Position Small forward Nationality Canadian Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) Height 2.01 m Parents Diane Brooks | League Pac-12 Conference Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) College Oregon (2014–present) Weight 102 kg High school Findlay Prep (Henderson) | |
Born January 22, 1996 (age 21)
Mississauga, Ontario ( 1996-01-22 ) Current teams Oregon Ducks men's basketball (#24 / Small forward), Canada men's national basketball team (Small forward) Similar Dana Altman, Tyler Dorsey, Elgin Cook, Lonzo Ball, Bryce Alford |
Oregon s dillon brooks named 2016 17 pac 12 men s basketball player of the year
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.
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Dillon brooks on being awarded pac 12 player of the year
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. 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 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). Brooks averaged 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.
After the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Brooks said he would remain with Oregon for a third season. He suffered a foot injury in the summer of 2016 and did not play in Oregon's offseason trip to Spain. On November 7, 2016, Brooks was named to the Associated Press' preseason All-America team.
International career
Brooks represented Canada in the 2015 Pan American Games, where the team won the silver medal.