2021-2022 Delta State Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
GSC WINTER ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (2021)
GSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK (1x)
7TH IN DSU HISTORY IN MADE 3-POINTERS (142) AND 5TH IN 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED (417)
2021-2022:
- Started all 27 games of the season for the Statesmen
- Led the team in scoring (15.4 points per game), rebounding (7.2 rebounds per game), and free throw percentage (80 percent)
- Ranked 9th in the GSC in scoring and 4th in the GSC in rebounding
- Shot 39 percent from the field, 33 percent from three-point territory, and 80 percent from the foul line
- Added 36 assists, 21 steals, and 10 blocks
- Ranked 5th in the GSC in made three-point field goals (72), ranked 11th in three-point percentage, and ranked 4th in made three-pointers per game (2.7 per game)
- Ended his Delta State career 7th on the DSC all-time made three-point field goals list (142) and 5th on the all-time three-point field goals attempted list (417)
2020-2021:
- Played in 12 games and started nine in a COVID-19 shortened season for the Statesmen
- Scored 13.5 points per game, and pulled down 7.4 rebounds per game
- His 7.4 rebounds per game ranked third in the GSC, and he was fourth in defensive rebounds per game (6.6)
- Dished out 1.8 assists and shot a team-best 86.2 percent from the free throw line
- Tallied four double-doubles and put up a season-high 23 points against West Alabama
- Scored in double figures in all but one contest for the Statesmen
2019-2020:
- Played in 27 games with 25 starts for head coach Mike Nienaber
- Second on the team with 14.8 points per game
- Led the Statesmen in rebounding, and ranked first in the GSC in that category, with 10.2 boards per game (totaled 276 rebounds, which ranked second in the GSC)
- Also led the GSC with 8.5 defensive rebounds per game and 230 total defensive rebounds
- Shot 44 percent from the floor and made 51 three-point shots
- Scored a career high 27 points at LeMoyne-Owen (11.16), and had 19 rebounds and added 20 points against the University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.23)
- Posted 12 double-doubles in his debut season for the Green and White
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
- Played at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Ala. under Joe Eatmon
- Averaged 8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a sophomore
- Helped lead Shelton State to a state championship last season
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Prepped at Smiths Station High in Smiths Station, Ala. under head coach Stephen Davis
- Voted All-State, All-Area and First-Team All Bi-City in 2017
- Member of the Beta Club in 2017
- Also lettered in football and baseball
- Airen Brooks
- Son of Karen Brooks
- Has three brothers, Roderick, Jhirmetrius, and BJ, and one sister, Maya
- Majoring in health, physical education and recreation (HPER)
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2019-2020Junior
Forward
6'6"
205 lbs
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2020-2021Senior
Forward
6'6"
205 lbs
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2021-2022Senior
Forward
6'6"
205 lbs
