Kevin Brooks (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
| Born | October 12, 1969 Beaufort, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | White Castle (White Castle, Louisiana) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Louisiana (1987–1991) |
| NBA Draft | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Pro career | 1991–2004 |
| Career history | |
| 1991–1994 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1994–1995 | Rapid City Thrillers (CBA) |
| 1995 | Shreveport Crawdads (CBA) |
| 1995–1996 | San Diego Wildcards (CBA) |
| 1997–1998 | AA Guaru (Brazil) |
| 1998 | Atenas de Córdoba (Argentina) |
| 1999 | Adelaide 36ers (Australia) |
| 1999–2000 | Atenas de Córdoba (Argentina) |
| 2000 | Sydney Kings (Australia) |
| 2001–2002 | Adelaide 36ers (Australia) |
| 2002 | Wellington Saints (New Zealand) |
| 2002 | Södertälje BBK (Sweden) |
| 2004 | Hunter Pirates (Australia) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kevin Brooks (born October 12, 1969 in Beaufort, South Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a graduate of White Castle in White Castle in White Castle, Louisiana, USA and graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana.
Brooks was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round as the 18th pick of the 1991 NBA Draft. Traded to the Denver Nuggets, he played 126 games in three seasons from 1991–1994 averaging 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.
Brooks moved to Australia with former Nuggets teammate Darnell Mee to play with the NBL's Adelaide 36ers for two seasons in the late 1990s, where he and his teammates went on to win back-to-back championships in 1998 and 1999. Brooks was named the NBL Grand Final MVP in 1998 and made the All-NBL First Team in 1999. Brooks averaged 18.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 98 games with the 36ers (including his stint with the team in 2001-02 where he was instrumental in the 36ers 4th and his 3rd NBL championship).
He also played four more seasons in the NBL. One with the Sydney Kings before rejoining the 36ers for another season. Brooks then moved to the Hunter Pirates in 2003. In his international career, Brooks has competed in France, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Sweden & New Zealand.[1]
Brooks started his managerial career as head coach of the Australian Basketball Association Woodville Warriors where in his inaugural year, led the Warriors to the 2005 ABA Championship. In June 2005 he joined the Stamford Grand Basketball Academy in Adelaide, South Australia as first an assistant coach and then head coach the following season, training a future player-base for the 36ers.
Shortly thereafter, Brooks accepted the position of 2nd assistant coach with his former team, the Adelaide 36ers in the Australian National Basketball League. The following season he became the 1st assistant coach with the Wollongong Hawks for the next two years.
Brooks is currently the Executive Producer and Analyst of a weekly live, internet basketball show on Australia Live TV entitled, Inside the Game,[2] as well as assistant coach for the Pembroke School (Adelaide) basketball teams.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Kings emerge from a pack of jokers". The Sydney Morning Herald. January 10, 2003. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/09/1041990049201.html.
- ^ "Inside the Game". AustraliaLiveTV.com. http://www.australialivetv.com.
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| Preceded by Lanard Copeland |
NBL Grand Final MVP 1998 |
Succeeded by Brett Maher |
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