Keion Lee Brooks Jr. (born August 7, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Kentucky Wildcats.
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Position | Small forward / Power forward |
League | Pac-12 Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | (2000-08-07) August 7, 2000 (age 22) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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Brooks played basketball for North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As a sophomore, he averaged 20.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, leading his team to the Class 4A state title game.[1] For his senior season, Brooks transferred to La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana.[2] He played alongside Isaiah Stewart and helped his team to a GEICO Nationals runner-up finish.[3] As a senior, Brooks averaged 20.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.[4] He was selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic.[5]
Brooks was considered a five-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports, and a four-star recruit by ESPN. On March 15, 2019, he committed to playing college basketball for Kentucky over offers from Indiana, Michigan State and North Carolina.[6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Keion Brooks Jr. SF |
Fort Wayne, IN | La Lumiere (IN) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Mar 15, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 29 247Sports: 14 ESPN: 36 | ||||||
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As a freshman at Kentucky, Brooks averaged 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.[7] He missed the first nine games of his sophomore season with a leg injury.[8] On February 6, 2021, Brooks posted a season-high 23 points and 11 rebounds in an 82–71 loss to Tennessee.[9] As a sophomore, he averaged 10.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[10] On January 29, 2022, Brooks scored a career-high 27 points in a 80–62 victory against Kansas.[11] As a junior, he averaged 10.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. On April 4, 2022, Brooks declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[12]
Instead of returning to Kentucky, Brooks decided to enter the transfer portal. On June 6, 2022, Brooks committed to the University of Washington.[13]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Kentucky | 31 | 6 | 15.1 | .472 | .263 | .630 | 3.2 | .2 | .4 | .4 | 4.5 |
2020–21 | Kentucky | 16 | 3 | 23.6 | .441 | .214 | .795 | 6.8 | 1.6 | .6 | .8 | 10.3 |
2021–22 | Kentucky | 33 | 33 | 24.5 | .491 | .233 | .783 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .7 | .6 | 10.8 |
Career | 80 | 42 | 20.7 | .474 | .234 | .759 | 4.4 | .8 | .6 | .6 | 8.3 |
Brooks' father, Keion Sr., played college basketball for Wright State.[14] Brooks has served on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Player Development Coalition, as well as the Southeastern Conference Leadership Council and Council on Racial Equity and Social Justice.[15][16]