I was the youngest of seven kids and I would not have been able to go to college without an athletic scholarship.

Standing at 5'11" or 1. 80 meters Brooks played the basketball position of point guard while playing collegiately at San Joaquin Delta College and Texas Christian University before finishing his final two years at the University of California Irvine. Originally from Lathrop California Brooks is currently serving as the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association.