2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Keion Brooks Jr.
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Prev School:
- Kentucky
- High School:
- La Lumiere School
2023-24 (GRAD): First Team All-Pac-12 ... NABC First Team All-District scored 32 points against Northern Kentucky (11/9/23), becoming the ninth Husky since 1996-97 to score 30 points with zero turnovers and just the second to have 30+ points, 10+ rebounds and 0 turnovers in a game (Todd MacCulloch, 1999) ... scored 11 of UW's last 13 points against #20 CSU on 9-for-11 shooting (12/2/23) ... 22 points against Seattle (12/17/23), 19 of which came in the second half and overtime periods to lead UW to its largest comeback since 2017 ... second 20-point double-double of the season at Stanford (1/20/24) ... reached 1,600 points, 700 rebounds and 100 career blocks against Utah (1/27/24) ... career-high 35 points against Washington State (2/3/24) ... his 35 points were the most by a Husky since Markelle Fultz in 2017 ... ... joins Andrew Andrews as the only Huskies since 1997 to score 35 points while shooting over 50% from the field (min. 22 att.) and 80% from the free throw line (min. 10 att.) ... scored his 1,000th point as a Husky at Oregon (2/8/24) ... tied a career high with four made threes on seven attempts against Cal (2/17/24) ... career-high six three-pointers in 32-point performance against UCLA (2/29/24) ... six threes tied for most by a Husky since 2022 ... scored 20 points in his Pac-12-leading 22nd game this season against USC (3/2/24), passing Terrell Brown Jr.'s previous mark as the most by a Husky since 1997 ... 15 20-point games in the 19 conference games ... reached 750 career rebounds on senior day against USC
2022-23 (SENIOR): All-Pac-12 Second Team selection after ranking third in scoring (17.7 ppg) and top-10 in rebounds (6.7 rpg) and blocks (1.2 bpg) ... Started all 30 games in which he played ... team leading six double-doubles ... led the team in scoring in 20 games ... 20 points and seven rebounds in his Washington debut against Weber State (11/7/22) ... one of team-high three 20-point games this season ... career-high 30 points in win over Cal Poly (12/13/22) ... career-high six assists against Idaho State (12/17/22) ... double-doubles in three consecutive games for first time in his career ... 15 points and 11 rebounds against Arizona State (1/8/23) ... 19 points and 11 rebounds against Stanford (1/12/23) ... 26 points and 10 rebounds against Cal (1/14/23) ... reached the 1,000-point mark for his career when he connected on a three-pointer against Arizona State (1/26/23)2021-22 (JUNIOR - Kentucky): Started all 33 games in which he appeared … Averaged a career-high 10.8 points per game … Had 17 double-figure scoring efforts and led the team in scoring four times … Had career bests in points (357), rebounds (145), assists (33), blocks (21), steals (23) and field-goal percentage (49.1%) … Ranked second on the team with 145 rebounds … Had a team-high 19 points in the SEC Tournament semifinals against Tennessee … Tallied a career-high 27 points and added eight boards at eventual National Champion Kansas leading to SEC Player of the Week honors … His 27 points were the most scored by a UK player in a road win over a top-five Associated Press ranked team since Fred Cowan had 27 at No. 5 LSU on Feb. 14, 1980
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE - Kentucky): SEC Academic Honor Roll member … One of 11 Division I men’s basketball student-athletes to serve on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Player Development Coalition, providing the NABC with valuable perspective and feedback on college basketball-related issues … Also served on the SEC’s Council on Racial Equity and Social Justice, helping identify resources, outline strategies and assist with implementation of efforts that will promote racial equity and social justice, while also fostering diversity, helping overcome racism and pursuing non-discrimination in intercollegiate athletics … Member of UK’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee … One of three team captains After missing the first nine games of the season and on little practice, made his 2020-21 debut with 12 points, six rebounds and four assists to lead a double-digit win at Florida.
2019-20 (FRESHMAN - Kentucky): 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll member … Appeared in all 31 games for the Wildcats during his freshman campaign, including making six starts … Made his first career start and played 25 minutes in the overtime win over Louisville
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked in the top 35 by the major recruiting services, including 247Sports (No. 14), Rivals (No. 29) and ESPN (No. 35) … 247Sports tabbed him as the fourth-best small forward in the class … Ranked the No. 24 overall player by the Recruiting Services Consensus Index … Consensus five-star prospect … Averaged 20.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for La Lumiere School, which appeared in the GEICO High School Nationals … In the semifinals of that tournament, made 9 of 16 shots, including two from long range, and scored a team-high 20 points … La Lumiere produced a 30-1 record and was ranked as the No. 1 team in the country during his senior campaign … USA Today All-USA Boys Basketball Honorable Mention selection … Scored 15 points in the Jordan Brand Classic … Tabbed the Fort Wayne Area Player of the Year … Fort Wayne News Player of the Year … Also reached the state finals in 2015-16.
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 7 in Fort Wayne, Indiana … Parents are Keion Sr. and Sarita Brooks … Has three brothers, Darrius, Darrion and Karion … Was an honor-roll student in high school … Father played basketball at Wright State … Favorite activity away from the court is playing NBA2K … Grandparents have been his biggest influence … Most memorable moment as a player was winning a national championship as a fifth grader …
