Dillon Brooks

Dillon Brooks

Brooks playing for the Oregon Ducks, March 2015
No. 24 Oregon Ducks
Position Small forward
League Pac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1996-01-22) January 22, 1996
Mississauga, Ontario
Nationality Canadian
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada)
College Oregon (2014–present)
Career highlights and awards

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. 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.
  2. Alger, Tyson (March 7, 2016). "Dillon Brooks and Elgin Cook earn 1st-team all-Pac-12 honors". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  3. Alger, Tyson (March 8, 2016). "Dana Altman and Dillon Brooks win U.S. Basketball Writers Association awards". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Prehm, Matt (March 26, 2016). "Dillon Brooks Addresses NBA Decision". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  6. "Duke's Allen leads AP preseason All-America team". Foxsports.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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