Terry Brooks (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Macon (Macon, Alabama) |
| College | Alabama State (1985–1989) |
| NBA draft | 1989: undrafted |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Terry Brooks (born c. 1967) is an American former basketball player known for his collegiate career at Alabama State University. A guard, Brooks played for the Hornets from 1985 to 1989. During his career he scored well over 2,000 career points, including Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)-leading 23.1 per game in 1987–88 and 24.6 per game in 1988–89.[1] In those two seasons he scored 624 and 721 total points, respectively.[1] As a junior he led the league in free throw percentage at 81.8%.[1]
Brooks' career accolades also include being selected to the All-SWAC Second Team in 1987, the First Team in both 1988 and 1989, and his highest honor was being the SWAC Player of the Year as a senior in 1988–89.[1][2] Following his college career, Brooks was selected in the 1989 Continental Basketball Association Draft by the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets (6th round, 90th overall).[3]
Terry Brooks married his college sweetheart, now Jacquelyn Brooks, and they moved to Brevard County, Florida after college while she earned her master's degree at Nova Southeastern University.[4] They moved back to Macon County, Georgia in 1998 and Jacquelyn works in the Macon County School District.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Southwestern Athletic Conference". College Hoopedia. 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ 1989–90 Sporting News Basketball Yearbook. Sporting News. 1989. p. 121.
- ^ "1989 CBA Draft". NBA Hoops Online. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ a b Rhodes, Guy (September 23, 2010). "Superintendent found: Brooks enters into two-year contract with MCBOE". The Tuskegee News. Guy Rhodes. Retrieved January 29, 2014.