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23 Nick Brooks

  • Position
    Guard
  • Height
    6-1
  • Weight
    185
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Somerset, N.J.
  • Highschool
    Vermont Academy
  • Prev School
    West Virginia Wesleyan

Biography

  • Saw action in eight games at Rutgers
  • 2020-21 and 2019-20 Academic All-Big Ten Selection
  • Named to NABC Honors Court in 2020
  • Walk-on from the Garden State who spent three seasons at Rutgers
  • Previously spent two seasons at West Virginia Wesleyan.
  • Saw action in 40 games at the Division II level with the Bobcats, averaging 4.4 points per game.
  • Redshirted the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules. 
2020-21 (Senior at Rutgers)
  • Saw action in three games, scoring against FDU (Nov. 27) and collecting a rebound versus Sacred Heart (Nov. 25)

2019-20 (Junior at Rutgers)

  • Saw action in five games, with two points in win over Caldwell (Dec. 30) and an assist in win over NJIT (Nov. 26)
2018-19 (at Rutgers)
  • Redshirted the season due to NCAA transfer rules. 
2017-18 (Sophomore at West Virginia Wesleyan)
  • Played in 23 games with nine starts. Averaged 16.1 minutes and 6.3 points per game.
  • Collected 39 rebounds, 36 assists and 14 steals. Improved to a field goal percentage of 41.9 percent. Shot 23.9 percent from three-point distance (11-of-46) and 63.8 percent (30-of-46) from the free throw line.
  • Scored career high 21 points at West Liberty (November 20, 2017) and had 17 points against West Virginia State (February 4, 2018).
  • Had career-best six assists vs. Saint Rose (November 25, 2017)
  • Had career-high eight rebounds at Urbana (February 8, 2017)
2016-17 (Freshman at West Virginia Wesleyan)
  • Appeared in 17 games off the bench, playing 127 minutes overall.
  • Averaged 1.8 points with 13 rebounds, 11 assists and four steals. Shot 26.9 percent from the field.
Scholastic:
  • Ranked No. 5 player in Vermont and No. 99 player in New England in 2016 by New England Recruiting Report.
  • Spent final two high school seasons at Vermont Academy. Was high School classmates with three players to play at the Division I level: Bruce Brown (Miami), Tyrique Jones (Xavier) and Patrick Fisher (Winthrop). Brown was drafted by the Detroit Piston in 2018.
  • Led team to two NEPSAC championship games, winning the title in 2016.
  • Began high school career locally at Rutgers Prep. As a junior, was named First Team All-Somerset County Junior Team and Second Team All-Somerset County by the Star Ledger.
  • As a sophomore, averaged 10.2 points per game and was a Courier News and Home News & Tribune Honorable Mention All-Area selection.
Personal:
  • Son of Maddie and Kenneth Brooks
  • Has a brother, Christopher Brooks
  • Major is Human Resources Management 
Know Your Knights
Nickname: TheyWantNick
One word to describe your Coach: Hilarious
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Quincy Douby
Best player ever competed against: Kyrie Irving
Major: Human Resources Management 
I chose my major because: The amount of job opportunities with HR are endless regardless of what you do.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: My room.
The person I most admire is and why: John Cena, never back down, never give up, never quit!
If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: Preparing to be a General Manager of some sort.
Favorite professional athlete: LeBron James
Favorite professional sports team: NEW JERSEY Nets
One word to describe myself on the field/court: Crafty
One word to describe myself off the field/court: Comfortable
Few people know that I: Can sing.
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Parents
I started playing my sport because…: I fell in love with it at the age of 5
I chose Rutgers because…: Its close to home and you can do anything coming out of here
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Space Jam
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Will Smith
Favorite musician/group: A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
The first song I knew all the words to is: Run it - Chris Brown
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: OCD cleaning.
Famous people I have met include: Klay Thompson
A Boogie
Jay Z and Beyonce
Kyrie Irving
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Headphones in before... Thank God for bringing me this far during... Wheres the food after
Favorite all-time gift received: My father took me to a New Jersey nets open practice for my birthday when I was 9 where I got to shoot around with the team and do shooting contests.
Pets I had growing up were: Guinea Pigs 
Fish
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Red Power Ranger
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Bahamas
The website I visit most often is: Youtube
My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) Mr. Greg Clarke - 5th Grade Teacher
The quote that most resonates with me is: “I am an Eagle, not a Chicken”
If my life was a book, the title would be: TheyWantNick
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Blue
My spirit animal is: Dog
One thing on my bucket list is: Spend a weekend in Hollywood and Miami
Phone app you cannot live without: Messages
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? You folks are the best and hopefully I can give back to Rutgers someday just like you
How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? Ive met so many powerful people through this institution in one year. Along with making memories that will last a lifetime, I’m in a much better position to have a great career and be successful after leaving RU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 180 lbs
    1
  • 3

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 180 lbs
    3
  • 23

    2020-21Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 185 lbs
    23
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