MarShon Brooks



MarShon S. Brooks (born January 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player with the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 25th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. {| class="toc" id="toc"

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[hide] *1 Early years
 * 2 College career
 * 3 Professional career
 * 4 References
 * 5 External links
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[edit] Early years
Brooks was born in Long Branch, New Jersey and lived there until he was six years old, when his family moved to Tucker, Georgia. He attended Tucker High School.[1 ]

[edit] College career
Brooks played collegiate basketball in the Big East Conference for the Providence Friars. Not heavily recruited out of high school, 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.

On February 23, 2011, Brooks scored 52 points against Notre Dame, tying the school record held by Marvin Barnes, and breaking the Big East record of 48 points in a game. He scored 35 points in the second half alone, 15 of them in the final 2:57, leading a comeback that would fall short as Notre Dame picked up the win, 94–93. Brooks scored his final points on a 3-point shot with two seconds remaining, leaving the Friars down a point. He hit 20-of-28 shots on the night. Fellow Friar Eric Murdock held the previous record of 48, set against Pittsburgh in 1991. It was also Brooks' second 40-point game of the season; he had 43 in a loss at Georgetown on February 5, 2011. He became only the third player in Providence history with two 40-point games in a season.

On March 5, 2011, Brooks scored 28 points in a regular season-ending win over Rutgers, giving him 468 points on the Big East regular season. That broke the previous single-season conference mark of 462 points set by Connecticut's Donyell Marshall in 1994.

Brooks finished his college career with 1,629 points, ninth all-time for Providence. On March 28, 2011, he was named a third-team Associated Press All-American. He was picked to the Fourth Team All-America by Fox Sports.[2 ]

Brooks left Providence College with two months left in his senior year to focus on preparing for the 2011 NBA Draft. Brooks left school two classes short of obtaining his degree.[3 ]

[edit] Professional career
He was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 2011 NBA Draft, but the Celtics immediately traded Brooks to the New Jersey Nets for the Nets' 27th overall pick in the draft (JaJuan Johnson) and a second round pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. On February 8, 2012, Brooks was selected to participate in the 2012 Rising Stars challenge. He was drafted by Team Chuck.

[edit] References

 * 1) ^ "MarShon Brooks is happy to play for Nets, return to his New Jersey roots". NJ.com. June 27, 2011. http://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2011/06/marshon_brooks_is_happy_to_pla.html/. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
 * 2) ^ Goodman, Jeff (Mar 7, 2011). "Goodman's 2010-11 All-America teams". Fox Sports (Fox Sports Interactive Media). http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/duke-blue-devils-notre-dame-fighting-irish-represented-postseason-honors-030711. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
 * 3) ^ "PC’s Brooks quits school to train for NBA Draft". http://www.projo.com/pc/content/sp_bkc_brooks_20_03-20-11_39N3M89_v3.1188feb.html.