Michael Brooks (basketball)

Michael Brooks

No. 7, 35
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	August 17, 1958 (1958-08-17) (age 53)
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
High school	West Philadelphia Catholic
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	La Salle (1976–1980)
NBA Draft	1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the San Diego Clippers
Pro career	1980–2008
Career history
1980–1984	San Diego Clippers
1987	Indiana Pacers
1987	Philadelphia Aces (USBL)
1987–1988	Albany Patroons (CBA)
1988	Philadelphia Aces (USBL)
1988	Denver Nuggets
1988–1992	Limoges (France)
1992–1995	Levallois (France)
1995–1996	Strasbourg IG (France)
2006–2008	Chêne (Switzerland)
Career highlights and awards
2× Robert V. Geasey Trophy winner (1978, 1980) 3× ECC Player of the Year (1978–1980) NABC Player of the Year (1980) Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1980)
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,086 (12.8 ppg)
Rebounds	2,001 (6.3 rpg)
Assists	818 (2.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Competitor for  United States Men's basketball Pan American Games Gold 1979 San Juan Team competition

Michael Anthony Brooks (born 17 August 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'7", he played as forward.

La Salle

Brooks racked up 2,628 points and 1,372 rebounds as an Explorer, leading La Salle to the NCAA Tournament in 1978 and 1980 and earning Big 5 MVP honors during those same years. He was named College Player of the Year in 1980. He is still the 25th highest scorer in the history of the NCAA. He was inducted into the La Salle Hall of Athletes in 1985 and the Big 5 Hall of Fame in 1986.

International

Brooks played for the USA in the Pan American Games in 1979. Brooks was chosen captain of USA 1980 Olympic team, but the USA boycotted Moscow games.

NBA

Brooks was selected by the San Diego Clippers with the 9th overall pick of the 1980 NBA Draft. In the NBA Brooks played for the Clippers (1980–84), Indiana Pacers (1986–87) and Denver Nuggets (1987–88) in altogether 319 games over six seasons.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

External links

• Michael Brooks at Basketball-Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Brooks, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	17 August 1958
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death