Terry Brooks (born ) is an American former basketball player known for his collegiate career at
Alabama State University
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, Brooks played for the
Hornets
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from 1985 to 1989. During his career he scored well over 2,000 career points, including
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)-leading 23.1 per game in 1987–88 and 24.6 per game in 1988–89.
In those two seasons he scored 624 and 721 total points, respectively.
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he led the league in free throw
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percentage at 81.8%.[
Brooks' career accolades also include being selected to the All-SWAC Second Team in 1987, the First Team in both 1988 and 1989, and his highest honor was being the SWAC Player of the Year as a ]senior
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in 1988–89.[ Following his college career, Brooks was selected in the 1989 ]Continental Basketball Association
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Draft by the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets (6th round, 90th overall).Brevard County, Florida
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after college while she earned her master's degree at Nova Southeastern University
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.Macon County, Georgia
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The Macon County Courthouse is located in Oglethorpe.
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in 1998 and Jacquelyn works in the Macon County School District
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1960s births
Living people
Alabama State Hornets basketball players
Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
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American men's basketball players