4 Jalen Brown
Jalen Brown
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Toledo, Ohio
  • High School:
    Emmanuel Christian
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    11.6
  • fg %
    32.5
  • 3pt %
    25.4
  • ft %
    70.6
  • reb/g
    3.9
  • a/g
    2.5
Bio

Freshman (2024-25)

  • Started 22 of 26 games and led the Yellow Jackets in points scored (301), steals (31), assists (64), free throws made (108), double-digit scoring games (17) and 20-plus point games (3)
  • 11.6 points per game led Defiance's stellar freshman class
  • Posted a season-high 23 points in a home win over Penn State Shenango on Nov. 5
  • Recorded first-career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds on Nov. 23 vs. Lourdes
  • Handed out a season-high 7 assists on Nov. 13 to go alongside 7 rebounds and 18 points
  • Finished third on the team in rebounding with 101 total and 3.9 per game
  • Averaged 16.1 points per game over first 9 games of the season
  • Led the team in scoring during five games, including a three-game stretch from Nov. 5-13 in which he averaged 20.7 points
  • Also led the Jackets in rebounding in six games
  • One of 8 players in the WHAC to make more than 100 free throws

Personal

  • Majoring in computer science with a minor in cyber security
  • Graduated from Emmanuel Christian in Toledo in 2024
  • Played basketball all four years and was a Second Team All-Ohio, First Team All-TAAC, First Team All-District and All-Toledo Blade as a senior in 2024
  • Team won district championship during senior year
  • Favorite teams are the Golden State Warriors and Green Bay Packers
  • Son of Anika and Jason Brown
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 1 at Lourdes L, 79-68
Feb 5 Siena Heights W, 71-63
Feb 8 Cornerstone (MI) L, 67-49
Feb 15 at Aquinas (MI) L, 74-69
Feb 19 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 74-63
Feb 22 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 86-81
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 26 20
Games started 22 17
Minutes 762 575
Minutes per game 29.3 28.8
FG 81-249 58-184
FG Pct 32.5 31.5
3PT 31-122 23-92
3PT Pct 25.4 25.0
FT 108-153 72-105
FT Pct 70.6 68.6
Off rebounds 23 14
Def rebounds 78 62
Total rebounds 101 76
Rebounds per game 3.9 3.8
Personal fouls 72 54
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 64 42
Turnovers 74 57
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 0.7
Steals 31 17
Blocks 3 2
Points 301 211
Points per game 11.6 10.6
Points per 40 min 15.8 14.7
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 1 Great Lakes Christian L, 77-65 1 35 5-15 33.3 2-7 28.6 2-3 66.7 14
Nov 2 Miami-Middletown W, 80-68 1 21 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 6-9 66.7 10
Nov 4 at Oakland L, 75-52 1 20 4-15 26.7 1-9 11.1 1-2 50.0 10
Nov 5 Penn State Shenango W, 62-57 1 35 7-11 63.6 2-6 33.3 7-12 58.3 23
Nov 9 at Spalding L, 69-61 1 37 7-15 46.7 2-5 40.0 5-6 83.3 21
Nov 13 at Goshen (IN) L, 83-65 1 39 2-13 15.4 2-8 25.0 12-14 85.7 18
Nov 16 at Siena Heights L, 55-51 1 31 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 2-5 40.0 7
Nov 20 Northwestern Ohio W, 86-80 1 36 4-13 30.8 1-6 16.7 7-8 87.5 16
Nov 23 Lourdes L, 75-55 1 35 2-15 13.3 1-4 25.0 9-11 81.8 14
Nov 30 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 118-54 1 26 6-17 35.3 2-7 28.6 8-11 72.7 22
Dec 4 Madonna L, 92-69 - 27 3-9 33.3 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 8
Dec 7 at Toledo L, 111-49 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 Aquinas (MI) L, 74-53 1 34 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 3-7 42.9 11
Dec 18 Michigan-Dearborn L, 93-79 1 25 0-7 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-3 66.7 2
Dec 20 at Purdue Fort Wayne L, 103-52 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Miami (OH) L, 141-58 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at Concordia (MI) W, 69-58 - 18 3-8 37.5 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 8
Jan 8 at Miami-Middletown W, 75-67 - 20 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 4
Jan 11 at Cleary (MI) L, 68-66 - 16 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 2
Jan 15 Lawrence Tech W, 73-72 1 25 4-6 66.7 2-3 66.7 2-5 40.0 12
Jan 18 Indiana Tech L, 70-59 1 31 3-12 25.0 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 7
Jan 22 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 82-66 1 31 2-10 20.0 1-6 16.7 10-13 76.9 15
