Nationality American Position Guard | NBA draft 1989 / Undrafted Name Terry Brooks | |
High school South Macon (Macon, Georgia) College Alabama State (1985–1989) | ||
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Terry Brooks (born c. 1968) is an American former basketball player known for his collegiate career at Alabama State University. A guard, Brooks played for the Hornets from 1985 to 1989. During his career he scored well over 1,000 career points, including Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)-leading 23.1 per game in 1987–88 and 24.6 per game in 1988–89. In those two seasons he scored 624 and 721 total points, respectively. As a junior he led the league in free throw percentage at 81.8%.
Brooks' career accolades also include being selected to the All-SWAC Second Team in 1987, the First Team in both 1988 and 1989, and his highest honor was being the SWAC Player of the Year as a senior in 1988–89. Following his college career, Brooks was selected in the 1989 Continental Basketball Association Draft by the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets (6th round, 90th overall).
Terry Brooks married his college sweetheart, now Jacquelyn Brooks, and they moved to Brevard County, Florida after college while she earned her master's degree at Nova Southeastern University. They moved back to Macon County, Georgia in 1998 and Jacquelyn works in the Macon County School District.