Michael Brooks (basketball player)

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Michael Anthony Brooks (born August 17, 1958 in Philadelphia , † August 22, 2016 in Switzerland ) was an American basketball player who was also a French national.

Life

Brooks played from 1976 to 1980 at La Salle University in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . He came to averages of 23.1 points and twelve rebounds per encounter. With 2,628 points, he took first place in the university's list of best in the category “points scored”, but was later overtaken. He was named NCAA Player of the Year in 1980 by the U.S. Basketball Coach Association. In 1985 he was accepted into the university's sports hall of fame, and La Salle no longer awards the number 32 he wears in memory of Brooks.

1980 Brooks was appointed to the selection of the United States, which should have participated in the Summer Olympics in Moscow and determined to be the team captain. The US Olympic boycott prevented Brooks from traveling to Moscow with the team. The San Diego Clippers secured the draft process  of the NBA  in 1980 ninth the rights to the six-foot winger. He played for the Californians in the NBA from 1980 to 1984. At the beginning of February 1984 he suffered a torn cruciate ligament, which forced him to take a break of around two and a half years. In the 1986/87 season Brooks was in the same league in the service of the Indiana Pacers and 1987/88 the Denver Nuggets , collected additional playing time in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in both years . Brooks achieved his best point average in the NBA in the game year 1981/82 (15.6 / game). In the summer of 1988 Brooks played with the Philadelphia Aces in the United States Basketball League (USBL).

From 1988 to 1992 Brooks played at Cercle Saint-Pierre de Limoges (CSP) in the French first division. In 1989 and 1990 he won the national championship with the team, in 1991 and 1992 Brooks was named the best player in the league. In 1990 he reached the semi-finals in the European Cup with Limoges, where they were eliminated against the eventual cup winner KK Jugoplastika Split, in the game for third place they won thanks to Brooks' 26 points against Aris Thessaloniki . His highest statistical values ​​of his time in Limoges, he posted during the game year 1990/91, when he achieved an average of 21.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per encounter. In Limoges, Brooks formed a strong team with his compatriot Don Collins . His former teammate in Limoges, Stéphane Ostrowski , described Brooks as "one of the best players in the club's history". Brooks stayed in France as a result of his departure from Limoges, playing for the first division club Levallois from 1992 to 1995 and for Strasbourg in 1995/96 . After retiring from his career, he lived in France and took citizenship of the country. He returned to the United States only once in 1998 to visit his mother.

In 2005 he moved to Switzerland. There, the father of five children worked as a trainer for the clubs Genève Basket Pâquis-Seujet, Chêne Basket, Champel Basket, Union Neuchâtel Basket, BBC Agaune, Vevey Riviera Basket and Blonay Basket.

Brooks, of anemia suffered, died of a heart attack as a result of stem cell transplantation .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/lasalle.sidearmsports.com/documents/2020/3/8/Full_2019_20_Record_Book.pdf
  2. ↑ NABC Player of the Year Awards - Powered by ShotTracker. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ In Memoriam: Michael Brooks, '80. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
  4. ^ Fine Line Websites & IT Consulting, The Draft Review: Michael Brooks. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (American English).
  5. ↑ a b c d Mike Sielski: Philadelphia basketball great Michael Brooks, and the son he never met. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (American English).
  6. ↑ Michael Brooks Statistics on StatsCrew.com. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (English).
  7. ↑ Michael Brooks. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (English).
  8. ↑ Michael Brooks: disparition d'une légende du Limoges CSP. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (French).
  9. ↑ Champions Cup 1989-90. In: Pearl basket. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
  10. ↑ a b BROOKS Michael | LNB.fr. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (long iso).
  11. ↑ Michael Brooks, from San Diego to Limoges. In: Clutch Time. October 14, 2019, accessed on June 14, 2020 (Fri-FR).
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=98&v=nLCLAaRCRUA&feature=emb_logo
  13. ^ Carnet noir: Michael Brooks s'est éteint . ( swiss.basketball [accessed June 14, 2020]).
  14. ^ Carnet: Michael Brooks est décédé à 58 ans. In: Sport 365. Accessed June 14, 2020 (Fri-FR).
personal data
SURNAME Brooks, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brooks, Michael Anthony (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH 22nd August 2016
Place of death Switzerland