Rick Brunson

ABOUT RICK BRUNSON

Guard who played professionally from 1995-2006 in Australia, Italy, the CBA, and for eight different NBA teams.

He was the MVP of the 1991 McDonald's All-American high school basketball game.

Following his playing career he began coaching, debuting in 2007 as an assistant for the Denver Nuggets.

He was born in Syracuse, New York. His son Jalen Brunson played college basketball at Villanova.

He began the 2000 season with the Boston Celtics, where he was teammates with Paul Pierce .