Dillon Brooks is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association.
He attended the University of Oregon from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, he was drafted into the NBA by the Memphis Grizzlies. He was the 45th overall pick of the draft.
Player Profile
Dillon Brooks was born on January 22, 1996, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The right-handed shooting guard and small forward stands 201 cm tall. His weight was last listed at 102 kg.
High School and College Career
He attended Father Henry Carr High School in Toronto, Ontario. He later attended the Findlay Preparatory in Henderson, Nevada. For college, he committed to play for the University of Oregon, and he played with the school from 2014 to 2017.
While in college, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in 2015. He was also named to the First-team All-Pac-12 in 2016 and 2017. In 2017, he was also named the Pac-12 Player of the Year.
Professional Career
He was drafted to the NBA by the Memphis Grizzlies. They signed him in July 2017. In January 2019, he was injured with a ruptured ligament in the big toe of his right foot. This caused him to miss the remainder of the season.
He made his NBA playoff debut in May 2021. In October of that year, the team announced that he was going to miss a few weeks of active play because he fractured his left hand, In January 2022, he suffered a left ankle injury.
In 2023, he signed with the Houston Rockets and he made his Rockets debut in October of that year.
Career Highlights
- 2023 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- 2023 - FIBA World Cup Best Defensive Player
- 2017 - Consensus second-team All-American
- 2016 - Third-team All-American – SN
- 2017 - Pac-12 Player of the Year
- 2016, 2017 - First-team All-Pac-12
- 2015 - Pac-12 All-Freshman team
Medal record, Men’s basketball, Representing Canada
- Bronze - 2023 FIBA World Cup Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
- Silver - 2015 Pan American Games Toronto