Jeff Brooks

Jeff Brooks (born June 12, 1989) is an American-born naturalized Italian professional basketball player for Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He also represents the Italian national team.^[1]

Jeff Brooks

Brooks in October 2018
No. 23 – Pallacanestro Trieste
Position	Power forward
League	LBA
Personal information
Born	(1989-06-12) June 12, 1989 (age 36) Louisville, Kentucky
Nationality	American / Italian
Listed height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High school	Doss (Louisville, Kentucky)
College	Penn State (2007–2011)
NBA draft	2011: undrafted
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2012	Aurora Jesi
2012–2013	Cantù
2013–2014	Juvecaserta
2014–2015	Dinamo Sassari
2015–2016	Avtodor Saratov
2016–2018	Unicaja Malaga
2018–2021	Olimpia Milano
2021–2024	Reyer Venezia
2024–present	Trieste
Career highlights
2x Italian Cup winner (2021, 2015) 4× Italian Supercup winner (2020, 2018, 2014, 2012) EuroCup champion (2017) Italian Serie A champion (2015) Italian League All-Star (2014)

College career

After playing high school basketball at Doss High School, in Louisville, Kentucky, Brooks played 4 seasons of college basketball at the Pennsylvania State University, with the Penn State Nittany Lions.^[2]

Professional career

On July 20, 2011, he signed with Aurora Basket Jesi of the Italian Legadue Basket for the 2011–12 season.^[3]

On July 31, 2012, he signed with Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2012–13 season.^[4] With Cantù he won the Italian Supercup and played in the 2012–13 Euroleague.

On August 9, 2013, he signed with Juvecaserta Basket for the 2013–14 season.^[5] He was selected to play at the 2014 Serie A All-Star game.^[6]

On June 13, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Sassari.^[7] With Sassari, he won the Italian Serie A and the Italian Cup in 2015.

On July 17, 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Avtodor Saratov.^[8] After one season he left Saratov and signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Unicaja.^[9] In the 2016–17 season, Brooks won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating Valencia BC in the Finals.^[10]

On June 25, 2018, Brooks signed a two-year deal with Italian club Olimpia Milano.^[11][12] On June 11, 2020, he announced he was returning to the team for a third season.^[13]

On July 1, 2021, Brooks, after three years, left Milano and signed a multi-year contract with rivals Reyer Venezia.^[14]

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Fileni BPA Jesi	LegaDue	28	35.0	56.6%	40.9%	77.4%	6.9	0.9	1.7	0.4	17.0
2012–13	Lenovo Cantù	Serie A	43	24.3	50.6%	32.7%	77.1%	4.9	0.9	0.7	0.7	7.9
2013–14	Pasta Reggia Caserta	Serie A	30	31.4	55.1%	45.2%	77.0%	6.3	1.5	1.5	0.5	14.4
2014–15	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	Serie A	21	28.3	44.4%	31.9%	81.6%	7.5	1.3	0.9	0.6	8.7
2015–16	Avtodor Saratov	VTB United League	26	27.3	53.9%	41.9%	78.5%	5.8	2.2	1.2	0.3	11.0
2016–17	Unicaja Málaga	Liga ACB	38	20.4	49.3%	27.5%	82.6%	4.0	1.0	0.6	0.3	6.9
2017–18	Unicaja Málaga	Liga ACB	33	20.5	48.3%	37.8%	89.4%	4.3	0.9	0.5	0.2	8.5
2018–19	AX Armani Exchange Milano	Serie A	35	22.5	55.0%	33.3%	78.7%	4.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	5.9

European Competitions

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2012–13 Euroleague	Mapooro Cantù	10	3	23.5	36.7%	10.0%	55.6%	4.9	1.3	0.6	0.0	8.3	9.2
2014–15 Euroleague	Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari	8	8	29.1	52.8%	47.1%	76.9%	5.0	1.3	2.0	0.6	9.3	13.0
2015–16 Eurocup	Avtodor Saratov	13	12	30.7	57.0%	38.5%	89.6%	8.2	2.4	1.2	0.5	13.1	21.3
2016–17 Eurocup	Unicaja Málaga	22	21	22.7	45.1%	36.1%	71.4%	4.2	1.0	0.6	0.4	7.3	8.3
2017–18 Euroleague	Unicaja Málaga	26	23	22.9	50.0%	39.5%	78.0%	4.3	1.0	0.6	0.4	8.8	9.8
2018–19 EuroLeague	AX Armani Exchange Milano	29	29	25.1	50.0%	39.6%	83.3%	5.3	1.0	0.8	0.3	6.0	8.6

Italian national team

Year	Tournament	National Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019	FIBA World Cup	Italy	5	0	17.0	56.2%	33.3%	66.7%	4.2	1.0	1.6	1.2	4.4

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

Personal life

Brooks is married to an Italian woman and they have a son.^[15]

On September 6, 2018, Brooks became officially Italian. He got the Italian passport and he was registered to FIBA for the upcoming 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification against Poland and Hungary.^[16]

On June 29, 2024, he signed with Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).^[17]