Garrison Brooks

Garrison O'Neal Brooks (born June 26, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Basketball League. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Garrison Brooks
Brooks playing for North Carolina.
Wonju DB Promy
PositionPower forward
LeagueKorean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1999-06-29) June 29, 1999
Meridian, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolAuburn
(Auburn, Alabama)
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023Westchester Knicks
2023-presentWonju DB Promy
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-ACC (2020)
  • ACC Most Improved Player (2020)

High school career

Brooks attended Auburn High School, in his freshman year he averaged 6.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 0.8 assists. During his sophomore year, he averaged 14.6 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks. He also averaged 16.3 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in his Junior year while in his senior year, he averaged 14.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks.[1] He made 1,457 points and grabbed 1,116 rebounds in his four years at Auburn High School which made him the second player in Auburn High history with 1,000 or more in both categories. He also broke the school record for career blocks with 334 while he was named in the first-team all-state, all-region and all-area honors[2]

College career

Brooks enrolled at North Carolina and was recruited by Roy Williams and Hubert Davis.[3] In his freshman season, he averaged 4.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.[4][5] In his sophomore year, he averaged 7.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[6][7] He worked on his mid range jumper so much after his sophomore season that he hurt his wrist.[8]

As a junior, Brooks averaged 16.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.[9] At the conclusion of the regular season, Brooks was selected to the Second Team All-ACC and was named Most Improved Player.[10]

Entering his senior season, Brooks was named to the preseason watch lists for the John R. Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, and Karl Malone Award. The ACC conference media selected him as the preseason ACC Player of the Year.[11] He averaged 10.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game as a senior. Following the season, Brooks elected to transfer to Mississippi State for his final season of eligibility.[12]

Professional career

Westchester Knicks (2022–present)

On October 23, 2022, Brooks joined the Westchester Knicks training camp roster.[13]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 North Carolina 371614.6.528–.5873.5.5.3.34.5
2018–19 North Carolina 363623.0.574–.6395.61.3.6.57.9
2019–20 North Carolina 323134.9.535.286.6418.52.0.5.516.8
2020–21 North Carolina 282528.0.469.500.6066.91.4.7.810.2
2021–22 Mississippi State 343430.3.458.342.6926.6.8.4.810.4
Career 16714225.7.510.352.6366.11.2.5.69.7

See also

References
  1. "Garrison Brooks' High School Basketball Stats".
  2. "Garrison Brooks, Auburn , Power Forward".
  3. "Garrison Brooks, Auburn , Power Forward".
  4. "Garrison Brooks, Mississippi State Bulldogs, F - News, Stats, Bio".
  5. "Garrison Brooks Player Profile, Mississippi State, NCAA Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM".
  6. "Garrison Brooks College Stats".
  7. "Garrison Brooks - Men's Basketball".
  8. Wilkerson-New, Brant (October 8, 2019). "Comfortable and confident, Garrison Brooks hoping to help Tar Heels in new ways". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  9. Krest, Shawn (April 9, 2022). "Garrison Brooks Entering Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  10. "2020 ACC Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  11. Lawson, Rebecca (November 11, 2020). "Brooks Named Preseason ACC Player of the Year". GoHeels.com. North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  12. "Mississippi State adds former UNC forward Garrison Brooks as graduate transfer". ESPN. Associated Press. April 19, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  13. "Westchester Knicks Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster". oursportscentral.com. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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