Jeff Brooks Class: Sophomore Hometown: Louisville, Kent. High School: Doss Height / Weight: 6-8 / 190 Position: F Experience: SO

A finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball honors, Brooks, who turned 18 in June, is a highly skilled perimeter shooter, passer and ball handler with a long and agile 6-8 frame and has the potential to be a standout in Penn State blue and white...Brooks emerged on the national recruiting stage following his junior season in high school and has been ranked among the top 100 recruits by several publications...He will look to add size and strength to his 190-pound frame and 6-11 3/4 wing span in the weight room, but possesses the skills and athleticism to earn a spot in the rotation immediately.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named among the top 100 recruits in the ESPN 150 and given a three star rating by Scout.com....Ranked 57th overall among 2007 recruits by Rob Harrington of USA Today...Tabbed as the No. 2 player in Kentucky and No. 1 player in his region going into his final season, he was finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball honors...Earned first team Kentucky all-state honors, first team all-district and region Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior...Averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 4 assists and 1.5 steals in leading Doss to a 23-8 record in his senior campaign...Brooks jumped on the national recruiting scene after a very strong showing on the summer camp and AAU circuit (Derek Smith All-Stars) following his junior year...Named the Camp MVP, All-Star Game MVP, South Division MVP and won the slam dunk championship at the Blue-Chip Camp in Georgetown, Ky....Named the MVP of the Five Star Camp in Pittsburgh...With strong showings at camps in South Carolina, California and the Super-64 Shootout in Las Vegas he became one of the hottest prospects on the national recruiting scene...Named an honorable-mention High School All-American by Street & Smith's...Averaged 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocks per game and earned first team all-district honors in his junior season at Doss after transferring from Shawnee High School were he played his first two seasons...Helped lead Doss to a 23-7 mark, district title and the regional semifinals of the state playoffs...A three-year starter and 1,000-point scorer for his high school career...Developed his perimeter skills as a 6-4 guard before growing into a larger wing following his sophomore season.

PERSONAL
The son of Jeff Brooks, Sr. and Phyllis Brooks...He has a younger brother, Phillip...Born on June 12, 1989...Lists Lebron James and his parents as the people he most admires and is a reader of the Harry Potter series of books.