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UC San Diego

2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Joshua Chew/UC San Diego
Rishi Yalamarty/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Jeff Tourial/UC San Diego
Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego

33 J'Raan Brooks

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 215
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Seattle, Wash.
  • High School Garfield HS
  • Major Ethnic Studies
  • College Sixth

Biography

MEDIA
Tritoncast podcast (Aug. 30, 2023)

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2023-24
Named to the Winter Big West All-Academic Team ... Named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators for his work in the classroom and on the court ... Earned NABC Honors Court academic recognition ... Started all 33 games ... averaged five points and nearly four rebounds per game.

AS A SENIOR IN 2022-23
Ranked fourth on the team in scoring (9.9 points per game) and third in rebounding (6.0) ... Scored a career-high 16 points and grabbed a personal best 13 rebounds in the win over Bethesda (Dec. 2) ... UCU Athlete of the Week (Dec. 5) ... Missed the team's final 22 games due to injury.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2021-22
Named to NABC Honors Court for academic success ... Suffered a season-ending injury in the Tritons' exhibition game at LMU (Nov. 5).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT WASHINGTON IN 2020-21
Played in 14 games for the Huskies, averaging 9.8 minutes per contest ... Made his first start at Oregon State (Feb. 4).

AS A SOPHOMORE AT WASHINGTON IN 2019-20
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.

AS A FRESHMAN AT USC IN 2018-19
Competed in 28 games averaging 8.2 minutes per outing as a freshman ... Averaged 2.0 points and 1.3 rebounds.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Garfield High School in Seattle ... Led Bulldogs to a state championship as a senior ... Named First Team All-Metro and the Co-Defensive Player of the Year ... Ranked No. 76 on Rivals and No. 84 on the ESPN Top 100 for the Class of 2018 ... Played baseball for two seasons.

PERSONAL
Born May 13 in Rhode Island ... Son of Jen Brooks ... Has an older brother, Jvonte, who played football and basketball at Dartmouth ... Ethnic studies major at Sixth College ... Aspires to create generational wealth through his chosen profession upon graduating from UC San Diego ... Favorite teams are the Seattle Mariners ... Favorite athlete is Kevin Durant ... Enjoys playing video games in his free time ... Likes watching The Fast and The Furious movie series ... Listens to Gunna, Blxst, EBK Jaaybo and Lil Baby ... Favorite food is soul food ... Has owned a dog since he was 18 ... Baseball was the first sport he played ... Preferred social media platform is Instagram ... Most memorable basketball moment to date was winning a state title as a senior ... Because he missed 2021-22 season due to injury, says favorite UC San Diego memory to date was media day 2021 when he got to put on a Triton jersey for the first time.

CAREER HIGHS
Points 16 vs. Bethesda 12/02/22
FGM 7 vs. Bethesda 12/02/22
FGA 12 multiple times --
3FGM 3 multiple times --
3FGA 7 multiple times --
FTM 5 vs. Seattle U 11/07/22
FTA 6 multiple times --
Rebounds 13 vs. Bethesda 12/02/22
Assists 4 multiple times --
Blocks 2 vs. Denver 11/06/23
Steals 2 multiple times --

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'9" 215 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2022-23Senior

    Forward
    6'9" 215 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2023-24Redshirt Senior

    Forward
    6'9" 215 lbs
    33

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