2 times NCAA championJalen Brunsonis currently playing for theNew York Knicksleading them towards the playoffs. Before this, he played for theDallas Mavericksdrafted in 2018 for four seasons. His playoffs score for the Mavericks averaged 17.8 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists per game.
Besides his productive professional career, Jalen s personal life has not been known. He is currently linked with his high school sweetheart Ali Marks. The two got engaged last year, along with Jalen signing a $104 million deal with the Knicks after his trade.
Jalen Brunson signed a 4 year / $104,000,000 million dollar deal with the Knicks. To think most of the NBA world thought he was over paid.
Top 5 point guard in the NBA pic.twitter.com/7fELkl2Kt3
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The news got viral after photos of their intimate engagement ceremony were posted by them on their social media accounts. Based on the pictures, the event was held inside the Stevenson High School gymnasium. The event was set in a subtle decoration with candles placed all around, with Jalen proposing to sit on one leg.
Congrats to Jalen Brunson on his engagement. Dope pic.twitter.com/9DY4h5jTTg
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The location of the ceremony, however, takes back to the time and place where Jalen and his fiance Ali first met. Let s take a look at it in detail.
Where did Jalen Brunson meet his fiance Ali Marks?
Before becoming engaged to one another, Jalen and Ali met each other while studying together at Stevenson High School in Illinois. The two eventually started dating each other, starting their high school romance in 2013. They, however, transferred to different colleges leading to a long-distance relationship. While Jalen went to Villanova University, Ali went to the University of Illinois, but they kept in touch with one another.
Jalen Brunson s college career:
15-16 Big East All-Freshman
2x National Champion
17-18 AP, USBWA, NABC, & Sporting News NPOTY
2x All-Big East 1st team
17-18 Consensus AA 1st team
17-18 Wooden Award
17-18 Big East POTY
17-18 Naismith Award
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As of today, Jalen s fiance Ali Marks is a physical therapist as well as a Northwestern University alumni. She used to travel to Philadelphia to support her boyfriend at the time college trying to maintain a long-distance relationship. The two, however, post each other pictures on their social media and have been spotted attending NBA matches together.
After being engaged to Ali Marks, Jalen is having a good season so far. He needs to be consistent in giving such good performances to maintain a good profile in terms of statistics for the team and for himself in NBA.