Jan 25 at Madonna L, 91-63 1 25 2-6 33.3 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0 10
Jan 29 at Northwestern Ohio W, 88-86 1 27 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 8
Feb 1 at Lourdes L, 79-68 1 28 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 4-5 80.0 11
Feb 5 Siena Heights W, 71-63 1 30 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 7
Feb 8 Cornerstone (MI) L, 67-49 1 35 4-12 33.3 1-6 16.7 6-8 75.0 15
Feb 15 at Aquinas (MI) L, 74-69 1 22 4-7 57.1 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 11
Feb 19 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 74-63 1 36 3-15 20.0 1-9 11.1 3-5 60.0 10
Feb 22 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 86-81 1 37 4-12 33.3 2-8 25.0 5-8 62.5 15
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 1 Great Lakes Christian L, 77-65 1 35 2 3 5 5 2 4 0
Nov 2 Miami-Middletown W, 80-68 1 21 1 2 3 2 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Oakland L, 75-52 1 20 0 1 1 4 2 2 0
Nov 5 Penn State Shenango W, 62-57 1 35 0 5 5 5 3 2 0
Nov 9 at Spalding L, 69-61 1 37 2 1 3 2 2 3 0
Nov 13 at Goshen (IN) L, 83-65 1 39 3 4 7 7 7 2 1
Nov 16 at Siena Heights L, 55-51 1 31 0 3 3 1 4 2 0
Nov 20 Northwestern Ohio W, 86-80 1 36 1 5 6 4 7 1 0
Nov 23 Lourdes L, 75-55 1 35 3 8 11 2 4 2 0
Nov 30 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 118-54 1 26 0 6 6 2 5 2 0
Dec 4 Madonna L, 92-69 - 27 1 1 2 3 3 0 0
Dec 7 at Toledo L, 111-49 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 Aquinas (MI) L, 74-53 1 34 0 2 2 1 3 1 0
Dec 18 Michigan-Dearborn L, 93-79 1 25 1 2 3 2 1 0 0
Dec 20 at Purdue Fort Wayne L, 103-52 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Miami (OH) L, 141-58 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at Concordia (MI) W, 69-58 - 18 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Jan 8 at Miami-Middletown W, 75-67 - 20 1 1 2 1 3 3 0
Jan 11 at Cleary (MI) L, 68-66 - 16 1 3 4 1 3 0 0
Jan 15 Lawrence Tech W, 73-72 1 25 0 4 4 0 2 1 0
Jan 18 Indiana Tech L, 70-59 1 31 3 5 8 2 2 0 0
Jan 22 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 82-66 1 31 0 3 3 3 2 1 0
Jan 25 at Madonna L, 91-63 1 25 1 3 4 1 3 1 0
Jan 29 at Northwestern Ohio W, 88-86 1 27 0 0 0 4 4 2 0
Feb 1 at Lourdes L, 79-68 1 28 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Feb 5 Siena Heights W, 71-63 1 30 3 4 7 2 1 1 0
Feb 8 Cornerstone (MI) L, 67-49 1 35 0 3 3 3 4 1 0
Feb 15 at Aquinas (MI) L, 74-69 1 22 0 3 3 1 2 2 0
Feb 19 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 74-63 1 36 0 3 3 4 0 0 0
Feb 22 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 86-81 1 37 0 4 4 3 5 0 2
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 1 Great Lakes Christian L, 77-65 1 3 - 2.5
Nov 2 Miami-Middletown W, 80-68 1 2 - -
Nov 4 at Oakland L, 75-52 1 0 0 2.0
Nov 5 Penn State Shenango W, 62-57 1 3 - 1.7
Nov 9 at Spalding L, 69-61 1 2 0 1.0
Nov 13 at Goshen (IN) L, 83-65 1 4 - 1.0
Nov 16 at Siena Heights L, 55-51 1 3 - 0.3
Nov 20 Northwestern Ohio W, 86-80 1 2 - 0.6
Nov 23 Lourdes L, 75-55 1 2 - 0.5
Nov 30 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 118-54 1 2 - 0.4
Dec 4 Madonna L, 92-69 - 3 - 1.0
Dec 7 at Toledo L, 111-49 - - - -
Dec 14 Aquinas (MI) L, 74-53 1 3 - 0.3
Dec 18 Michigan-Dearborn L, 93-79 1 2 - 2.0
Dec 20 at Purdue Fort Wayne L, 103-52 - - - -
Dec 30 at Miami (OH) L, 141-58 - - - -
Jan 4 at Concordia (MI) W, 69-58 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 8 at Miami-Middletown W, 75-67 - 4 - 0.3
Jan 11 at Cleary (MI) L, 68-66 - 3 - 0.3
Jan 15 Lawrence Tech W, 73-72 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 18 Indiana Tech L, 70-59 1 4 - 1.0
Jan 22 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 82-66 1 3 - 1.5
Jan 25 at Madonna L, 91-63 1 1 - 0.3
Jan 29 at Northwestern Ohio W, 88-86 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 1 at Lourdes L, 79-68 1 4 - 2.0
Feb 5 Siena Heights W, 71-63 1 4 - 2.0
Feb 8 Cornerstone (MI) L, 67-49 1 3 - 0.8
Feb 15 at Aquinas (MI) L, 74-69 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 19 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 74-63 1 3 - -
Feb 22 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 86-81 1 4 - 0.6
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2024-25 26 29.3 3.1-9.6 1.2-4.7 4.2-5.9 11.6
Total 26 29.3 3.1-9.6 1.2-4.7 4.2-5.9 11.6

