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Jersey Number 4
Jamar Brown
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Hamilton HS
Bio
Career
Averaged 16.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 62 games (61 starts) through two seasons at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) … shot 45.3 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from 3-point territory during his two seasons at UMKC … averaged 2.06 made 3-point field goals per game through two seasons at UMKC (128 threes in 62 contests) … attended Phoenix College in Arizona, prior to enrolling at UMKC (played as a freshman and sophomore at Phoenix College).
2024-25 (at UMKC)
Played in 30 games, making 29 starts, as a fourth-year senior at UMKC … averaged a team-leading 17.0 points and a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game as a senior … averaged a team-leading 33.3 minutes per game, which ranked No. 2 among all Summit League players … shot 45.3 percent from the field and a team-leading 40.2 percent from 3-point distance … shot 89.9 percent at the free throw line (107-for-119), making the second-highest total of free throws (107) on his team … had a team-leading 48 steals (averaged 1.6 spg) … secured second-team All-Summit League honors … was honored as an Academic All-District selection by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) … was a unanimous Academic All-Summit League selection … was honored as the Summit League Player of the Week (Feb. 10) and as the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Feb. 11), after averaging 27.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in a pair of contests against North Dakota State and North Dakota … ranked in the top 10 in the Summit League in double-doubles, shooting percentage, most field goals made, free throw percentage, most free throws made, minutes per game, scoring, offensive rebounds per game, rebounds per game, steals per game, and 3-pointers made per game … totaled seven double-doubles … ranked No. 11, nationally, in free throw percentage (89.9 percent) … ranked No. 20, nationally, with 3.2 offensive rebounds per game … was the only player in NCAA Division I to have scored more than 500 points during the season with at least 45.0 percent shooting (overall), 40.0 percent shooting from 3-point range, and at least 89.0 percent free throw shooting … scored in double figures in 25 games, including 11 games with at least 20 points … had eight games with at least 10 rebounds … made a season-high nine shots in three games … totaled a career-high five 3-pointers in two games (both games in the final three weeks of the basketball season) … scored a career-high-tying 29 points against North Dakota (Feb. 8) … registered a career-high 16 rebounds in UMKC’s fourth game of the season (at Creighton on Nov. 16) … tallied at least two steals in 14 of 30 games, including a season-high four steals in three games … scored at least 20 points in four of his team’s final five games, averaging 38.8 minutes per game during that stretch … had 25 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals (including 13-of-14 at the free throw line) in a win over Denver (Feb. 27) … scored a team-leading 24 points, making five 3-pointers, in a Summit League first-round win against Oral Roberts (March 5) … scored 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament, against top-seed Omaha (March 6) … missed three consecutive games in late November recovering from a leg injury sustained against American (Nov. 22).
2023-24 (at UMKC)
Started all 32 games during his junior season at UMKC … averaged a team-leading 15.0 points and a team-best 6.1 rebounds per game as a junior … averaged a team-best 35.1 minutes per game, which ranked among the top 80 among NCAA Division I players … shot 45.4 percent overall and 33.3 percent from beyond the 3-point arc … shot 84.9 percent at the free throw line (79-for-93) with the most made free throws of any player on his team … led UMKC with 32 steals … secured first-team All-Summit League honors and was listed to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll … was honored as the Summit League Newcomer of the Year … captured Summit League Player of the Week honors (Feb. 26) after averaging 24.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals in a pair of games against South Dakota and Omaha … ranked among the top 10 in the Summit League in double-doubles (seven), shooting percentage, field goals made, minutes per game, points per game, rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game … scored at least 10 points in 26 of 32 games and had six games with at least 20 points … had 10 or more rebounds in seven games (all double-doubles) … had at least two steals in seven games, including a career-high six steals in a game at South Dakota (Feb. 22) … scored a season-high 29 points and had seven rebounds against Tabor (Dec. 12) … totaled 17 points and a season-high 11 rebounds at Sacramento State (Jan. 3) … played all 40 minutes in four games and registered a season-high 41-plus minutes in an overtime game against North Dakota State (Jan. 11).
2022-23 (at Phoenix College)
Averaged a conference-best 22.8 points per game as a sophomore at Phoenix College, competing in Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) … was named the NJCAA DII Region I player of the Year in addition to securing second-team NJCAA All-America acclaim … was a first-team all-conference selection (ACCAC) and a first-team All-NJCAA Region I honoree … shot 50.0 percent from the field and 44.0 percent from 3-point range … also shot 82.0 percent at the free throw line … scored at least 10 points in 29 of 30 games played and registered 11 double-doubles … totaled 20 points and 13 rebounds against College of Southern Nevada (Nov. 11) … scored 20-plus points in 10 consecutive games from Dec. 3, 2022 through Jan. 18, 2023 … had three 30-point games and four double-doubles during that 10-game stretch … had 30 points and 14 rebounds against Cochise College (Feb. 11) … in a win over Glendale CC, recorded 29 points and 21 rebounds (Feb. 22, 2023).
