| Garrison Brooks | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 230 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Birmingham Squadron |
| Number: | 8 |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| High School: | Auburn (Auburn, Alabama) |
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| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Draft Year: | 2022 |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Team1: | Westchester Knicks |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Team2: | Wonju DB Promy |
| Years3: | 2023–2025 |
| Team3: | Wolves Twinsbet |
| Years4: | 2025–present |
| Team4: | Birmingham Squadron |
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Garrison O'Neal Brooks (born June 29, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Brooks attended Auburn High School, in his freshman year he averaged 6.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 0.8 assists. During his sophomore year, he averaged 14.6 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks. He also averaged 16.3 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in his Junior year while in his senior year, he averaged 14.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks.[1] He made 1,457 points and grabbed 1,116 rebounds in his four years at Auburn High School which made him the second player in Auburn High history with 1,000 or more in both categories. He also broke the school record for career blocks with 334 while he was named in the first-team all-state, all-region and all-area honors[2]
Brooks enrolled at North Carolina and was recruited by Roy Williams and Hubert Davis.[3] In his freshman season, he averaged 4.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.[4] [5] In his sophomore year, he averaged 7.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[6] [7] He worked on his mid range jumper so much after his sophomore season that he hurt his wrist.[8]
As a junior, Brooks averaged 16.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.[9] At the conclusion of the regular season, Brooks was selected to the Second Team All-ACC and was named Most Improved Player.[10]
Entering his senior season, Brooks was named to the preseason watch lists for the John R. Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, and Karl Malone Award. The ACC conference media selected him as the preseason ACC Player of the Year.[11] He averaged 10.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game as a senior. Following the season, Brooks elected to transfer to Mississippi State, where his father coached, for his final season of eligibility.[12]
On October 23, 2022, Brooks joined the Westchester Knicks training camp roster after going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft.[13]
On July 27, 2023, Brooks signed with Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Basketball League.[14] On October 22, Brooks made his debut in the first game of the season however injured his knee, recording 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 4 minutes of play. On November 3, he was replaced by Jeff Withey.[15]
On December 3, he signed with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.[16] On July 31, he return to the BC Wolves for the 2024–25 season.[17]
On June 13, 2024, Brooks was selected by the Valley Suns with the 1st overall pick in the 2024 NBA G League expansion draft, obtaining his rights from the Westchester Knicks.[18] On September 26, 2024, the rights to Brooks and Jahlil Okafor, the 9th overall pick from the 2024 expansion draft, were traded to the Indiana Mad Ants in exchange for the returning player rights of David Stockton.[19]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 37 || 16 || 14.6 || .528 || – || .587 || 3.5 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 4.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 36 || 36 || 23.0 || .574 || – || .639 || 5.6 || 1.3 || .6 || .5 || 7.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 32 || 31 || 34.9 || .535 || .286 || .641 || 8.5 || 2.0 || .5 || .5 || 16.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 28 || 25 || 28.0 || .469 || .500 || .606 || 6.9 || 1.4 || .7 || .8 || 10.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State| 34 || 34 || 30.3 || .458 || .342 || .692 || 6.6 || .8 || .4 || .8 || 10.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 167 || 142 || 25.7 || .510 || .352 || .636 || 6.1 || 1.2 || .5 || .6 || 9.7
|-| style="text-align:left;"|2023–24| style="text-align:left;"|Wolves Vilnius| 9 || 1 || 14.5 || .690 || .0 || .625 || 4.3 || .3 || .8 || .1 || 7.6 || 8.0|-|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 9 || 1 || 14.5 || .690 || .0 || .625 || 4.3 || .3 || .8 || .1 || 7.6 || 8.0