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 26 22 762 81-249 32.5 31-122 25.4 108-153 70.6 301
Total 26 22 762 81-249 32.5 31-122 25.4 108-153 70.6 301

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2024-25 26 762 29.3 4.3-13.1 1.6-6.4 25.4 5.7-8.0 15.8
Total 26 762 29.3 4.3-13.1 1.6-6.4 25.4 5.7-8.0 15.8

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2024-25 26 0.9 3.0 3.9 2.5 2.8 1.2 0.1
Total 26 0.9 3.0 3.9 2.5 2.8 1.2 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 26 22 23 78 101 64 74 31 3
Total 26 22 23 78 101 64 74 31 3

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 26 1.2 4.1 5.3 3.4 3.9 1.6 0.2
Total 26 1.2 4.1 5.3 3.4 3.9 1.6 0.2

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 26 29.3 3.1-9.6 1.2-4.7 4.2-5.9 11.6
Conference 20 28.8 2.9-9.2 1.1-4.6 3.6-5.2 10.6
Exhibition 1 20.0 4.0-15.0 1.0-9.0 1.0-2.0 10.0
Location            
Home 13 31.2 3.2-10.2 1.2-4.8 3.8-5.8 11.5
Away 13 27.5 3.0-8.9 1.2-4.5 4.5-6.0 11.7
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 8 26.5 3.1-7.6 1.0-3.6 3.8-5.5 11.0
Losses 18 30.6 3.1-10.4 1.3-5.2 4.3-6.1 11.8
Month            
November 9 32.8 4.1-12.3 1.4-5.3 6.4-8.8 16.1
December 3 28.7 2.0-7.7 1.0-3.7 2.0-4.0 7.0
January 8 24.1 2.2-7.4 1.0-4.1 2.8-4.0 8.3
February 6 31.3 3.3-9.3 1.2-5.0 3.7-5.0 11.5

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 26 22 762 81-249 32.5 31-122 25.4 108-153 70.6 301
Conference 20 17 575 58-184 31.5 23-92 25.0 72-105 68.6 211
Exhibition 1 1 20 4-15 26.7 1-9 11.1 1-2 50.0 10
Location                    
Home 13 12 405 42-133 31.6 15-63 23.8 50-75 66.7 149
Away 13 10 357 39-116 33.6 16-59 27.1 58-78 74.4 152
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 8 6 212 25-61 41.0 8-29 27.6 30-44 68.2 88
Losses 18 16 550 56-188 29.8 23-93 24.7 78-109 71.6 213
Month                    
November 9 9 295 37-111 33.3 13-48 27.1 58-79 73.4 145
December 3 2 86 6-23 26.1 3-11 27.3 6-12 50.0 21
January 8 5 193 18-59 30.5 8-33 24.2 22-32 68.8 66
February 6 6 188 20-56 35.7 7-30 23.3 22-30 73.3 69

