Jalen Brown

4 Jalen Brown
Jalen Brown
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Toledo, Ohio
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Emmanuel Christian
  • gp
    16
  • pts/g
    11.1
  • fg %
    36.0
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    72.7
  • reb/g
    2.0
  • a/g
    1.6
Bio

Sophomore (2025-26)

  • Played in 16 games with 4 starts
  • Finished second on the team in scoring average at 11.1 points per game
  • Scored double figures 10 times and had one 20-point effort
  • Set a single-game career high with 24 points off the bench in an overtime win over Washington Adventist on Nov. 22

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 exercise science with a minor in sport management
  • 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, both of whom were athletes at Defiance. Father Jason played football and Anika (McCants, '01) ran track.
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 16 11
Games started 4 1
Minutes 321 189
Minutes per game 20.1 17.2
FG 58-161 38-104
FG Pct 36.0 36.5
3PT 21-84 13-53
3PT Pct 25.0 24.5
FT 40-55 20-27
FT Pct 72.7 74.1
Off rebounds 8 3
Def rebounds 24 16
Total rebounds 32 19
Rebounds per game 2.0 1.7
Personal fouls 28 15
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 26 15
Turnovers 18 12
Assist to turnover ratio 1.4 1.3
Steals 22 15
Blocks 6 2
Points 177 109
Points per game 11.1 9.9
Points per 40.0 min 22.1 23.1
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-60
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 66-64
Feb 11 at #RV Madonna L, 93-73
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn W, 93-80
Feb 18 Cleary (MI) L, 70-66
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 84-75
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 1 Kent State Tuscarawas W, 67-56 1 30 1-11 9.1 1-9 11.1 4-4 100.0 7
Nov 5 Goshen (IN) W, 75-57 1 25 3-11 27.3 0-3 0.0 2-3 66.7 8
Nov 11 Miami-Middletown W, 83-73 1 23 6-9 66.7 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 17
Nov 15 at Oakland L, 113-47 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Lawrence Tech L, 70-59 1 24 4-10 40.0 1-7 14.3 3-4 75.0 12
Nov 21 Wright State - Lake Campus W, 81-61 - 20 4-8 50.0 1-5 20.0 3-6 50.0 12
Nov 22 Washington Adventist (MD) W, 94-91 - 34 6-18 33.3 4-10 40.0 8-11 72.7 24
Nov 25 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 89-68 - 25 6-15 40.0 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 15
Dec 3 Lourdes L, 81-64 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Siena Heights W, 61-55 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 at Northwestern Ohio L, 78-71 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 17 #9 Indiana Tech L, 64-53 - 25 4-13 30.8 1-6 16.7 1-2 50.0 10
Dec 22 at Western Michigan L, 94-57 - 27 4-13 30.8 1-8 12.5 6-7 85.7 15
Dec 30 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 87-85 - 32 5-16 31.3 1-7 14.3 5-9 55.6 16
Jan 3 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 94-71 0 12 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 7
Jan 7 Madonna L, 101-69 - 19 4-13 30.8 1-7 14.3 3-3 100.0 12
Jan 11 at Aquinas (MI) W, 75-71 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 at Cleary (MI) W, 75-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Lawrence Tech L, 67-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 79-75 - 18 4-14 28.6 3-7 42.9 3-4 75.0 14
Jan 24 Siena Heights L, 86-78 - 15 8-13 61.5 0-3 0.0 1-1 100.0 17
Jan 28 at Lourdes L, 75-74 - 6 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 31 at #12 Indiana Tech W, 78-75 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 66-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 at #RV Madonna L, 93-73 - 6 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn W, 93-80 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Cleary (MI) L, 70-66 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 84-75 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 1 Kent State Tuscarawas W, 67-56 1 30 1 0 1 2 0 0 1
Nov 5 Goshen (IN) W, 75-57 1 25 2 1 3 2 2 2 1
Nov 11 Miami-Middletown W, 83-73 1 23 1 2 3 2 3 4 0
Nov 15 at Oakland L, 113-47 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Lawrence Tech L, 70-59 1 24 0 4 4 2 0 0 1
