2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Garrison Brooks
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- LaFayette, Ala.
- High School:
- Auburn
CAREER
Scored 1,276 points (50th in UNC history) and grabbed 798 rebounds (21st most by a Tar Heel) • Started 108 times in 133 games • Made 52.6 percent of his shots from the floor • Scored in double figures 60 times and had 19 games with 10 or more rebounds • Scored 20 or more points 13 times with a career-high 35 against Georgia Tech on 1/4/20 and 30 vs. NC State on 2/25/20 • Career-high 14 rebounds at Syracuse on 2/29/20 • Had 15 double-doubles • Won Carolina’s defensive player of the game award 37 times, the second-highest total by any Tar Heel since 2007 (Marcus Paige had 39 from 2012-16).
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)
Third on the team in scoring (10.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.9 rpg) • Won defensive player of the game honors four times (Iowa, Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke) • Scored in double figures 17 times and grabbed 10 or more rebounds four times • Season highs include 18 points vs. Texas and Marquette, 13 rebounds vs. Northeastern, four assists vs. Notre Dame and at Duke and three blocks at Miami.
Finished his UNC career with a 10/10 double-double against Wisconsin in the NCAA first round • Did not play against Notre Dame in ACC Tourney due to a sprained left ankle, an injury he suffered 42 seconds into the Duke game on 3/6 • Only the second college game he missed • Made 6 of 9 shots from the floor and had 14 points, four assists and a career-high two three-pointers in the home win over Duke on Senior Night • Was 4 for 4 and scored nine points in the first half as UNC built a 42-26 lead at the break • Was his sixth win in 10 career games against the Blue Devils and the seventh time he scored in double figures vs. Duke • Matched his season highs with eight field goals and 18 points vs. Marquette • Scored 10 of his 12 points at Duke in the first half as UNC built a double-digit lead • Won UNC’s defensive player of the game award as he helped limit Matthew Hurt, the second-leading scorer in the ACC, to seven points on six shots • Scored 10 of his 16 points in the first half at Pittsburgh as UNC built an early advantage • Season-best 8 for 11 from the floor vs. the Panthers • Helped limit ACC leading scorer Justin Champagnie to just nine field goal attempts • First double-double of the season with 16 points/10 rebounds in the win over Syracuse • Scored 14 first-half points vs. the Orange, his highest scoring half of the season • Went 6 for 6 from the free throw line and added two assists, two blocks and a career-high tying three steals • Matched his career best with three blocks, hit two key free throws with 46 seconds to play (to break a 63-all tie) and forced a turnover on the next play in UNC’s win at Miami • Led UNC with a season-high four assists in the home win over Notre Dame • Grabbed 11 rebounds at Georgia Tech • Carolina’s defensive player of the game in the win over Kentucky, leading a defensive effort that held the Cats to 33 percent shooting from the floor and 25 points in the second half • Led UNC at Iowa with 17 points on 7 of 11 from the floor • Earned All-Tournament team honors at the Maui Invitational (averaged 14.0 points and 7.3 rebounds in three games in Asheville) • Led UNC with a season-high 18 points vs. Texas (turnaround baseline jumper with 2:35 to play gave UNC its first lead of the second half, but was Carolina’s final field goal of the game) • Scored his 1,000th point in the win over UNLV.
JUNIOR SEASONÂ (2019-20)
Averaged 16.8 points and a team-high 8.5 rebounds • Earned second-team All-ACC honors and was voted the ACC’s Most Improved Player • Led the ACC in scoring in conference play at 18.8 points per game and was second in rebounding (9.0) and field goal percentage (.535) • In all games, was fourth in the ACC in scoring, fifth in rebounding and second in field goal percentage • First Tar Heel to lead the ACC in scoring in league play since Tyler Hansbrough in 2008 (fifth to do so since 1988) • Scored 25 or more points in the last four regular-season games, the first Tar Heel to do that since Antawn Jamison in 1998 • Scored in double figures 25 times with 30 or more twice, 25 or more seven times and 20 or more 13 times • Scored 20 or more once in the first 13 games, 11 times in his last 19 games and in seven of the last eight games • Seven-game streak with 20 or more was the longest by a Tar Heel since Tyler Hansbrough (nine) in 2008-09 • Defensive player of the game 13 times (no other Tar Heel had more than three) • Had 12 double-doubles, including six in a row, the longest streak by a Tar Heel since 2011 • Went 49 for 61 (.803) from the free throw line in the last six games • Played a career-high 34.9 minutes per game (36.0 in league play) • Scoring increase of 8.9 points per game led all ACC players.
