Brandon Jennings

About Brandon Jennings

Brandon Jennings (born September 23, 1989 in Los Angeles, California) is a high school basketball player for the Oak Hill Academy Warriors of Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. According to ESPN's bottom line, Jennings did not get the needed score on the S.A.T. and will be playing ball in Europe. Jennings has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Arizona Wildcats beginning in 2008-2009, but he has publicly announced that he may play professional basketball in Europe instead of attending college. He is also the cousin of Marcus Williams, point guard for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA and formerly the University of Connecticut Huskies.

In August 2006, Jennings made a verbal commitment to the USC Trojans. On April 24, 2007 he decided to de-commit from the Trojans and instead join the Arizona Wildcats. Jennings cited Arizona's quality academic faculty and his desire to play with Jerryd Bayless as his primary reasons for making the decision. (Although Bayless has since left the program to enter the NBA draft.) However, in June, 2008, Jennings announced that he is considering becoming the first American to skip college to play professionally in Europe. The NBA requires players to be at least 19 before entering the league, meaning that Jennings cannot enter the 2008 NBA Draft. Jennings has declared that his goal is to play in the NBA and that playing overseas instead of at an American college may be his best route to gain experience and make money until he is eligible to join the NBA.

Jennings began playing at Dominguez High School in Compton, California. Before his junior year, Jennings transferred to basketball powerhouse Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia where he currently plays.