Steven Brooks (lacrosse)
| Steven Brooks | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
 | |
| Born |
July 30, 1984 Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Position | Midfield |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 pounds (86 kg) |
| NCAA team | Syracuse University |
| MLL Team F. Teams |
Florida Launch Chesapeake Bayhawks, Chicago Machine |
| Nationality | United States |
| NLL Draft |
22nd overall, 2008 Chicago Shamrox |
| Pro career | 2008–present |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | Brooksie |
Steven Brooks (born July 30, 1984) is a professional lacrosse player for the Florida Launch[1] of Major League Lacrosse. Brooks was the 6th overall draft pick in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Chicago Machine. He played high school lacrosse for Libertyville High School in Libertyville, Illinois. He also attended a postgraduate year at Bridgton Academy.[2] Brooks played college lacrosse at Syracuse University. He married in 2010. Spouse: Sara (Gulley) Brooks.[3] They have one child, a boy named xander Steven is the manager for the 3D mid Atlantic boys
College career
Brooks played college lacrosse at Syracuse University from 2003 to 2008.[4] He won two Division I National Championships while with the Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse, in 2004 and 2008. In 2008 Brooks was selected as a first-team All-American[5] during his senior season and also won the McLaughlin Award as the nation's best midfielder. He ended his college career with a total of 67 Goals, 34 Assists, and 86 Ground Balls totaling 101 points.[4]
Professional career
2008: Chicago Machine; Brooks was drafted 6th overall by the Chicago Machine in the 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft. Brooks had a break out rookie season. He played in 15 games for the Machine recording 29 goals, 4 two-pointers, and 11 assists totaling 44 points, and adding 26 ground balls. He was named to the 2008 MLL All-Star team.[6] He also competed in the 2008 Bud Light Skills fastest shot competition.
2009: Chicago Machine; 5 games into the 2009 season and his second season with the Machine he broke his foot against Boston. This injury sideline Brooks for the rest of the season.
2010: In 2010 he played for the LXMPRO league[7] for Team STX.
2011: Chesapeake Bayhawks; Brooks was traded to the Bayhawks in February 2011.[8] He played in 12 games for the Bayhawks, recording 11 goals, 2 two-pointers, and 5 assists totaling 18 points, and adding 8 ground balls. He was the Bud Light MVP for their game against Hamilton.
2012: Chesapeake Bayhawks; In 2012 he was a key player recording 23 goals, 3 two-pointers, 10 assists, and 11 ground balls. He was the Bud Light MVP for their game against Denver. In playoffs he totaled another 2 goals and 4 assists helping the Bayhawks to win their 4th MLL Championship Title. He was named to the 2012 MLL All-Star team.[9] Brooks stuck the game-winning goal in the All-Star game to lead his Old School Team to victory.[10] He also competed in the 2012 Bud Light Skills fastest shot competition.
2013: Chesapeake Bayhawks; In 2013 Brooks recorded 13 goals, 1 two-pointer, 8 assists, and 10 ground balls. In playoffs he totaled 1 goal and 2 ground balls. With 3 minutes to go in the semi-final championship game, Brooks stuck a goal to tie the game at 12, the Bayhawks then scored with 1 min to go to advance to the Championship game and win their 5th MLL Championship Title.[11][12] Brooks was named to the 2013 MLL All-Star team[13] and he also competed in the 2013 Bud Light Skills fastest shot competition at the All-Star game.[14]
2014: Chesapeake Bayhawks; In 2014 Brooks recorded 6 goals, 1 two-pointer, 3 assists, and 3 ground balls. Brooks struggled with a knee injury throughout the season. He was traded to Florida Launch for the last four games of the season.[15]
2014: Florida Launch; Brooks was traded to the Launch in July 2014 and played in four games.[15] He had a standout performance totaling 10 goals, 1 two-pointer, 4 assists, and 2 ground balls. He scored two goals, including a two-point goal, and one assist against Denver (7/20) tallied three goals, two assists, and one groundball against Boston (7/26), three goals and an assist at Boston (8/2), and two goals at Ohio (8/9).[16]
2015: Florida Launch; Brooks had a milestone year tallying his most goals in a season and hitting his 100th goal. Brooks played in 13 games for the Launch, recording a point in each contest. Tallied one assist and four groundballs at Chesapeake (4/19). Paced the Launch in the home opener versus Chesapeake (4/26) with a season-high four goals. Recorded two goals and two assists at Rochester (5/3) for a team-high four points with two groundballs. Provided a pair of goals in the first win of 2015 against Ohio (5/9). Eclipsed 100 career points on the road at Ohio with his first of three goals in the contest (5/24).[17] Scored a goal and collected a groundball on the road at Boston (5/30). Logged a goal and assist on the road at New York (6/5). Scooped up a season-high four groundballs with three goals versus New York and made ESPN's Sports Center Top 10 plays at #8 with his goal from a behind the back pass from Casey Powell.(6/26).[18] Scored first Launch goal versus Charlotte (7/3), ending the night with three scores and a groundball. Set a career-high for goals in a season with 24 versus Rochester (7/25), recording two goals and an assist for three points in the game.
