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Revisit all of Jaylen Brown’s best college highlights with the Cal Golden Bears

Rewind and check out Jaylen Brown’s best college highlights.

Jaylen Brown played a single season of college basketball with the University of California, Berkley Golden Bears before joining the Boston Celtics as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. He has since become one of professional basketball’s most intriguing players and ascendant stars.

Brown had great success as a high schooler in the Atlanta area, but took his talents to the West Coast for his college ball. During his time as a Golden Bear, Brown was named to All-Pac-12 First Team and was the 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. Cal did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament that season, but Brown’s outstanding play was enough for him to earn the attention of his future NBA club, the Celtics.

You can check out the best highlights from Jaylen Brown’s lone season at Cal below. Big thanks to the NCAA Throwback YouTube channel for the assist.

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Where did the Celtics’ Jaylen Brown go to college?

The Celtics All-Star was a 5-star recruit out of high school.

If you clicked on this headline, chances are you’re like the rest of us on the East who refuse to stay up late for Pac-12 basketball. And that’s your first hint as to where Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown went to college.

The answer is he went to University of California (Berkeley), otherwise known as Cal. A five-star recruit from Georgia and McDonald’s All-American, the explosive athlete only needed one year of college — another reason you might’ve missed him.

Brown started all 34 games for Cal in 2015-16, helping lead the Bears to a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He was the team’s second-leading scorer and rebounder at 14.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

Brown struggled in the team’s first-round loss to Hawaii, scoring just four points on 1-of-6 shooting before fouling out. That was his final college game, as he entered the 2016 NBA Draft and the Celtics selected him third overall. The following year, the team landed Jayson Tatum at the same spot in the draft, forming the dynamic duo that has now led the Celtics to an NBA Finals.

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