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Garrison O'Neal Brooks (born June 26, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Garrison Brooks

Brooks playing for North Carolina.
No. 4 – Westchester Knicks
Position	Power forward
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	(1999-06-29) June 29, 1999 (age 23) Meridian, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Auburn (Auburn, Alabama)
College	North Carolina (2017–2021) Mississippi State (2021–2022)
NBA draft	2022 / Undrafted
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–present	Westchester Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-ACC (2020) ACC Most Improved Player (2020)

High school career

Brooks attended Auburn High School, in his freshman year he averaged 6.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 0.8 assists. During his sophomore year, he averaged 14.6 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks. He also averaged 16.3 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in his Junior year while in his senior year, he averaged 14.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks.[1] He made 1,457 points and grabbed 1,116 rebounds in his four years at Auburn High School which made him the second player in Auburn High history with 1,000 or more in both categories. He also broke the school record for career blocks with 334 while he was named in the first-team all-state, all-region and all-area honors[2]

College career

Brooks enrolled at North Carolina and was recruited by Roy Williams and Hubert Davis.[3] In his freshman season, he averaged 4.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.[4][5] In his sophomore year, he averaged 7.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[6][7] He worked on his mid range jumper so much after his sophomore season that he hurt his wrist.[8]

As a junior, Brooks averaged 16.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.[9] At the conclusion of the regular season, Brooks was selected to the Second Team All-ACC and was named Most Improved Player.[10]

Entering his senior season, Brooks was named to the preseason watch lists for the John R. Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, and Karl Malone Award. The ACC conference media selected him as the preseason ACC Player of the Year.[11] He averaged 10.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game as a senior. Following the season, Brooks elected to transfer to Mississippi State for his final season of eligibility.[12]

Professional career

Westchester Knicks (2022–present)

On October 23, 2022, Brooks joined the Westchester Knicks training camp roster.[13]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	North Carolina	37	16	14.6	.528	–	.587	3.5	.5	.3	.3	4.5
2018–19	North Carolina	36	36	23.0	.574	–	.639	5.6	1.3	.6	.5	7.9
2019–20	North Carolina	32	31	34.9	.535	.286	.641	8.5	2.0	.5	.5	16.8
2020–21	North Carolina	28	25	28.0	.469	.500	.606	6.9	1.4	.7	.8	10.2
2021–22	Mississippi State	34	34	30.3	.458	.342	.692	6.6	.8	.4	.8	10.4
Career		167	142	25.7	.510	.352	.636	6.1	1.2	.5	.6	9.7

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career games played leaders

References

External links

• Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
• North Carolina Tar Heels bio

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