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USA Basketball names Jalen Brunson 2015 Male Athlete of the Year

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The honors continue to roll in for Villanova's Jalen Brunson as USA Basketball named the freshman their Male Athlete Of The Year for 2015.

Brunson won the award anchored in his performance for Team USA at the U19 World Championships last summer. En route to being named the Tournament's MVP, the Lincolnshire, IL native averaged 14.0 points (tied for team high), 3.3 rebounds and team highs of 5.6 assists and 2.1 steals.

That title was the second straight for the United States U19 program, giving it back-to-back titles for the first time since 1983.