Jaylen Marselles Brown is a basketball guard-forward for the Boston Celtics, drafted in 2016 as the #3 overall pick. Based on his NBA profile, he has played in 597 games, started 490, and averaged 19.0 points, 2.6 assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game in his eight seasons with the Celtics as of March 2025. He is the 2024 NBA Champion and NBA Finals MVP and a four-time NBA All-Star in 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025. He also appeared six times in the Eastern Conference finals. Born in Georgia to Marcellus and Mechalle Brown, Brown, a native of Georgia, went to Wheeler High School.
Brown represented the USA in the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship and won a gold medal. He also led the Wheelers to a Class 6A State Championship. He chose the University of California, Berkeley, in May 2015 after graduating as a five-star recruit. He earned the 2015 Mr. Georgia Basketball and 2016 Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year titles. Further, he was also named for the 2015 McDonald's All-American and First-Team Parade All-American, along with the 2016 First-Team All-Pac-12.
Who is Jaylen Brown’s sibling?
Jaylen Brown has one older brother, Quenton Brown. The sons were born to Marselles Brown, a former champion heavyweight boxer, and Mechalle Brown, an educator.
Quenton Brown
Quenton M. Brown, Brown's older brother, is the director of the 7Uice Foundation, as per his Instagram profile. Quenton was a football player who attended the University of Central Florida, as per his LinkedIn profile. He is employed as an athlete relations coordinator at Playbooked as of March 2025 and has studied management and business administration. His Instagram handle is @quentonmbrown.
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FAQs on Jaylen Brown
A. Jaylen Brown's father, Marselles Brown, is a 7-foot former champion heavyweight boxer. BoxRec states that he concluded his career with a record of 33-18-1 and 25 knockout victories.
A. Jaylen Brown's brother, Quenton, is the director of the 7Uice Foundation. He works for Playbooked as an athlete relations coordinator as well.
A. Jaylen Brown's mother, Mechalle Brown is an educator and an activist.
A. Jaylen Brown is 27 years old as of October 2024. He was born on October 24, 1996.
A. Jaylen Brown's jersey number is #7 according to his official NBA profile.
