 Brooks with theBrooklyn Nets in 2012 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard /small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-01-26)January 26, 1989 (age 36) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Tucker (Tucker, Georgia) |
| College | Providence (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011: 1st round, 25th overall pick |
| Selected by theBoston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2013 | New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets |
| 2013–2014 | Boston Celtics |
| 2014 | →Maine Red Claws |
| 2014 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2014 | →Santa Cruz Warriors |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2014–2015 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2015–2018 | Jiangsu Dragons |
| 2018–2019 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2019–2021; 2022–2024 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
MarShon Scitif Brooks (born January 26, 1989) is an American professionalbasketball player who last played for theGuangdong Southern Tigers of theChinese Basketball Association (CBA). Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays atshooting guard andsmall forward positions. Originally drafted by theBoston Celtics with the 25th pick in the2011 NBA draft, he was immediately traded to theNew Jersey Nets.
Brooks was born inLong Branch, New Jersey, and lived there until he was six years old, when his family moved toStone Mountain, Georgia. He attendedTucker High School.[1] Considered a three-star recruit by247Sports.com, Brooks was listed as the No. 126 shooting guard and the No. 521 player in the nation in 2007.[2]
Brooks played collegiate basketball in theBig East Conference for theProvidence Friars.[3] Brooks saw little playing time his freshman (2007–2008) and sophomore (2008–2009) seasons.
Brooks began to become a major contributor for the Friars in his junior season (2009–2010). 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 againstVermont 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, againstSouth Florida.
As a senior in2010–2011, 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 2011John R. Wooden Award.
On February 23, 2011, Brooks scored 52 points againstNotre Dame, tying the school record held byMarvin 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 FriarEric Murdock held the previous record of 48, set againstPittsburgh in 1991. It was also Brooks' second 40-point game of the season; he had 43 in a loss atGeorgetown 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 overRutgers, giving him 468 points on the Big East regular season. That broke the previous single-season conference mark of 462 points set byConnecticut'sDonyell 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-teamAssociated PressAll-American. He was picked to the Fourth Team All-America byFox Sports.[4]
Brooks left Providence College with two months left in his senior year to focus on preparing for the2011 NBA draft. Brooks left school two classes short of obtaining his degree.[5] His professional debut was delayed by the2011 NBA lockout, so he took the time to return to Providence College to continue work on his degree and also work out with the Friars men's basketball team.[6]
Brooks was drafted by theBoston Celtics with the 25th pick in the2011 NBA draft, but the Celtics immediately traded Brooks to theNew Jersey Nets for the Nets' 27th overall pick in the draft (JaJuan Johnson) and a second round pick in the2014 NBA draft. On February 8, 2012, Brooks was selected to participate in the 2012BBVA Rising Stars Challenge. He was drafted by TeamChuck. On May 14, 2012, theNBA announced that Brooks finished 10th in the Rookie of the Year voting with 4 total points. The winner wasCleveland Cavaliers guardKyrie Irving.[7] A few days later the NBA announced that Brooks had been named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In 56 games Brooks averaged 12.6 points (3rd among rookies), 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.93 steals.[8]
On November 9, 2012, Brooks sprained his left ankle during the team's morning shootaround.[9] Brooks would miss two games. In the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Brooks saw decreased playing time from Nets head coachAvery Johnson. Brooks admitted to having "confidence issues" early in the year. When P.J. Carlesimo became the team's coach, he gave Brooks more minutes. When Brooks was asked about Carlesimo he said, "I've got a lot more confidence. That's helped my game a lot."[10]
On April 3, 2013, in place of the injuredJoe Johnson against theCleveland Cavaliers, Brooks scored a career-high in 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting in a 113–95 win.[11]
Brooks was traded back to theBoston Celtics on July 12, 2013, along withKeith Bogans,Kris Humphries,Gerald Wallace,Kris Joseph and three first-round picks in a blockbuster deal that sent Celtics starsKevin Garnett,Paul Pierce andJason Terry as well as prospectD.J. White to the Nets.[12] He was one of two players traded to the team that originally drafted them: Brooks was drafted by Boston in 2011 and Kris Joseph was drafted by Boston in the2012 NBA draft.
On January 1, 2014, he was assigned to theMaine Red Claws.[13] On January 9, he was recalled by the Celtics.[14]
On January 15, 2014, a three-team trade was completed involving the Boston Celtics, theGolden State Warriors, and theMiami Heat. The Celtics sent Brooks andJordan Crawford to the Warriors. In exchange, the Celtics receivedJoel Anthony, a protected future draft pick Philadelphia sent to Miami in an earlier trade, and a 2016 second-round draft pick from the Heat. The Heat also receivedToney Douglas from the Warriors as part of the deal.[15]
On February 1, 2014, he was assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors.[16] He was recalled the next day.[17] On February 11, 2014, he was reassigned to Santa Cruz.[18] He was recalled the next day.[19]
On February 19, 2014, Brooks was traded along withKent Bazemore from theGolden State Warriors to theLos Angeles Lakers in exchange forSteve Blake.[20]
In July 2014, Brooks joined theSacramento Kings for the2014 NBA Summer League.[21]
On August 8, 2014, Brooks signed a one-year deal withEmporio Armani Milano of theItalian League.[22][23] In 40 league games for Milano, he averaged 13.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
On August 5, 2015, Brooks signed with theJiangsu Dragons of theChinese Basketball Association (CBA).[24]
On March 27, 2018, theMemphis Grizzlies announced that they had signed Brooks to a 10-day contract.[25] On April 6, 2018, Brooks signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies.[26]
As part of a three-team trade with theWashington Wizards, various news sources announced that MarShon Brooks would be traded to thePhoenix Suns. Reportedly, however, the Suns were led to believe that, rather than MarShon Brooks, they would receiveDillon Brooks in the trade deal. After a delay, it was finally reported that the Grizzlies refused to trade Dillon Brooks and ended their participation in the deal, which meant they would not receiveKelly Oubre Jr. from the Wizards.[27]
On January 3, 2019, the Grizzlies traded Brooks,Wayne Selden Jr. and two future second round picks to theChicago Bulls in exchange forJustin Holiday.[28] He was waived by the Bulls on January 7 without appearing in a single game for the franchise.[29]
On February 20, 2019, Brooks signed with theGuangdong Southern Tigers for the rest of the2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season.[30][31] He returned to Guangdong for the2019–20 season, and continued with the team in2020–21. After not playing in 2021–22, he returned to Guangdong in2022–23 and 2023–24.[32]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | New Jersey | 56 | 47 | 29.4 | .428 | .313 | .764 | 3.6 | 2.3 | .9 | .3 | 12.6 |
| 2012–13 | Brooklyn | 73 | 2 | 12.5 | .463 | .273 | .734 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | 5.4 |
| 2013–14 | Boston | 10 | 0 | 7.3 | .375 | .500 | .786 | 1.9 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.1 |
| 2013–14 | Golden State | 7 | 0 | 2.1 | .385 | .000 | .750 | .7 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.9 |
| 2013–14 | L.A. Lakers | 18 | 0 | 12.7 | .489 | .579 | .692 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | 6.4 |
| 2017–18 | Memphis | 7 | 1 | 27.6 | .500 | .594 | .870 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 20.1 |
| 2018–19 | Memphis | 29 | 0 | 13.3 | .450 | .278 | .697 | 1.6 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 6.6 |
| Career | 200 | 50 | 17.3 | .447 | .345 | .751 | 2.1 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 8.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Brooklyn | 7 | 0 | 5.7 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | .7 | .4 | .0 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 5.7 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | .7 | .4 | .0 | .0 | 1.1 | |