Dillon Brooks
.jpg) Brooks playing for the Oregon Ducks, March 2015 | |||||||||||||
| No. 24 – Oregon Ducks | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||
| League | Pac-12 Conference | ||||||||||||
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January 22, 1996 Mississauga, Ontario | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada) | ||||||||||||
| College | Oregon (2014–present) | ||||||||||||
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Dillon Brooks (born January 22, 1996) is a Canadian basketball player. He currently is a junior at the University of Oregon and is also a member of the Canadian national team.
College career
Brooks, a 6'7" small forward from Mississauga, Ontario, came to Oregon after playing at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada. As a freshman, he averaged 11.5 points per game and was named to the Pac-12 Conference all-freshman team.[1] As a sophomore, Brooks led the Ducks to the Pac-12 Conference regular season title and a top ten national ranking. At the close of the season, he was named first-team All-Pac-12[2] and a third-team All-American by the Sporting News. He was also named the District IX player of the year by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).[3] Brooks averaged 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.[4]
After the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Brooks said he would remain with Oregon for a third season.[5] He suffered a foot injury in the summer of 2016 and did not play in Oregon's offseason trip to Spain.[4] On November 7, 2016, Brooks was named to the Associated Press' preseason All-America team.[6]
International career
Brooks represented Canada in the 2015 Pan American Games, where the team won the silver medal.[1]
References
- 1 2 Denomme, Ian (July 25, 2016). "Canada settles for silver in basketball at Pan Am Games, but future looks bright". Yahoo.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ Alger, Tyson (March 7, 2016). "Dillon Brooks and Elgin Cook earn 1st-team all-Pac-12 honors". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ Alger, Tyson (March 8, 2016). "Dana Altman and Dillon Brooks win U.S. Basketball Writers Association awards". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- 1 2 Medcalf, Myron (October 4, 2016). "With a healthy Dillon Brooks, Oregon can crash party and win it all". ESPN. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ↑ Prehm, Matt (March 26, 2016). "Dillon Brooks Addresses NBA Decision". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Duke's Allen leads AP preseason All-America team". Foxsports.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.