2019-20 Game Highlights: Twenty points against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament was his 13th game with 20 or more points (had one such game in his first two seasons) • Attempted a career-high 22 shots from the floor en route to a game-high 26 points and had a career-high nine offensive rebounds (game-high 13 total) at Duke • Was the 10th time in his last 17 games he made at least nine field goals • Scored 25 points against Wake Forest on March 3 • Game-high 26 points, career-high 14 rebounds and 8 for 8 from the line in the win at Syracuse (his 11th double-double of the season) • Made 11 of 11 free throws in the second half (14 of 16 for the game) and scored a game-high 30 points in the home win over NC State • Made eight free throws in the final 3:44 • Tied his career high with 11 field goals and had five assists at Notre Dame • Led all scorers with 20 points and had four assists at home vs. Virginia • Went 9 for 12 from the floor and 0 for 5 FTs for 18 points against Duke • Game-high 25 points at NC State (scored 15 first-half points as UNC overcame a 7-0 start by NC State to take a 39-35 lead at the half) • Tied his career high with 11 FGs and set a career high with 20 attempts • Second time in three games he led UNC in points, rebounds (11) and assists (3) • Game-high 28 points and 13 rebounds and led UNC with six assists at Virginia Tech when he played all but one minute and 39 seconds of a possible 50 minutes • Made a career-best 11 field goals vs. the Hokies • Scored 15 of his 28 as UNC built a 36-30 halftime lead • Career-high 13 rebounds and his fifth straight double-double at Pitt • Led UNC with 21 points and 11 boards at home vs. Pitt • Scored a career-high 35 points vs. Georgia Tech • Most points by a Tar Heel since Brice Johnson scored 39 at Florida State on 1/4/2016 • Became the fourth Tar Heel and ninth player overall to score 35 or more in the Smith Center (three times by Jamison and twice by both Joseph Forte and Hansbrough) • Made a career-best 17 of 18 from the free throw line (came into the game six of his last 16 from the line) • His free throw percentage of .944 for the game was the second best in UNC history for players with 18 or more attempts • The 17 made free throws match the second most by a Tar Heel in the Smith Center and were the most by a Tar Heel since Tyler Zeller made 20 vs. Maryland on 2/29/2012 • Also had a career-best seven offensive rebounds.
Made 7 of 11 shots from the floor and led Carolina in scoring (16), rebounds (6), assists (3) and steals (2) at Gonzaga • Had nine points and 10 rebounds in rthe win over Oregon, despite playing with a right corneal abrasion, an injury he suffered in the first half of the loss to Michigan • Tied his then-career-high with 20 points against Alabama • First career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 12 boards at UNCW.
SOPHOMORE SEASONÂ (2018-19)
Started all 36 games at the ‘5’ • Led the team in field goal percentage (.574) • Second in offensive rebounds (82) and was third in rebounding (5.6) • Had five offensive rebounds six times • Led UNC with 12 defensive player of the game awards (20 in two seasons) • Defensive player of the game in three of UNC’s five post-season games and five of the last 10 contests • Scored in double figures 12 times (UNC was 10-2 in those games) • Had 11 assists and no turnovers in 48 minutes in the two wins over NC State • Made 52 of 81 field goals (.642) in the last 16 games.
2018-19 Game Highlights
Received stitches in his lower lip and had two teeth damaged when he took an elbow to the face in the first half of the Washington game • Missed the last 12 minutes of the first half, but returned to play almost 15 minutes in the second half • Had 10 points and eight rebounds against Iona in the NCAA first round – scored eight of his 10 in the second half.
