Erica Brunson has gained the limelight through her connection with renowned personalities. She is the celebrated sister of NBA player, Jalen Brunson, and the celebrated daughter of Rick Brunson. Rick and Jalen are both well-known professional basketball players.
Erica Brunson’s Family
Erica Brunson was born in 2001 and is the daughter of Rick and Sandra Brunson. Erica’s elder brother, Jalen Marquis Brunson was born on August 31, 1996. Their parents met at Temple University where Rick played for the basketball team and Sandra played volleyball. Rick is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a former professional player. He went on to spend nine seasons in the NBA. The family first settled in Cherry Hill, New Jersey but moved seven times before settling in Lincolnshire, Illinois in 2010 where Jalen played his high school career for Stevenson High School.
Jalen, just like his father, is also a very successful and famous basketball player in America, who has achieved some serious milestones in his career. He gained worldwide recognition at a very young age and has won all sorts of awards and accolades in his career. He was drafted into the NBA way back in 2018 with the Dallas Mavericks. He is currently engaged with Ali Marks, a physical therapist. They had been dating each other since high school days, and later in 2022, they announced their engagement.
Erica Brunson’s Net Worth
Despite her connections with the celebrated and successful players, Erica Brunson has maintained a low-key profile for herself. There isn’t much information available on the web about her. Some sources state that she is currently in her last year at Villanova University, her older brother’s alma mater, where she is studying communications with a minor in education. Her father and brother are well-established basketball players and have a combined net worth of approx. $7 million.
Erica’s brother, Jalen, is a professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Villanova University, where he was the National Player of the Year as a junior and won two national championships. In 2014, he was selected as Illinois Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year. In 2015, he participated in McDonald’s all-American Boys Game and also featured in Jordan Brand Classic. He won a gold medal at FIBA Americas U-18 Championship, and another gold at World U-19 Cup, in 2015. He earned the MVP of the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup for the gold medal-winning Team USA. Based on this performance, he was recognized as the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year.
In 2018, Jalen was drafted into the NBA, where he played with the Mavericks till 2022. Later, he signed a four-year contract with New York Knicks, worth $104 million.
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