| De'Mon Brooks | |
| Position: | Power forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 230 |
| League: | P. League+ |
| Team: | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| Number: | 4 |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| High School: | Hopewell (Huntersville, North Carolina) |
| College: | Davidson (2010–2014) |
| Draft Year: | 2014 |
| Career Start: | 2014 |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Team1: | Azzurro Napoli |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Team2: | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Team3: | Orsi Derthona |
| Years4: | 2016–2019 |
| Team4: | Medi Bayreuth |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Team5: | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Team6: | Shimane Susanoo Magic |
| Years7: | 2022–2024 |
| Team7: | Levanga Hokkaido |
| Years8: | 2024–present |
| Team8: | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
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De'Mon Brooks (born May 28, 1992) is an American basketball player for Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the Taiwanese P. League+. He completed his college career at Davidson College after the 2013–14 season. In the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, he was named Southern Conference player of the year and an All-American by the Associated Press.
Brooks, a 6'7" forward born in the U. S. state of Georgia, played high school basketball at Hopewell High School in Huntersville, North Carolina. As a senior, he averaged 20 points and 10.2 rebounds per game for his school.[1]
He committed to coach Bob McKillop at Davidson and started his college career in the 2010–11 season. That year, he averaged 9.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game and was named a freshman All-American by Collegeinsider.com. As a sophomore, Brooks increased his output to 15.7 points and 6.2 rebounds and led the team to regular season and tournament championships in the Southern Conference.[1]
In the 2012 Southern Conference tournament, Brooks scored 19 points in the Wildcats' double overtime championship game win and was named tournament MVP.[2] At the conclusion of the season, Brooks was named Southern Conference Player of the Year by the league's coaches (his teammate, Jake Cohen won the same award from the league's media – the first time two players from the same school split the honor).[3] He was also named an honorable mention by the Associated Press.[4]
Brooks returned to Davidson for his junior year in 2012–13 and was named the preseason conference player of the year.[5] In four season with the Wildcats, Brooks appeared in 125 games averaging 14.2 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game.[6]
On July 2, 2014, Brooks was named to the Charlotte Hornets summer league team. On July 11 he signed with Azzurro Napoli in Italy.[7]
On February 11, 2015, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[8] Brooks played for Medi Bayreuth from 2016 to 2019. He averaged 12.2 points and 5 rebounds per game during the 2018–19 season. Brooks parted ways with the team on May 28, 2019.[9] He spent the 2019–20 season with Ryukyu Golden Kings in Japan, averaging 16.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2 assists per game. On June 25, 2020, Brooks signed with Shimane Susanoo Magic.[10]
On August 6, 2024, he signed with Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the P. League+.[11]
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