WVHS Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2021

Basketball

Jared Brownridge was a three-year Varsity starter at Waubonsie Valley High School and led the team in scoring all three of those seasons. Jared was a three-time Upstate 8 All Conference recipient and Co-MVP of the Upstate 8 Conference his senior season.
Jared was a sharpshooter from long range and holds multiple school records. He has the most 3 pointers in a game with 8. He holds the record for the most 3’s made in a career at Waubonsie Valley with 203 three-point field goals and is currently 2ndall-time in scoring at WVHS with 1,608 points. Jared made all tourney teams at the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday tournaments both his junior and senior year. He was selected to the 1st team Beacon News and Daily Herald and 3rd Team All-State his senior season. Jared was a team caption both his junior and senior seasons. He scored over 30 points in multiple games, with 36 being his career high. The team finished 21-8 his senior season.
Jared had over 10 offers to play D-1 basketball and he accepted a scholarship to play at Santa Clara University in California, which plays in the West Coast Conference. (WCC) Jared had a tremendous career at Santa Clara, both academically and athletically. Jared graduated with a communications degree from Santa Clara. While a student-athlete at Santa Clara, Jared produced podcasts and worked as a reporter for the Santa Clara Media Relations Department hosting ‘long walks with Jared” videos. Jared was a four-year starting guard and was a three-time first team All-West Coast Conference player. He was one of only four players in school history to earn All Conference for three straight years.
Jared left Santa Clara ranked 2nd in all-time scoring with 2,313 points and 4th in the WCC.
After graduation, Jared played overseas in Italy for one season. The next three seasons for the Delaware Blue Coats (Philadelphia 76ers G-league team). He played in the NBA summer league in 2021 for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is currently waiting on a contract with an NBA team.