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American basketball player
De'Mon Brooks
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| No. 4 – Tainan TSG GhostHawks | |
| Position | Power forward |
| League | P. League+ |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1992-05-28) May 28, 1992 (age 32)Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hopewell(Huntersville, North Carolina) |
| College | Davidson (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Azzurro Napoli |
| 2015 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2015–2016 | Orsi Derthona |
| 2016–2019 | Medi Bayreuth |
| 2019–2020 | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
| 2020–2021 | Shimane Susanoo Magic |
| 2021–2024 | Levanga Hokkaido |
| 2024–present | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| 2× SoCon Player of the Year – Coaches (2012, 2014) SoCon Player of the Year – Media (2014) 2× AP Honorable Mention All-American (2012, 2014) 3× First-team All-SoCon (2012–2014) | |
De'Mon Brooks (born May 28, 1992) is an American basketball player for Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the Taiwanese P. League+. He completed his college career at Davidson College after the 2013–14 season. In the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, he was named Southern Conference player of the year and an All-American by the Associated Press.
Brooks, a 6'7" forward born in the U. S. state of Georgia, played high school basketball at Hopewell High School in Huntersville, North Carolina. As a senior, he averaged 20 points and 10.2 rebounds per game for his school.[1]
He committed to coach Bob McKillop at Davidson and started his college career in the 2010–11 season. That year, he averaged 9.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game and was named a freshman All-American by Collegeinsider.com. As a sophomore, Brooks increased his output to 15.7 points and 6.2 rebounds and led the team to regular season and tournament championships in the Southern Conference.[1]
In the 2012 Southern Conference tournament, Brooks scored 19 points in the Wildcats' double overtime championship game win and was named tournament MVP.[2] At the conclusion of the season, Brooks was named Southern Conference Player of the Year by the league's coaches (his teammate, Jake Cohen won the same award from the league's media – the first time two players from the same school split the honor).[3] He was also named an honorable mention by the Associated Press.[4]
Brooks returned to Davidson for his junior year in 2012–13 and was named the preseason conference player of the year.[5] In four season with the Wildcats, Brooks appeared in 125 games averaging 14.2 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game.[6]
Professional career
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On July 2, 2014, Brooks was named to the Charlotte Hornets summer league team. On July 11 he signed with Azzurro Napoli in Italy.[7]
On February 11, 2015, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[8] Brooks played for Medi Bayreuth from 2016 to 2019. He averaged 12.2 points and 5 rebounds per game during the 2018–19 season. Brooks parted ways with the team on May 28, 2019.[9] He spent the 2019–20 season with Ryukyu Golden Kings in Japan, averaging 16.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2 assists per game. On June 25, 2020, Brooks signed with Shimane Susanoo Magic.[10]
On August 6, 2024, he signed with Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the P. League+.[11]
- ^ a b "De'Mon Brooks Davidson profile". Davidson Wildcats. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Davidson outlasts W. Carolina in 2 OTs to win Southern Conference championship". ESPN. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ Gignac, Mark (February 29, 2012). "Cohen Named SoCon Player of the Year in Media Vote". Davidson Wildcats. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "Brooks Earns All-America Honorable Mention Honors". Southern Conference. March 27, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "Davidson and Brooks top SoCon preseason polls". Davidsonnews.net. October 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "De'Mon Brooks Career Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Colpi di Mercato: arriva De'Mon Brooks" (in Italian). Azzurro Napoli. July 11, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ De'Mon Brooks tweets he has signed with Gilboa/Galil
- ^ "De'Mon Brooks leaves Medi Bayreuth". Sportando. May 28, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Shimane Susanoo Magic signs De'Mon Brooks, agreed to terms with Reid Travis". Sportando. June 25, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "翟蒙加盟獵鷹 與總教練柯納再聚首". TSNA. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.