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 26 762 29.3 4.3-13.1 1.6-6.4 25.4 5.7-8.0 15.8
Conference 20 575 28.8 4.0-12.8 1.6-6.4 25.0 5.0-7.3 14.7
Exhibition 1 20 20.0 8.0-30.0 2.0-18.0 11.1 2.0-4.0 20.0
Location                
Home 13 405 31.2 4.1-13.1 1.5-6.2 23.8 4.9-7.4 14.7
Away 13 357 27.5 4.4-13.0 1.8-6.6 27.1 6.5-8.7 17.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 8 212 26.5 4.7-11.5 1.5-5.5 27.6 5.7-8.3 16.6
Losses 18 550 30.6 4.1-13.7 1.7-6.8 24.7 5.7-7.9 15.5
Month                
November 9 295 32.8 5.0-15.1 1.8-6.5 27.1 7.9-10.7 19.7
December 3 86 28.7 2.8-10.7 1.4-5.1 27.3 2.8-5.6 9.8
January 8 193 24.1 3.7-12.2 1.7-6.8 24.2 4.6-6.6 13.7
February 6 188 31.3 4.3-11.9 1.5-6.4 23.3 4.7-6.4 14.7

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 26 0.9 3.0 3.9 2.5 2.8 1.2 0.1
Conference 20 0.7 3.1 3.8 2.1 2.9 0.8 0.1
Exhibition 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.7 2.5 1.0 0.0
Away 13 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.2 3.2 1.4 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 8 0.8 2.6 3.4 2.4 2.6 1.3 0.0
Losses 18 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.5 2.9 1.2 0.2
Month                
November 9 1.3 4.1 5.4 3.3 3.8 2.0 0.1
December 3 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.0 2.3 0.3 0.0
January 8 0.8 2.4 3.1 1.6 2.5 1.0 0.0
February 6 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.5 2.2 0.7 0.3

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 26 22 23 78 101 64 74 31 3
Conference 20 17 14 62 76 42 57 17 2
Exhibition 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 2 0
Location                  
Home 13 12 15 47 62 35 32 13 0
Away 13 10 8 31 39 29 42 18 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 8 6 6 21 27 19 21 10 0
Losses 18 16 17 57 74 45 53 21 3
Month                  
November 9 9 12 37 49 30 34 18 1
December 3 2 2 5 7 6 7 1 0
January 8 5 6 19 25 13 20 8 0
February 6 6 3 17 20 15 13 4 2

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 26 1.2 4.1 5.3 3.4 3.9 1.6 0.2
Conference 20 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.9 4.0 1.2 0.1
Exhibition 1 0.0 2.0 2.0 8.0 4.0 4.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 1.5 4.6 6.1 3.5 3.2 1.3 0.0
Away 13 0.9 3.5 4.4 3.2 4.7 2.0 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 8 1.1 4.0 5.1 3.6 4.0 1.9 0.0
Losses 18 1.2 4.1 5.4 3.3 3.9 1.5 0.2
Month                
November 9 1.6 5.0 6.6 4.1 4.6 2.4 0.1
December 3 0.9 2.3 3.3 2.8 3.3 0.5 0.0
January 8 1.2 3.9 5.2 2.7 4.1 1.7 0.0
February 6 0.6 3.6 4.3 3.2 2.8 0.9 0.4

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
Angstmann's second-half eruption leads DC but comeback falls short
DC downed at Aquinas despite dramatic finish
Jackets dealt home loss to Cornerstone on Saturday
Yellow Jackets pick up league win at home over Siena Heights
Lourdes pulls away Defiance in second half on Saturday
Sudhoff, Angstmann lead DC in back-and-forth battle at UNOH
Madonna hands Defiance third straight loss
Fast start fizzles for DC at Rochester Christian
Jackets battle but come up short against WHAC-leading Indiana Tech
Yellow Jackets win nailbiter over Lawrence Tech
DC busts slump to start new year behind Angtsmann's double-double
Yellow Jackets complete exhibition circuit with trip to Miami of Ohio
Yellow Jackets defeated in exhibition contest at Purdue Fort Wayne
Jackets defeated by Toledo at Savage Arena
Jackets defeated by Toledo at Savage Arena
DC routed by defending WHAC Tournament champs
Jackets capture first conference win with emotional second half
DC loses low-scoring conference opener at Siena Heights 
Goshen pulls away from Yellow Jackets in closing minutes
Comeback falls short for Yellow Jackets at Spalding
Brown erupts in second half as Jackets fend off PSU Shenango
Jackets fall in exhibition game at Oakland
Jackets fall in exhibition game at Oakland
Yellow Jackets dealt season-opening loss
Yellow Jackets dealt season-opening loss