Nov 21 Wright State - Lake Campus W, 81-61 - 20 0 2 2 4 0 1 1
Nov 22 Washington Adventist (MD) W, 94-91 - 34 1 3 4 1 1 0 1
Nov 25 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 89-68 - 25 1 2 3 1 2 2 0
Dec 3 Lourdes L, 81-64 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Siena Heights W, 61-55 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 at Northwestern Ohio L, 78-71 - 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dec 17 #9 Indiana Tech L, 64-53 - 25 2 2 4 2 0 1 0
Dec 22 at Western Michigan L, 94-57 - 27 1 4 5 0 5 0 0
Dec 30 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 87-85 - 32 0 1 1 2 2 4 0
Jan 3 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 94-71 0 12 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
Jan 7 Madonna L, 101-69 - 19 0 1 1 1 0 3 0
Jan 11 at Aquinas (MI) W, 75-71 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 at Cleary (MI) W, 75-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Lawrence Tech L, 67-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 79-75 - 18 0 3 3 3 1 1 1
Jan 24 Siena Heights L, 86-78 - 15 0 1 1 1 2 2 0
Jan 28 at Lourdes L, 75-74 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jan 31 at #12 Indiana Tech W, 78-75 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 66-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 at #RV Madonna L, 93-73 - 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn W, 93-80 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Cleary (MI) L, 70-66 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 84-75 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 1 Kent State Tuscarawas W, 67-56 1 3 - -
Nov 5 Goshen (IN) W, 75-57 1 2 - 1.0
Nov 11 Miami-Middletown W, 83-73 1 3 - 0.7
Nov 15 at Oakland L, 113-47 - - - -
Nov 17 at Lawrence Tech L, 70-59 1 1 0 -
Nov 21 Wright State - Lake Campus W, 81-61 - 2 - -
Nov 22 Washington Adventist (MD) W, 94-91 - 3 - 1.0
Nov 25 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 89-68 - 1 - 0.5
Dec 3 Lourdes L, 81-64 - - - -
Dec 6 at Siena Heights W, 61-55 - - - -
Dec 13 at Northwestern Ohio L, 78-71 - 0 - -
Dec 17 #9 Indiana Tech L, 64-53 - 1 - -
Dec 22 at Western Michigan L, 94-57 - 0 0 0.0
Dec 30 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 87-85 - 3 - 1.0
Jan 3 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 94-71 0 4 0 1.0
Jan 7 Madonna L, 101-69 - 1 - -
Jan 11 at Aquinas (MI) W, 75-71 - - - -
Jan 14 at Cleary (MI) W, 75-69 - - - -
Jan 17 Lawrence Tech L, 67-64 - - - -
Jan 21 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 79-75 - 2 - 3.0
Jan 24 Siena Heights L, 86-78 - 2 - 0.5
Jan 28 at Lourdes L, 75-74 - 0 - -
Jan 31 at #12 Indiana Tech W, 78-75 - - - -
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-60 - - - -
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 66-64 - - - -
Feb 11 at #RV Madonna L, 93-73 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn W, 93-80 - - - -
Feb 18 Cleary (MI) L, 70-66 - - - -
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 84-75 - - - -
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic 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
2025-26 16 20.1 3.6-10.1 1.3-5.2 2.5-3.4 11.1
Total 42 25.8 3.3-9.8 1.2-4.9 3.5-5.0 11.4
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic 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
2025-26 16 4 321 58-161 36.0 21-84 25.0 40-55 72.7 177
Total 42 26 1083 139-410 33.9 52-206 25.2 148-208 71.2 478
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic 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
2025-26 16 321 20.1 7.2-20.1 2.6-10.5 25.0 5.0-6.9 22.1
Total 42 1083 25.8 5.1-15.1 1.9-7.6 25.2 5.5-7.7 17.7
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic 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
2025-26 16 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.6 1.1 1.4 0.4
Total 42 0.7 2.4 3.2 2.1 2.2 1.3 0.2
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 26 22 23 78 101 64 74 31 3
2025-26 16 4 8 24 32 26 18 22 6
Total 42 26 31 102 133 90 92 53 9
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic 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