2021-22 (at Phoenix College)
Averaged 16.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a freshman at Phoenix College, competing in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) … started in 28 of his team’s 30 games … scored at least 10 points in 26 games, including nine contests with at least 20 points … had seven double-figure rebounding games … in his debut on Nov. 3, 2021, totaled 24 points and made 9 of 17 shots … had his first career double-double against Bismarck State College on Dec. 28, 2021, registering 11 points and 13 rebounds … had 20-plus points in four consecutive games, spanning from Jan. 29, 2022 through Feb. 7, 2022 … also had 17 points and 13 rebounds at Glendale CC (Feb. 22, 2022).
High School
Four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz. … averaged over 11 points and seven rebounds per game in his high school basketball career … secured first-team all-conference, all-region and all-district honors during his senior season (2019-20) … served as team captain at Hamilton as a senior … also played football for Hamilton, securing first-team all-state and all-region honors at the defensive back position … played club basketball for AZ Wizards, Zone 6 and AZ Firestorm.
Personal
Jamar Brown was born in Scottsdale, Ariz. … is the son of Mandell and Jennifer Brown … has two brothers, Terrell and Taye … his father, Mandell, played football at Weber State, and his mother, Jennifer, played on the women’s volleyball team at Arizona State … brother, Terrell, played wide receiver on the football team at Northern Arizona … brother, Taye, plays at the linebacker position at Arizona (enters his junior season in the fall of 2025) … was an honors graduate at Phoenix College … has volunteered at food banks and has helped to coach youth programs … would like to live in Puerto Rico or Colombia one day … graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice along with a minor in exercise science … enrolled in a graduate level marketing program at UCLA.
Averaged 16.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 62 games (61 starts) through two seasons at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) … shot 45.3 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from 3-point territory during his two seasons at UMKC … averaged 2.06 made 3-point field goals per game through two seasons at UMKC (128 threes in 62 contests) … attended Phoenix College in Arizona, prior to enrolling at UMKC (played as a freshman and sophomore at Phoenix College).
2024-25 (at UMKC)
Played in 30 games, making 29 starts, as a fourth-year senior at UMKC … averaged a team-leading 17.0 points and a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game as a senior … averaged a team-leading 33.3 minutes per game, which ranked No. 2 among all Summit League players … shot 45.3 percent from the field and a team-leading 40.2 percent from 3-point distance … shot 89.9 percent at the free throw line (107-for-119), making the second-highest total of free throws (107) on his team … had a team-leading 48 steals (averaged 1.6 spg) … secured second-team All-Summit League honors … was honored as an Academic All-District selection by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) … was a unanimous Academic All-Summit League selection … was honored as the Summit League Player of the Week (Feb. 10) and as the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Feb. 11), after averaging 27.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in a pair of contests against North Dakota State and North Dakota … ranked in the top 10 in the Summit League in double-doubles, shooting percentage, most field goals made, free throw percentage, most free throws made, minutes per game, scoring, offensive rebounds per game, rebounds per game, steals per game, and 3-pointers made per game … totaled seven double-doubles … ranked No. 11, nationally, in free throw percentage (89.9 percent) … ranked No. 20, nationally, with 3.2 offensive rebounds per game … was the only player in NCAA Division I to have scored more than 500 points during the season with at least 45.0 percent shooting (overall), 40.0 percent shooting from 3-point range, and at least 89.0 percent free throw shooting … scored in double figures in 25 games, including 11 games with at least 20 points … had eight games with at least 10 rebounds … made a season-high nine shots in three games … totaled a career-high five 3-pointers in two games (both games in the final three weeks of the basketball season) … scored a career-high-tying 29 points against North Dakota (Feb. 8) … registered a career-high 16 rebounds in UMKC’s fourth game of the season (at Creighton on Nov. 16) … tallied at least two steals in 14 of 30 games, including a season-high four steals in three games … scored at least 20 points in four of his team’s final five games, averaging 38.8 minutes per game during that stretch … had 25 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals (including 13-of-14 at the free throw line) in a win over Denver (Feb. 27) … scored a team-leading 24 points, making five 3-pointers, in a Summit League first-round win against Oral Roberts (March 5) … scored 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament, against top-seed Omaha (March 6) … missed three consecutive games in late November recovering from a leg injury sustained against American (Nov. 22).
