Hall of Fame
Brooks, Aaron
Aaron Brooks
- Induction:
- 2017
- Class:
- 2007
Aaron Brooks, a two-time team MVP and first-team all-conference selection, was the Ducks’ only finalist for the John R. Wooden Award as the nation’s top men’s college basketball player within a 39-year span. Averaging 17.7 points per game as a senior, the four-year starter was the first Oregon player to lead the conference in scoring in 16 years. He graduated as one of only five players in school history to rank among the top 10 in career scoring (1,511 points), assists (471), and steals (127). The Seattle standout engineered one of the more remarkable postseason runs in program history in the spring of 2007. He first led the Ducks to the 2007 Pac-10 Tournament title with wins over Arizona, California and USC. He then sparked Oregon to the NCAA Elite Eight with wins over Miami (Ohio), Winthrop and Nevada-Las Vegas before the Ducks lost to eventual NCAA Champion Florida in a game in which he scored 27 points. As a senior in 2007, he was an all-Pac-10 selection, earned first-team All-America honors from the Wooden Award, second-team laurels from The Sporting News and third-team status from the Associated Press. He was an NBA first-round draft pick of the Houston Rockets (26th overall) and also played for the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers in his distinguished NBA career. His most indelible moment as a Duck came in McArthur Court on January 6, 2007, when his running jumper with 13 seconds left lifted Oregon to a 68-66 upset of No. 1 UCLA.
With Love, Oregon | The Shoe Duck Uniform - Oregon Football
Sunday, September 14
The Room Where it Happened | Oregon Football
Sunday, September 14
Dante Moore | Postgame vs Northwestern
Saturday, September 13
Jerry Mixon | Postgame vs Northwestern
Saturday, September 13