2025-26 16 1.0 3.0 4.0 3.2 2.2 2.7 0.7
Total 42 1.1 3.8 4.9 3.3 3.4 2.0 0.3
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 16 20.1 3.6-10.1 1.3-5.2 2.5-3.4 11.1
Conference 11 17.2 3.5-9.5 1.2-4.8 1.8-2.5 9.9
Exhibition 1 27.0 4.0-13.0 1.0-8.0 6.0-7.0 15.0
Location
Home 9 24.8 4.6-12.4 1.2-6.0 3.3-4.8 13.7
Away 7 14.0 2.4-7.0 1.4-4.3 1.4-1.7 7.7
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 7 25.1 3.7-11.0 1.4-5.7 4.1-5.9 13.0
Losses 9 16.1 3.6-9.3 1.2-4.9 1.2-1.6 9.6
Month
November 7 25.9 4.3-11.7 1.7-6.9 3.3-4.6 13.6
December 3 21.3 3.0-9.7 0.7-4.3 2.0-3.7 8.7
January 5 14.0 3.8-9.4 1.4-4.2 2.2-2.4 11.2
February 1 6.0 0.0-3.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 16 4 321 58-161 36.0 21-84 25.0 40-55 72.7 177
Conference 11 1 189 38-104 36.5 13-53 24.5 20-27 74.1 109
Exhibition 1 - 27 4-13 30.8 1-8 12.5 6-7 85.7 15
Location
Home 9 3 223 41-112 36.6 11-54 20.4 30-43 69.8 123
Away 7 1 98 17-49 34.7 10-30 33.3 10-12 83.3 54
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 7 3 176 26-77 33.8 10-40 25.0 29-41 70.7 91
Losses 9 1 145 32-84 38.1 11-44 25.0 11-14 78.6 86
Month
November 7 4 181 30-82 36.6 12-48 25.0 23-32 71.9 95
December 3 - 64 9-29 31.0 2-13 15.4 6-11 54.5 26
January 5 0 70 19-47 40.4 7-21 33.3 11-12 91.7 56
February 1 - 6 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 16 321 20.1 7.2-20.1 2.6-10.5 25.0 5.0-6.9 22.1
Conference 11 189 17.2 8.0-22.0 2.8-11.2 24.5 4.2-5.7 23.1
Exhibition 1 27 27.0 5.9-19.3 1.5-11.9 12.5 8.9-10.4 22.2
Location
Home 9 223 24.8 7.4-20.1 2.0-9.7 20.4 5.4-7.7 22.1
Away 7 98 14.0 6.9-20.0 4.1-12.2 33.3 4.1-4.9 22.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 7 176 25.1 5.9-17.5 2.3-9.1 25.0 6.6-9.3 20.7
Losses 9 145 16.1 8.8-23.2 3.0-12.1 25.0 3.0-3.9 23.7
Month
November 7 181 25.9 6.6-18.1 2.7-10.6 25.0 5.1-7.1 21.0
December 3 64 21.3 5.6-18.1 1.2-8.1 15.4 3.8-6.9 16.3
January 5 70 14.0 10.9-26.9 4.0-12.0 33.3 6.3-6.9 32.0
February 1 6 6.0 0.0-20.0 0.0-13.3 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 16 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.6 1.1 1.4 0.4
Conference 11 0.3 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.4 0.2
Exhibition 1 1.0 4.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 9 0.8 1.4 2.2 1.9 1.1 1.9 0.4
Away 7 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 0.7 1.6 2.3 2.1 1.4 1.6 0.6
Losses 9 0.3 1.4 1.8 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.2
Month
November 7 0.9 2.0 2.9 2.0 1.1 1.3 0.7
December 3 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.7 0.7 1.7 0.0
January 5 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.4 0.2
February 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 16 4 8 24 32 26 18 22 6
Conference 11 1 3 16 19 15 12 15 2
Exhibition 1 - 1 4 5 0 5 0 0
Location
Home 9 3 7 13 20 17 10 17 4
Away 7 1 1 11 12 9 8 5 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 3 5 11 16 15 10 11 4
Losses 9 1 3 13 16 11 8 11 2
Month
November 7 4 6 14 20 14 8 9 5
December 3 - 2 3 5 5 2 5 0
January 5 0 0 7 7 7 5 7 1
February 1 - 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 16 1.0 3.0 4.0 3.2 2.2 2.7 0.7
Conference 11 0.6 3.4 4.0 3.2 2.5 3.2 0.4
Exhibition 1 1.5 5.9 7.4 0.0 7.4 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 9 1.3 2.3 3.6 3.0 1.8 3.0 0.7
Away 7 0.4 4.5 4.9 3.7 3.3 2.0 0.8
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 1.1 2.5 3.6 3.4 2.3 2.5 0.9
Losses 9 0.8 3.6 4.4 3.0 2.2 3.0 0.6
Month
November 7 1.3 3.1 4.4 3.1 1.8 2.0 1.1
December 3 1.3 1.9 3.1 3.1 1.3 3.1 0.0
January 5 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.9 4.0 0.6
February 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 6.7 0.0
News mentions
Jackets unable to slow down Siena Heights on Saturday
Tight game swings away late from DC at Rochester Christian
Jackets suffer setback at home to Madonna
Jackets hang tough with #9 Indiana Tech despite loss on Wednesday
Jackets outpaced by Cornerstone’s hot shooting on Tuesday
DC handles Wright State Lake to begin Purple & Gold Tournament
Burton, Brown lead DC to 3-0 with another home win
Jackets show offensive balance to beat Goshen, improve to 2-0
Yellow Jackets overpower Golden Eagles for opening night win