Jeff Brooks (basketball)
 Brooks playing for Avtodor Saratov | |
| No. 23 – Unicaja | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League |
Liga ACB EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 12, 1989 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| 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–present | Unicaja |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jeff Brooks (born June 12, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB.
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.[1]
Professional career
On July 20, 2011, he signed with Aurora Basket Jesi of the Italian Legadue Basket for the 2011–12 season.[2]
On July 31, 2012, he signed with Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2012–13 season.[3] 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.[4] He was selected to play at the 2014 Serie A All-Star game.[5]
On June 13, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Sassari.[6] 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.[7] After one season he left Saratov and signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Unicaja.[8] In the 2016–17 season, Brooks won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating Valencia BC in the Finals.[9]
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Jeff Brooks at euroleague.net
- Jeff Brooks at eurobasket.com
- Jeff Brooks at fiba.com
- Jeff Brooks at legabasket.it
- Jeff Brooks at realgm.com
- Jeff Brooks on Twitter