Brandon Jennings (born September 23, 1989 in Compton, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays at point guard. Jennings was a highly acclaimed high school player, averaging 32.7 points and 7.4 assists as a senior, and won all major player of the year awards in his senior year. After graduating from Oak Hill Academy, he decided to play professional basketball with the Italian club Lottomatica Roma instead of playing collegiately for the University of Arizona Wildcats, leading to controversy and debate on the NBA's "prep-to-pro" policy adopted in 2006. After a year in Italy, Jennings declared for the 2009 NBA Draft and was selected 10th overall by the Bucks. Brandon Jennings was born to Alice Knox. He has a brother named Terrence Phillips. Jennings attended Dominguez High School in Compton, California for his freshman and sophomore year. Before his junior year, Jennings transferred to powerhouse Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. In his last year of high school, Jennings averaged 32.7 points, 7.4 assists, and 5.1 rebounds per game and set the school record for points in a
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Brandon Jennings wants to hop on the newest NBA trend -- and round up a group of his superstar friends to play on the same team ... a la LeBron James. Jennings -- who was… READ MORE >
NBA rookies Brandon Jennings and DeMar DeRozan claim they were suffering from a unique affliction on their way out of Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in L.A. yesterday ... "black people-itis."Among… READ MORE >
