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| No. 95 – Abra Solid North Weavers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | MPBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1991-11-19)November 19, 1991 (age 33) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Tom C. Clark (San Antonio, Texas) |
| College | LIU Brooklyn (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2015 | Medi Bayreuth |
| 2015–2016 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
| 2016–2019 | Mono Vampire |
| 2019 | Hi-Tech Bangkok City |
| 2019–2020 | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
| 2021–2024 | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| 2025–present | Abra Solid North Weavers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jason Alexander Brickman (born November 19, 1991) is a Filipino-American basketball player for theAbra Solid North Weavers of theMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1] He completed his college career for theLong Island UniversityBlackbirds after the2013–14 season. Brickman was considered one of the best passers in the nation according toESPN analystJay Bilas.[2] Of Brickman, Bilas said "He really understands angles very well. He gets the ball to (LIU's) best players, and he does a really nice job of managing the game. An excellent passer."[2] Brickmanled NCAA Division I in assists per game as a junior with an 8.52 average, then repeated in 2013–14 with a 10.00 per game average.[3] He is one of only four players in Division I history to record 1,000 assists.[4]
Brickman played prep basketball atTom C. Clark High School inSan Antonio, Texas.[2] In hissenior season he led Clark to a District 28-5A championship behind the strength of a 29–7 record.[5] He was named the district's most valuable player, earned first team all-district honors and also earned Class 5A All-State honors from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.[5]
In the fall of 2010 Brickman began his collegiate career for Long Island. As afreshman in2010–11 he averaged 5.5 assists per game, led theNortheast Conference (NEC) in total assists (180) and in assists-per-turnover ratio (2.81).[5] The 180 assists were the fourth-highest season assist total in school history.[5] He also helped lead Long Island to a berth in the2011 NCAA Tournament, and in a first round loss toNorth Carolina, Brickman recorded eight assists and two steals.[5] Then-head coachJim Ferry claimed Brickman was the "John Stockton" to their team.[6] At the end of the season he was named the NEC Rookie of the Year by the NIT and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association as well as being selected to the NEC All-Rookie and All-Tournament teams.[5]
The Blackbirds earned a second consecutive berth to the NCAA Tournament behind Brickman andNEC Player of the YearJulian Boyd. Brickman's 7.3 assists per game ranked fifth nationally while his 249 total assists set a new school record.[5][7] He was chosen as a Second Team All-Conference performer while also repeating as an All-NEC Tournament selection;[5] in the NEC championship, Brickman scored 18 points and dished out 11 assists againstRobert Morris, thus clinching their automatic2012 NCAA Tournament berth.[5] Long Island lost toMichigan State in the first round.
Brickman led NCAA Division I in assists per game with an 8.50 average.[3] He managed this despite Long Island losing reigning NEC Player of the Year Julian Boyd to anACL injury in December 2012 that sidelined him for the entire season.[8]
On February 17, 2014, Brickman was named one of the 23 finalists for theBob Cousy Award, given annually to the best point guard in Division I men's basketball.[9] In his final college game, played on March 1, 2014, Brickman became only the fourth men's player in Division I history to collect 1,000 career assists, finishing with 1,009. He also became only the second Division I men's player to average double figures in points and assists in the same season, afterAvery Johnson ofSouthern in 1987–88.[10]
In June 2014 he signed a contract to play forDynamo Moscow in theRussian Basketball Super League where he averaged 2 points and 2.8 assists in 8 Superleague games.[11] On December 2, 2014 he chose to leave Dynamo.
On January 23, 2015, Brickman signed withMedi Bayreuth of theBasketball Bundesliga.[12] On April 6, he parted ways with the German team after averaging 7.5 points and 4.8 assists in 11 games.[13]
In 2015, the Westports Malaysia Dragons signed Brickman being a Filipino as one of their two ASEAN imports in theASEAN Basketball League.[14] As a member of the Dragons in 2016, he won a championship and was named Finals MVP.
In June 2016, Brickman signed withMono Vampire Basketball Club of theGSB Thailand Basketball Super League andThailand Basketball League.
Brickman averaged 12.8 points on a 43-percent shooting from the field, to go with 8.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.8 steals in his 13 games last season with Mono Vampire.
The Fil-Am guard also played for Hi-Tech Bangkok City in the Thailand Super Basketball League (TBSL), where he netted 11.5 points, 8.8 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.8 steals this past season.
In 2019, Brickman played for Mighty Sports in both the 2019 Dubai International Basketball Championship and in the 2019 Jones Cup.
In October 16, 2019, Brickman signed with theSan Miguel Alab Pilipinas for the2019-20 ABL season.
In September 24, 2021, Brickman signed withKaohsiung Aquas of theT1 League.[15] He was the league's assists leader for the2021–22 season.[16][17] On July 2, 2022, Brickman was selected to the all-T1 League first team in2021–22 season.[18] On July 4, 2022, Brickman awarded the Most Valuable Import of theT1 League in2021–22 season.[19] On July 21, Brickman re-signed with theKaohsiung Aquas.[20] On May 11, 2023, Brickman was selected to the all-T1 League first team in2022–23 season.[21] On August 5, Brickman re-signed with theKaohsiung Aquas.[22][23] On February 17, 2024, Brickman sustained aJones fracture to his left foot, and he was expected to miss three months of the season.[24] On March 18, Brickman was not registered in the2023–24 T1 League season final rosters.[25] He was the league's assists leader for the2023–24 season.[26] On December 18,Kaohsiung Aquas terminated the contract relationship with Brickman.[27]