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Jeff Brooks
American-Italian basketball player
Jeff Brooks (born June 12, 1989) is an American-born naturalized Italian professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He also represents the Italian national team.[1]
Brooks in October 2018 | |
| No. 23 – Reyer Venezia | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-06-12) June 12, 1989 (age 34) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American / Italian |
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Doss (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| College | Penn State (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Aurora Jesi |
| 2012–2013 | Cantù |
| 2013–2014 | Juvecaserta |
| 2014–2015 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2015–2016 | Avtodor Saratov |
| 2016–2018 | Unicaja Malaga |
| 2018–2021 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2021–present | Reyer Venezia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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After playing high school basketball at Doss High School, in Louisville, Kentucky, Brooks played 4 seasons of college basketball at the Pennsylvania State University, with the Penn State Nittany Lions.[2]
On July 20, 2011, he signed with Aurora Basket Jesi of the Italian Legadue Basket for the 2011–12 season.[3]
On July 31, 2012, he signed with Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2012–13 season.[4] With Cantù he won the Italian Supercup and played in the 2012–13 Euroleague.
On August 9, 2013, he signed with Juvecaserta Basket for the 2013–14 season.[5] He was selected to play at the 2014 Serie A All-Star game.[6]
On June 13, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Sassari.[7] With Sassari, he won the Italian Serie A and the Italian Cup in 2015.
On July 17, 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Avtodor Saratov.[8] After one season he left Saratov and signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Unicaja.[9] In the 2016–17 season, Brooks won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating Valencia BC in the Finals.[10]
On June 25, 2018, Brooks signed a two-year deal with Italian club Olimpia Milano.[11][12] On June 11, 2020, he announced he was returning to the team for a third season.[13]
On July 1, 2021, Brooks, after three years, left Milano and signed a multi-year contract with rivals Reyer Venezia.[14]
Domestic Leagues
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 |  Fileni BPA Jesi |
LegaDue | 28 | 35.0 | 56.6% | 40.9% | 77.4% | 6.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 17.0 |
| 2012–13 | Lenovo Cantù |
Serie A | 43 | 24.3 | 50.6% | 32.7% | 77.1% | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7.9 |
| 2013–14 | Pasta Reggia Caserta |
Serie A | 30 | 31.4 | 55.1% | 45.2% | 77.0% | 6.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
| 2014–15 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
Serie A | 21 | 28.3 | 44.4% | 31.9% | 81.6% | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8.7 |
| 2015–16 |  Avtodor Saratov |
VTB United League | 26 | 27.3 | 53.9% | 41.9% | 78.5% | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.0 |
| 2016–17 |  Unicaja Málaga |
Liga ACB | 38 | 20.4 | 49.3% | 27.5% | 82.6% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.9 |
| 2017–18 | Unicaja Málaga |
Liga ACB | 33 | 20.5 | 48.3% | 37.8% | 89.4% | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 8.5 |
| 2018–19 | AX Armani Exchange Milano |
Serie A | 35 | 22.5 | 55.0% | 33.3% | 78.7% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
European Competitions
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 Euroleague | Mapooro Cantù |
10 | 3 | 23.5 | 36.7% | 10.0% | 55.6% | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 9.2 |
| 2014–15 Euroleague | Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
8 | 8 | 29.1 | 52.8% | 47.1% | 76.9% | 5.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 13.0 |
| 2015–16 Eurocup | Avtodor Saratov |
13 | 12 | 30.7 | 57.0% | 38.5% | 89.6% | 8.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 21.3 |
| 2016–17 Eurocup | Unicaja Málaga |
22 | 21 | 22.7 | 45.1% | 36.1% | 71.4% | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 8.3 |
| 2017–18 Euroleague | Unicaja Málaga |
26 | 23 | 22.9 | 50.0% | 39.5% | 78.0% | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 9.8 |
| 2018–19 EuroLeague | AX Armani Exchange Milano |
29 | 29 | 25.1 | 50.0% | 39.6% | 83.3% | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 8.6 |
Italian national team
| Year | Tournament | National Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | FIBA World Cup | Italy |
5 | 0 | 17.0 | 56.2% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
Brooks is married to an Italian woman and they have a son.[15]
On September 6, 2018, Brooks became officially Italian. He got the Italian passport and he was registered to FIBA for the upcoming 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification against Poland and Hungary.[16]
- "Italia: si aggregano oggi Amedeo Della Valle e Jeff Brooks" [Italy: Amedeo Della Valle and Jeff Brooks will join the team today] (in Italian). Sportando.basketball. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- "Penn State Bio". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- "7DAYS EuroCup Finals, Game 3: Unicaja Malaga is the champion!". Eurocupbasketball.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- "Olimpia Milano officially signs Jeff Brooks". Sportando. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Olimpia Milano officially signs Jeff Brooks". EuroLeague.net. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (June 11, 2020). "Milano forward Jeff Brooks confirms "Round 3 is official"". Sportando. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- "Ufficiale: l'Umana Reyer firma Jeff Brooks!" (in Italian). reyer.it. 1 July 2021.
- Saraceno, Alessandro (April 10, 2018). "Esclusiva BU, Jeff Brooks: "Vorrei giocare per l'Italia! Sassari? Sarei voluto restare ma…"". BasketUniverso (in Italian). Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Jeff Brooks officially gets Italian passport, will join Italy's NT training camp Sunday". Sportando.basketball. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- Jeff Brooks at euroleague.net
- Jeff Brooks at fiba.com
- Jeff Brooks at legabasket.it
- Jeff Brooks at realgm.com