2023-24 (at UMKC)
Started all 32 games during his junior season at UMKC … averaged a team-leading 15.0 points and a team-best 6.1 rebounds per game as a junior … averaged a team-best 35.1 minutes per game, which ranked among the top 80 among NCAA Division I players … shot 45.4 percent overall and 33.3 percent from beyond the 3-point arc … shot 84.9 percent at the free throw line (79-for-93) with the most made free throws of any player on his team … led UMKC with 32 steals … secured first-team All-Summit League honors and was listed to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll … was honored as the Summit League Newcomer of the Year … captured Summit League Player of the Week honors (Feb. 26) after averaging 24.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals in a pair of games against South Dakota and Omaha … ranked among the top 10 in the Summit League in double-doubles (seven), shooting percentage, field goals made, minutes per game, points per game, rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game … scored at least 10 points in 26 of 32 games and had six games with at least 20 points … had 10 or more rebounds in seven games (all double-doubles) … had at least two steals in seven games, including a career-high six steals in a game at South Dakota (Feb. 22) … scored a season-high 29 points and had seven rebounds against Tabor (Dec. 12) … totaled 17 points and a season-high 11 rebounds at Sacramento State (Jan. 3) … played all 40 minutes in four games and registered a season-high 41-plus minutes in an overtime game against North Dakota State (Jan. 11).
2022-23 (at Phoenix College)
Averaged a conference-best 22.8 points per game as a sophomore at Phoenix College, competing in Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) … was named the NJCAA DII Region I player of the Year in addition to securing second-team NJCAA All-America acclaim … was a first-team all-conference selection (ACCAC) and a first-team All-NJCAA Region I honoree … shot 50.0 percent from the field and 44.0 percent from 3-point range … also shot 82.0 percent at the free throw line … scored at least 10 points in 29 of 30 games played and registered 11 double-doubles … totaled 20 points and 13 rebounds against College of Southern Nevada (Nov. 11) … scored 20-plus points in 10 consecutive games from Dec. 3, 2022 through Jan. 18, 2023 … had three 30-point games and four double-doubles during that 10-game stretch … had 30 points and 14 rebounds against Cochise College (Feb. 11) … in a win over Glendale CC, recorded 29 points and 21 rebounds (Feb. 22, 2023).
2021-22 (at Phoenix College)
Averaged 16.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a freshman at Phoenix College, competing in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) … started in 28 of his team’s 30 games … scored at least 10 points in 26 games, including nine contests with at least 20 points … had seven double-figure rebounding games … in his debut on Nov. 3, 2021, totaled 24 points and made 9 of 17 shots … had his first career double-double against Bismarck State College on Dec. 28, 2021, registering 11 points and 13 rebounds … had 20-plus points in four consecutive games, spanning from Jan. 29, 2022 through Feb. 7, 2022 … also had 17 points and 13 rebounds at Glendale CC (Feb. 22, 2022).
High School
Four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz. … averaged over 11 points and seven rebounds per game in his high school basketball career … secured first-team all-conference, all-region and all-district honors during his senior season (2019-20) … served as team captain at Hamilton as a senior … also played football for Hamilton, securing first-team all-state and all-region honors at the defensive back position … played club basketball for AZ Wizards, Zone 6 and AZ Firestorm.
Personal
Jamar Brown was born in Scottsdale, Ariz. … is the son of Mandell and Jennifer Brown … has two brothers, Terrell and Taye … his father, Mandell, played football at Weber State, and his mother, Jennifer, played on the women’s volleyball team at Arizona State … brother, Terrell, played wide receiver on the football team at Northern Arizona … brother, Taye, plays at the linebacker position at Arizona (enters his junior season in the fall of 2025) … was an honors graduate at Phoenix College … has volunteered at food banks and has helped to coach youth programs … would like to live in Puerto Rico or Colombia one day … graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice along with a minor in exercise science … enrolled in a graduate level marketing program at UCLA.
UCLA M. Basketball Media Availability - Players (Aug. 26, 2025)
Tuesday, August 26
UCLA M. Basketball Media Availability - Coach Cronin (Aug. 26, 2025)
Tuesday, August 26
UCLA M. Basketball Postgame - vs. Tennessee (March 22, 2025)
Saturday, March 22
UCLA M. Basketball Press Conference – Players (March 21, 2025)
Friday, March 21