Awards and achievements
- 2002 High School All-American.[19]
- 2004 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Syracuse Orange)
- 2008 USILA First Team All-American
- 2008 won the McLaughlin Award as the nation's top midfielder.
- 2008 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Syracuse Orange)
- 2008 Major League Lacrosse All-Star
- 2012 Major League Lacrosse All-Star
- 2012 Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup Champion (Chesapeake Bayhawks)
- 2013 Major League Lacrosse All-Star
- 2013 Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup Champion (Chesapeake Bayhawks)
Statistics
NCAA
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | GB | GW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Syracuse University | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Syracuse University | 13 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Syracuse University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Syracuse University | 12 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2008 | Syracuse University | 18 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 25 | 5 | |
| Totals | 60 | 67 | 34 | 101 | 86 | 6 | ||
Major League Lacrosse
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | GB | PIM | PPG | PPA | GWG | S | SPCT | SOG | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | GB | PIM | PPG | PPA | GWG | S | SPCT | SOG | |||
| 2008 | Chicago | 10 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 20 | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | -- | 71 | .324 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2009 | Chicago | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -- | 2 | -- | 1 | 20 | .300 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2010 | Chicago | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2011 | Chesapeake | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 8 | -- | 1 | -- | 2 | 67 | .149 | 32 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | .200 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | Chesapeake | 14 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 11 | 5.5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 82 | .280 | 43 | 2 | 2 | -- | 4 | 6 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | .118 | 7 | |||
| 2013 | Chesapeake | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | -- | 63 | .190 | 34 | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | .333 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | Chesapeake | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | -- | 1 | 2 | -- | 22 | .273 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2014 | Florida | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | .5 | 1 | 1 | -- | 35 | .286 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2015 | Florida | 13 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 18 | .5 | 4 | 2 | -- | 83 | .289 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| MLL Totals | 78 | 114 | 13 | 46 | 173 | 78 | 10.5 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 443 | -- | 245 | 4 | 4 | -- | 4 | 8 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | 11 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Brooks Florida Launch Player Bio". Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ↑ "Bridgton Academy". Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ↑ "Gulley Hofstra Soccer Bio". Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- 1 2 3 "Brooks Syracuse Orange Player Bio". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "All-America Team" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "Brooks named to 2008 MLL All-Star Team". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "LXMPRO League". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "Trade for Brooks". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "Brooks named to 2012 MLL All-Star Team". Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "Brooks game-winning goal at All-Star Game". Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ↑ "Brooks tying-goal at Semi-Finals Game". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ "Bayhawks Capture Second Straight Title". Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ "Brooks named to 2013 MLL All-Star Team". Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ↑ "Skills Competition Recap". Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- 1 2 "Trade for Heavy Hitters". Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ↑ "Launch Player Profile". Retrieved 2014-12-20.
- ↑ "Brooks Milestones Marked in Launch Loss". Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ↑ "4th Quarter Launches Past Lizards". Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ↑ "IHSLA All-American". Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ↑ "MLL Stats". Retrieved 2013-09-24.