Personal Information
Full Name | Dillon Brooks |
Position | Shooting Guard, Small Forward |
DOB (Age) | 22-01-1996 (28 yrs) |
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.01 m) |
Weight | 220 lbs (100 kgs) |
Hometown | Mississauga, ON |
College | University of Oregon |
Draft | 2017 - Rd: 2, Pick: 45 (HOU) |
Debut | 2017 |
Dillon Brooks: A Brief Biography
Dillon Brooks is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He played college basketball for Oregon, where he was named as a consensus second-team All-American and earned conference player of the year honors in the Pac-12 in 2017. He is also a member of the Canadian Men's national team.
Brooks spent 3 seasons at Oregon, As a freshman, he averaged 11.5 points per game and was named to the Pac-12 Conference all-freshman team.
In his Sophomore year, Brooks averaged 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, led the Ducks to the Pac-12 Conference regular season title and a top ten national ranking. At the close of the season, he was named first-team All-Pac-12.
Brooks was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 45th pick in the 2017 NBA draft and then was immediately traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. On July 21, 2017, the Grizzlies signed Brooks to a three-year deal. On October 18, 2017, during the Grizzlies season opener, Brooks scored 19 points, the most points scored by a Canadian player in an NBA debut
Brooks was a part of the Canadian national team which won the Silver Medal in the 2015 Pan American Games.