Jeff Brooks (basketball)
 Brooks playing for Avtodor Saratov | |
| No. 32 – Olimpia Milano | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | LBA EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-06-12) June 12, 1989 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American/Italian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Doss (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| College | Penn State (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Aurora Jesi |
| 2012–2013 | Cantù |
| 2013–2014 | Juvecaserta |
| 2014–2015 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2015–2016 | Avtodor Saratov |
| 2016–2018 | Unicaja |
| 2018–present | Olimpia Milano |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Jeff Brooks (born June 12, 1989) is an American-Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Italian national team.[1]
Contents
1 College career
2 Professional career
3 Career statistics
3.1 EuroLeague
4 Personal life
5 References
6 External links
College career
After playing high school basketball at Doss High School, in Louisville, Kentucky, Brooks played 4 seasons of college basketball at the Pennsylvania State University, with the Penn State Nittany Lions.[2]
Professional career
On July 20, 2011, he signed with Aurora Basket Jesi of the Italian Legadue Basket for the 2011–12 season.[3]
On July 31, 2012, he signed with Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2012–13 season.[4] With Cantù he won the Italian Supercup and played in the 2012–13 Euroleague.
On August 9, 2013, he signed with Juvecaserta Basket for the 2013–14 season.[5] He was selected to play at the 2014 Serie A All-Star game.[6]
On June 13, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Sassari.[7] With Sassari he won the Italian Serie A and the Italian Cup in 2015.
On July 17, 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Avtodor Saratov.[8] After one season he left Saratov and signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Unicaja.[9] In the 2016–17 season, Brooks won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating Valencia BC in the Finals.[10]
On June 25, 2018, Brooks signed a two-year deal with Italian club Olimpia Milano.[11][12]
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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Cantù | 10 | 3 | 23.5 | .367 | .100 | .556 | 4.9 | 1.3 | .6 | .0 | 8.3 | 9.2 |
2014–15 | Sassari | 8 | 8 | 29.1 | .528 | .471 | .769 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .6 | 9.3 | 13.0 |
2017–18 | Unicaja | 26 | 23 | 22.9 | .500 | .395 | .780 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .6 | .4 | 8.8 | 9.8 |
| Career | 44 | 34 | 24.2 | .513 | .371 | .722 | 4.6 | 1.1 | .9 | .3 | 8.8 | 10.3 |
Personal life
Brooks is married to an Italian woman and they have a son.[13]
On September 6, 2018, Brooks became officially Italian. He got the Italian passport and he was registered to FIBA for the upcoming 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification against Poland and Hungary.[14]
References
^ "Italia: si aggregano oggi Amedeo Della Valle e Jeff Brooks" [Italy: Amedeo Della Valle and Jeff Brooks will join the team today] (in Italian). Sportando.basketball. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Penn State Bio
^ Aurora Basket Jesi lands rookie Jeff Brooks
^ Cantu tabs forward Brooks
^ Juve Caserta announce Jeff Brooks
^ Roster for All-Star Game Italia named
^ Dinamo Sassari announces Jeff Brooks
^ Avtodor inks versatile forward Brooks
^ Jeff Brooks joins Unicaja Malaga
^ "7DAYS EuroCup Finals, Game 3: Unicaja Malaga is the champion!". Eurocupbasketball.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ "Olimpia Milano officially signs Jeff Brooks". Sportando. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ "Olimpia Milano officially signs Jeff Brooks". EuroLeague.net. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ Saraceno, Alessandro (April 10, 2018). "Esclusiva BU, Jeff Brooks: "Vorrei giocare per l'Italia! Sassari? Sarei voluto restare ma…"". BasketUniverso (in Italian). Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "Jeff Brooks officially gets Italian passport, will join Italy's NT training camp Sunday". Sportando.basketball. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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