Jessica Brungo

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1982)}}

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| height_ft = 6

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| weight_lb = 165

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| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|4|16}}

| birth_place = Plainview, New York, U.S.

| high_school = North Allegheny
(Wexford, Pennsylvania)

| college = Penn State (2000–2004)

| draft_league = WNBA

| draft_year = 2004

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 16

| draft_team = Connecticut Sun

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| career_position = Small forward

| career_number = 22

| years1 = 2004–2006

| team1= Connecticut Sun

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Jessica Kathryn Brungo (born April 16, 1982) is an American women's basketball player formerly with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected 16th overall in the 2004 WNBA draft out of Penn State. During her senior season, Jessica helped led her team to the Elite Eight, where they fell to the eventual national champion, Connecticut.{{Cite web |title=2004 Women's NCAA Tournament Summary |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/postseason/women/2004-ncaa.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} During her career at Penn State, she scored 1,143 points, and grabbed 649 rebounds. She played for basketball hall of famer Rene Portland.

She is a graduate of North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania.{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06211/709046-54.stm|title=North Allegheny grad Jessica Brungo is back in the WNBA|last=Phillips|first=Michael|accessdate=2 January 2012|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=30 July 2006}}