Marshon Brooks
Brooks with the Brooklyn Nets
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| No. 2 – Jiangsu Dragons | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Chinese Basketball Association |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 26, 1989 Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Tucker (Tucker, Georgia) |
| College | Providence (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2013 | New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets |
| 2013–2014 | Boston Celtics |
| 2014 | →Maine Red Claws |
| 2014 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2014 | →Santa Cruz Warriors |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2014–2015 | Emporio Armani Milano |
| 2015–present | Jiangsu Dragons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
MarShon Scitif Brooks (born January 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at shooting guard and small forward positions. Originally drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 25th pick in the 2011 NBA draft, he was immediately traded to the New Jersey Nets.
Brooks was born in Long Branch, New Jersey and lived there until he was six years old, when his family moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia. He attended Stephenson High School. Considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Brooks was listed as the No. 126 shooting guard and the No. 521 player in the nation in 2007.
Brooks played collegiate basketball in the Big East Conference for the Providence Friars. Brooks saw little playing time his freshman (2007–08) and sophomore (2008–09) seasons.
Brooks began to become a major contributor for the Friars in his junior season (2009–10). He averaged 14.2 points a game, shooting 46.7% from the field. Brooks posted 20 points or more in several games, including a 24-point game on 8-of-10 shooting against Vermont on November 24, 2009, a game in which he also picked up five steals. He recorded 25 points and five rebounds on January 23, 2010 against South Florida.
As a senior in 2010–11, Brooks averaged 24.6 points per game, first in the Big East. Besides leading his team in scoring and rebounding, he was second in Division I in scoring. He was named to the 30-player national midseason watchlist and was one of 20 national finalists for the 2011 John R. Wooden Award.
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