1. Dillon Brooks is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.
19 Facts About Dillon Brooks
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Dillon Brooks played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks, where he was named a consensus second-team All-American and earned conference player of the year honors in the Pac-12 in 2017.
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Dillon Brooks began his career with the Memphis Grizzlies, earning NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2023.
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In 2023, Dillon Brooks was named the FIBA World Cup Best Defensive Player after helping the Canada national team to bronze.
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Dillon Brooks was named the District IX player of the year by the United States Basketball Writers Association.
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Dillon Brooks averaged 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.
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Dillon Brooks suffered a foot injury in the summer of 2016 and did not play in Oregon's offseason trip to Spain.
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On November 7,2016, Dillon Brooks was named to the Associated Press' preseason All-America team.
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Dillon Brooks was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 45th pick in the 2017 NBA draft and then was immediately traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.
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On October 18,2017, during the Grizzlies' season opener, Dillon Brooks scored 19 points, the most points scored by a Canadian-born player in an NBA debut.
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On January 5,2019, Dillon Brooks suffered from a ruptured ligament in his right big toe and underwent a successful surgery to repair it on January 11,2019.
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In Game 2 of the 2022 Western Conference semifinals against the Golden State Warriors, Dillon Brooks was assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected after he chased down the Warriors' Gary Payton II and hit him in the head when he was in the air, going up for a fast-break layup; Payton fell hard and fractured his left elbow.
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On February 2,2023, Dillon Brooks was assessed a flagrant 2 foul and ejected for punching Cleveland Cavaliers player Donovan Mitchell in the groin.
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On July 8,2023, Dillon Brooks was acquired by the Houston Rockets as part of a sign-and-trade agreement.
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Dillon Brooks played for the Canadian national team in the 2015 Pan American Games, where the team won the silver medal.
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On May 24,2022, Dillon Brooks was one of fourteen players to agree to a three-year commitment to play with the Canadian senior men's national team, aiming to break a decades-long trend of failing to qualify for the Olympic basketball tournament.
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Dillon Brooks played a crucial role, recording a team-best 39 points in their victory over the United States.
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Dillon Brooks was named Best Defensive Player of the tournament by FIBA.
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Dillon Brooks was named to Canada's roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.