Jordan Bruner: 5 things to know about the Alabama men’s basketball forward, Yale transfer
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Jordan Bruner was a key to the Yale men’s basketball team reaching the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
Bruner had 10 points, five rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals in the 2019 Ivy League Tournament Championship, where Yale beat Harvard 97-85 to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
Yale received a No. 14 seed and drew No. 3 seed LSU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. LSU won 79-74, and Bruner scored 16 points with nine rebounds.
“This is like the dream as a college basketball player,” Bruner said to The State of reaching the NCAA Tournament.
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Yale basketball stats for Jordan Bruner
Jordan Bruner was a member of the Yale men’s basketball team for four seasons from 2016-20. He wore No. 23 throughout his Yale career.
Bruner did not play the 2017-18 season due to a left knee injury. The Ivy League does not allow redshirt seasons, so he had to transfer to use his remaining year of eligibility.
As a freshman in 2016-17, he played in 25 games averaging 22.4 minutes. He scored 8.4 points with 5.6 rebounds per game.
During his second season in 2018-19, Bruner helped Yale reach the NCAA Tournament. He started all 30 games and averaged 10.4 points and 8.3 rebounds.
In 2019-20, Bruner started all 28 games that he played while averaging 10.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists. He led the Ivy League in rebounding and earned First Team All-Ivy League honors.
Bruner left Yale ranked fourth in career blocked shots (149) and 10th in career rebounds (647).
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Jordan Bruner’s brother Tommy plays basketball at USC Upstate
Tommy Bruner, a 6-foot-1 guard at USC Upstate, is Jordan Bruner’s younger brother.
USC Upstate finished the 2020-21 regular season at 5-17 overall and 5-11 in the Big South Conference. Bruner started 17 of 21 games, and he averaged a team-high 13.6 points with 2.8 rebounds a game.
As a freshman in 2019-20, Tommy Bruner started 32 of 33 games, and he averaged 14.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. He was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team.
Jordan Bruner’s sister, Ashley, played basketball at South Carolina
Jordan Bruner’s sister, Ashley Bruner, was a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team from 2009-13.
She earned All-Southeastern Conference Second Team honors as a senior in 2012-13. That season she averaged 10.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
The Gamecocks went to the NCAA Tournament in Bruner’s final two years at the school. South Carolina reached the 2012 Sweet 16, where it lost to Stanford 76-60.
Ahead of the 2020-21 season, Ashley Bruner became an assistant boys basketball coach at Gray Collegiate Academy in South Carolina, according to WACH-TV.