Jeff Brooks

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Jeff Brooks
Jeff Brooks Italy (cropped).jpg
Brooks in October 2018
No. 23–Pallacanestro Trieste
Position Power forward
League LBA
Personal information
Born (1989-06-12) June 12, 1989 (age 35)
Louisville, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican / Italian
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High school Doss (Louisville, Kentucky)
College Penn State (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Aurora Jesi
2012–2013 Cantù
2013–2014 Juvecaserta
2014–2015 Dinamo Sassari
2015–2016 Avtodor Saratov
2016–2018 Unicaja Malaga
2018–2021 Olimpia Milano
2021–2024 Reyer Venezia
2024–present Trieste
Career highlights and awards

Jeff Brooks (born June 12, 1989) is an American-born naturalized Italian professional basketball player for Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He also represents the Italian national team. [1]

Contents

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] On June 11, 2020, he announced he was returning to the team for a third season. [13]

On July 1, 2021, Brooks, after three years, left Milano and signed a multi-year contract with rivals Reyer Venezia. [14]

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011–12 Flag of Italy.svg Fileni BPA Jesi LegaDue 2835.056.6%40.9%77.4%6.90.91.70.417.0
2012–13 Flag of Italy.svg Lenovo Cantù Serie A 4324.350.6%32.7%77.1%4.90.90.70.77.9
2013–14 Flag of Italy.svg Pasta Reggia Caserta Serie A 3031.455.1%45.2%77.0%6.31.51.50.514.4
2014–15 Flag of Italy.svg Banco di Sardegna Sassari Serie A 2128.344.4%31.9%81.6%7.51.30.90.68.7
2015–16 Flag of Russia.svg Avtodor Saratov VTB United League 2627.353.9%41.9%78.5%5.82.21.20.311.0
2016–17 Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja Málaga Liga ACB 3820.449.3%27.5%82.6%4.01.00.60.36.9
2017–18 Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja Málaga Liga ACB 3320.548.3%37.8%89.4%4.30.90.50.28.5
2018–19 Flag of Italy.svg AX Armani Exchange Milano Serie A 3522.555.0%33.3%78.7%4.51.00.70.55.9

European Competitions

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2012–13 Euroleague Flag of Italy.svg Mapooro Cantù 10323.536.7%10.0%55.6%4.91.30.60.08.39.2
2014–15 Euroleague Flag of Italy.svg Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 8829.152.8%47.1%76.9%5.01.32.00.69.313.0
2015–16 Eurocup Flag of Russia.svg Avtodor Saratov 131230.757.0%38.5%89.6%8.22.41.20.513.121.3
2016–17 Eurocup Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja Málaga 222122.745.1%36.1%71.4%4.21.00.60.47.38.3
2017–18 Euroleague Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja Málaga 262322.950.0%39.5%78.0%4.31.00.60.48.89.8
2018–19 EuroLeague Flag of Italy.svg AX Armani Exchange Milano 292925.150.0%39.6%83.3%5.31.00.80.36.08.6

Italian national team

YearTournamentNational TeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019 FIBA World Cup Flag of Italy.svg Italy 5017.056.2%33.3%66.7%4.21.01.61.24.4
Legend
  GPGames 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

Personal life

Brooks is married to an Italian woman and they have a son. [15]

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. [16]

On June 29, 2024, he signed with Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Penn State Bio". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  3. ↑ Aurora Basket Jesi lands rookie Jeff Brooks
  4. ↑ Cantu tabs forward Brooks
  5. ↑ Juve Caserta announce Jeff Brooks
  6. ↑ Roster for All-Star Game Italia named
  7. ↑ Dinamo Sassari announces Jeff Brooks
  8. ↑ Avtodor inks versatile forward Brooks
  9. ↑ Jeff Brooks joins Unicaja Malaga
  10. ↑ "7DAYS EuroCup Finals, Game 3: Unicaja Malaga is the champion!". Eurocupbasketball.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Olimpia Milano officially signs Jeff Brooks". Sportando. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Olimpia Milano officially signs Jeff Brooks". EuroLeague.net. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  13. ↑ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (June 11, 2020). "Milano forward Jeff Brooks confirms "Round 3 is official"". Sportando. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Ufficiale: l'Umana Reyer firma Jeff Brooks!" (in Italian). reyer.it. 1 July 2021.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Jeff Brooks officially gets Italian passport, will join Italy's NT training camp Sunday". Sportando.basketball. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Jeffrey Brooks È Il Primo Innesto Della Pallacanestro Trieste". Sportando. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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