Steven Brooks (lacrosse)
| Steven Brooks | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
 | |
| Born |
July 30, 1984 Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Position | Midfield |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 pounds (86 kg) |
| NCAA team | Syracuse University |
| MLL Team F. Teams |
Florida Launch Chesapeake Bayhawks, Chicago Machine |
| Nationality | United States |
| NLL Draft |
22nd overall, 2008 Chicago Shamrox |
| Pro career | 2008–present |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | Brooksie |
Steven Brooks (born July 30, 1984) is a professional lacrosse player for the Florida Launch [1] of Major League Lacrosse. Brooks was the 6th overall draft pick in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Chicago Machine. [2] He played high school lacrosse for Libertyville High School in Libertyville, Illinois. He also attended a postgraduate year at Bridgton Academy [1] Brooks played college lacrosse at Syracuse University. He married in 2010. Spouse: Sara (Gulley) Brooks.[3] They have one child, a son, Xander.
College career
Brooks played college lacrosse at Syracuse University from 2003 to 2008.[4] He won two Division I National Championships while with the Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse, in 2004 and 2008. In 2008 Brooks was selected as a first-team All-American [5] during his senior season and also won the McLaughlin Award as the nation's best midfielder. He ended his college career with a total of 67 Goals, 34 Assists, and 86 Ground Balls totaling 101 points.[4]
Professional career
2008: Chicago Machine; Brooks was drafted 6th overall by the Chicago Machine in the 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft. Brooks had a break out rookie season. He played in 15 games for the Machine recording 29 goals, 4 two-pointers, and 11 assists totaling 44 points, and adding 26 ground balls. He was named to the 2008 MLL All-Star team.[6] He also competed in the 2008 Bud Light Skills fastest shot competition.
2009: Chicago Machine; 5 games into the 2009 season and his second season with the Machine he broke his foot against Boston. This injury sideline Brooks for the rest of the season.
2010: In 2010 he played for the LXMPRO league [7] for Team STX.
2011: Chesapeake Bayhawks; Brooks was traded to the Bayhawks in February 2011.[8] He played in 12 games for the Bayhawks, recording 11 goals, 2 two-pointers, and 5 assists totaling 18 points, and adding 8 ground balls. He was the Bud Light MVP for their game against Hamilton.
2012: Chesapeake Bayhawks; In 2012 he was a key player recording 23 goals, 3 two-pointers, 10 assists, and 11 ground balls. He was the Bud Light MVP for their game against Denver. In playoffs he totaled another 2 goals and 4 assists helping the Bayhawks to win their 4th MLL Championship Title. He was named to the 2012 MLL All-Star team.[9] Brooks stuck the game-winning goal in the All-Star game to lead his Old School Team to victory.[10] He also competed in the 2012 Bud Light Skills fastest shot competition.
2013: Chesapeake Bayhawks; In 2013 Brooks recorded 13 goals, 1 two-pointer, 8 assists, and 10 ground balls. In playoffs he totaled 1 goal and 2 ground balls. With 3 minutes to go in the semi-final championship game, Brooks stuck a goal to tie the game at 12, the Bayhawks then scored with 1 min to go to advance to the Championship game and win their 5th MLL Championship Title.[11] [12] Brooks was named to the 2013 MLL All-Star team[13] and he also competed in the 2013 Bud Light Skills fastest shot competition at the All-Star game.[14]
2014: Chesapeake Bayhawks; In 2014 Brooks recorded 6 goals, 1 two-pointer, 3 assists, and 3 ground balls. Brooks struggled with a knee injury throughout the season. He was traded to Florida Launch for the last four games of the season.[15]
2014: Florida Launch; Brooks was traded to the Launch in July 2014 and played in four games.[15] He had a standout performance totaling 10 goals, 1 two-pointer, 4 assists, and 2 ground balls. He scored two goals, including a two-point goal, and one assist against Denver (7/20) tallied three goals, two assists, and one groundball against Boston (7/26), three goals and an assist at Boston (8/2), and two goals at Ohio (8/9). [16]
Awards and achievements
- 2002 High School All-American.[17]
- 2004 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Syracuse Orange)
- 2008 USILA First Team All-American
- 2008 won the McLaughlin Award as the nation's top midfielder.
- 2008 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Syracuse Orange)
- 2008 Major League Lacrosse All-Star
- 2012 Major League Lacrosse All-Star
- 2012 Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup Champion (Chesapeake Bayhawks)
- 2013 Major League Lacrosse All-Star
- 2013 Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup Champion (Chesapeake Bayhawks)
Statistics
NCAA
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | GB | GW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Syracuse University | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Syracuse University | 13 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Syracuse University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Syracuse University | 12 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2008 | Syracuse University | 18 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 25 | 5 | |
| Totals | 60 | 67 | 34 | 101 | 86 | 6 | ||
Major League Lacrosse
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | GB | PIM | PPG | PPA | GWG | S | SPCT | SOG | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | GB | PIM | PPG | PPA | GWG | S | SPCT | SOG | |||
| 2008 | Chicago | 10 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 20 | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | -- | 71 | .324 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2009 | Chicago | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -- | 2 | -- | 1 | 20 | .300 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2010 | Chicago | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2011 | Chesapeake | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 8 | -- | 1 | -- | 2 | 67 | .149 | 32 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | .200 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | Chesapeake | 14 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 11 | 5.5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 82 | .280 | 43 | 2 | 2 | -- | 4 | 6 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | .118 | 7 | |||
| 2013 | Chesapeake | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | -- | 63 | .190 | 34 | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | .333 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | Chesapeake | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | -- | 1 | 2 | -- | 22 | .273 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2014 | Florida | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | .5 | 1 | 1 | -- | 35 | .286 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| MLL Totals | 65 | 90 | 12 | 41 | 143 | 60 | 10.0 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 360 | -- | 195 | 4 | 4 | -- | 4 | 8 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | 11 | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Brooks Florida Launch Player Bio". Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ↑ "2008 MLL Draft". Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ↑ "Gulley Hofstra Soccer Bio". Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Brooks Syracuse Orange Player Bio". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "All-America Team". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "Brooks named to 2008 MLL All-Star Team". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "LXMPRO League". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "Trade for Brooks". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "Brooks named to 2012 MLL All-Star Team". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "Brooks game-winning goal at All-Star Game". Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ↑ "Brooks tying-goal at Semi-Finals Game". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ "Bayhawks Capture Second Straight Title". Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ "Brooks named to 2013 MLL All-Star Team". Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ↑ "Skills Competition Recap". Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Trade for Heavy Hitters". Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ↑ "Launch Player Profile". Retrieved 2014-12-20.
- ↑ "IHSLA All-American". Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ↑ "MLL Stats". Retrieved 2013-09-24.