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 sophomore at the University of Oregon and is also a member of the Canadian national team.
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. In the Summer, Brooks represented Canada in the 2015 Pan American Games, where the team won the silver medal.[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]
After the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Brooks said he would remain with Oregon for a third season.[4]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Prehm, Matt (March 26, 2016). "Dillon Brooks Addresses NBA Decision". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2016.