass college basketball to play professionally in Europe.
After he graduated from Oak Hill Academy, Jennings played for professional basketball club Lottomatica Roma in Rome, Italy. After a year overseas, he declared for the 2009 NBA draft and was selected 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. Jennings played four seasons in Milwaukee before being traded to the Detroit Pistons in 2013. He spent his next three seasons in Detroit before he was traded to the Orlando Magic in 2016. He went on to split the 2016–17 season between the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards before a final stint in Milwaukee in the 2017–18 season. Jennings also played in the Chinese Basketball Association and the VTB United League.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brandon Jennings” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.