Scored 11 points in the ACC quarterfinal win over Louisville, marking the first time this year he scored in double figures in consecutive games (second time in his career) • Had 10 points and two blocks in home win over Duke – offensive rebound and jam gave UNC a 66-60 lead • Was the third straight game he scored in double figures vs. the Blue Devils • Made two key plays in the 81-79 win at Clemson – hit a 15-foot, baseline jumper as the shot clock expired to stop a 6-0 Tiger run, then teamed with Coby White to force a turnover with four seconds left on the final play of the game to preserve the victory • Carolina’s defensive player of the game vs. Florida State (the Tar Heels held the Seminoles to almost 19 points below their season scoring average and limited FSU to 18 field goals and a season-low 30.5 percent shooting from the floor) • Made 6 of 7 field goals, scored 14 points, grabbed eight rebounds and played stellar defense in the win at No. 1 Duke • The 14 points tied his second-highest scoring game as a Tar Heel and were the most he scored since the first game of the season • Scored 12 points and had eight rebounds in the loss to Virginia (had five offensive rebounds, two more than the entire Virginia team) • Was 4 for 4 from the floor, had a career-high 10 rebounds (five on both ends) and a career-high six assists with no turnovers in home win over NC State • Made 6 of 9 field goals and scored 12 points (eight in the second half) in the win at Louisville • Tied his career high with nine rebounds at Georgia Tech • Scored 11 of his 12 points in the first half as UNC built a 14-pointlead in the win over 10th-ranked Virginia Tech • Perhaps his finest all-around game as a Tar Heel in the 90-82 win at NC State when he had 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists, no turnovers and was the defensive player of the game • Was the second game in a row he led UNC in assists, something he didn’t do in his first 50 college games • Then-career-high five assists plus eight points, nine boards and zero turnovers at Pitt (first time he led UNC in assists) • Then-career-high nine rebounds vs. Gonzaga (tied his career best with five offensive boards that led to seven UNC points) • Tied his career high with five offensive rebounds vs. Texas • Had 12 points and eight boards against Stanford • Career-high 20 points in the season-opening win at Wofford • Made nine field goals in 15 attempts, both career highs (made five field goals twice last year and attempted seven field goals once) • Scored 13 first-half points helping UNC build a seven-point lead.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
Averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game (most among the non-starters) • Averaged 12.6 minutes in the last seven games (at Duke plus the post-season) after playing 6.4 minutes in the previous five games • Was 15 of 21 from the free throw line in the last six games (had attempted 16 free throws in the previous 20 games) • Started the first 16 games at the ‘5’ • Made 65 of 123 shots (52.8 percent) from the floor • Had the second-highest FG percentage on the team among players averaging 10-plus minutes • Carolina’s defensive player of the game eight times, including the ACC championship game and the NCAA first round game (Northern Iowa, Arkansas, Michigan State, Notre Dame, NC State, at Duke, vs. Virginia, vs. Lipscomb) • Was 27 for 49 from the floor (.551) in ACC regular season and Tournament play • Second on the team with 61 offensive rebounds.
2017-18 Game Highlights: UNC’s defensive player of the game against Virginia in the ACC championship game • Scored 10 points in 16 minutes (his second double-figure scoring game of the year and second in ACC play) in the ACC semifinal win over Duke • His eight points in the first half against the Blue Devils in Brooklyn marked the first time he led UNC in scoring in any half • First-half dunk and layup after a pass from a seated Theo Pinson were featured as two of SportsCenter’s top 10 plays that evening • UNC’s defensive player of the game at Duke – had four points, three rebounds and at blocks at Cameron • Six rebounds in seven minutes vs. Miami • Had four offensive rebounds against Duke • Scored in double figures for the first time in ACC play with 10 points on 5 of 6 shooting against Pitt • Eight points at home vs. NC Dtate, his top scoring game since Wofford (10) • Key basket with under four minutes to play in the win over Clemson • Nine points, eight rebounds (five offensive) and 3 for 3 from the line in the 78-73 win at #20 Tennessee • His five offensive boards directly led to eight points • Gave UNC a 67-66 lead with a layup • Nine points and seven rebounds vs. WCU • Had eight points and five rebounds against Tulane • Eight points and four rebounds vs. Michigan • Started his first college game against Northern Iowa and was Carolina’s second-leading scorer with 14 points • Made 5 of 6 field goals and all four of his free throw attempts and was UNC’s defensive player of the game • Most points in his first college game since Harrison Barnes had 14 in 2010-11 • First to start at the ‘5’ in UNC’s opener since Tyler Zeller in 2008-09.
PREP
Played for coaches Frank Tolbert and Chris Brandt at Auburn High School • Earned first-team all-state honors once and second-team honors twice • Opelika-Auburn News Player of the Year • Played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game • Averaged 14.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks as a senior and broke the school record for career blocks with 334 • Scored 1,457 points and grabbed 1,116 rebounds in his four years, becoming the second player in Auburn High history with 1,000 or more in both categories • Earned first-team all-state, all-region and all-area honors • Was the runner-up for Class 7A state player-of-the-year honors.
PERSONAL
Born Garrison O’Neal Brooks in Meridian, Miss. • Son of Chris and Tammala Colquitt • Birthday is June 29 • Led Auburn to the 2017 7A state championship finals • Favorite former Tar Heel is Brice Johnson • Communication studies major.
