_(cropped).jpg) Brooks in 2019 during his tenure with the Washington Wizards | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 31, 1965 French Camp, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East Union (Manteca, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1987: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1987–2001 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 1, 4, 2 |
| Coaching career | 2000–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1987–1988 | Albany Patroons |
| 1988 | Fresno Flames |
| 1988–1990 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1990–1992 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1992–1995 | Houston Rockets |
| 1995–1996 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1996–1997 | New York Knicks |
| 1997–1998 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2000–2001 | Los Angeles Stars |
| As coach: | |
| 2000–2001 | Los Angeles Stars (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Southern California Surf |
| 2003–2006 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| 2006–2007 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) |
| 2008–2015 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2016–2021 | Washington Wizards |
| 2021–2024 | Portland Trail Blazers (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach: | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,317 (4.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 685 (1.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,608 (2.4 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Scott William Brooks (born July 31, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the top assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994.
Brooks played point guard at San Joaquin Delta College and Texas Christian University before playing his last two years at the University of California, Irvine.[1] He was inducted into UCI's Hall of Fame in 2001.