Kevin Brooks (basketball)
| Adelaide 36ers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 12, 1969 Beaufort, South Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | White Castle (White Castle, Louisiana) |
| College | Louisiana–Lafayette (1987–1991) |
| NBA draft | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1991–2004 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 43 |
| Coaching career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1991–1994 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1994–1995 | Rapid City Thrillers |
| 1995 | Shreveport Crawdads |
| 1995–1996 | San Diego Wildcards |
| 1997–1998 | AA Guaru |
| 1998 | Atenas de Córdoba |
| 1998–1999 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 1999 | Atenas de Córdoba |
| 1999–2000 | Sydney Kings |
| 2000–2001 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2001–2002 | Södertälje BBK |
| 2002 | Wellington Saints |
| 2003–2004 | Hunter Pirates |
| As coach: | |
| 2005 | Woodville Warriors |
| 2005 | Adelaide 36ers (assistant) |
| 2006 | Wollongong Hawks (assistant) |
| 2007 | Wellington Saints |
| 2013–present | Adelaide 36ers (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kevin Brooks (born October 12, 1969 in ) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, Brooks is a graduate of White Castle High School in White Castle, Louisiana and graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Brooks is currently the Assistant Coach of the Adelaide 36ers in the Australasian-based National Basketball League (NBL).
Brooks was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round as the 18th pick of the 1991 NBA draft. Traded to the Denver Nuggets, he played 126 games in three seasons from 1991–1994, averaging 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.
With the Adelaide 36ers looking for a second import player for the 1998 NBL season, Brooks' friend and former Nuggets team mate Darnell Mee recommended him to the 36ers and they signed the former Nuggets forward to play for two seasons. After his first training session with the team, Brooks' team mates thought he would not last a week in the NBL with his shooting style that saw him release the ball almost from behind his head. However, they soon found Brooks was for real when he scored 20 points in his debut NBL game against the Townsville Suns before going on to average 19.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 31 games. Under the rookie coaching of Australian basketball legend Phil Smyth, and with others such as Darnell Mee, team captain and 1996 Olympian Brett Maher, former Perth Wildcats championship forward Martin Cattalini, centre Paul Rees and veteran forward Mark Davis, Brooks went on to win back-to-back championships in 1998 and 1999. Brooks was named the NBL Grand Final MVP in 1998 during the 36ers 2–0 sweep of the South East Melbourne Magic, averaging 22.5 points, 7 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 assists over the series.
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