2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
De'Mon Brooks
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 227
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Hopewell
2012-13: Preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year • First-team All-SoCon by league head coaches and media • SoCon Tournament MVP • First-team SoCon All-Tournament selection • Conference Player of the Month (November) • Started 33 of the 34 games he appeared • Led the team and ranked among SoCon leaders in rebounding (6.2), steals (30) and field-goal percentage (.500), while ranking second on the team in scoring (13.7) • Hit double figures on 26 occasions, including the 20-point plateau five times • Pulled down eight or more rebounds in a contest 11 times • Recorded three double-doubles and pulled down 10 or more rebounds four times • Began the season with back-to-back 20-point efforts, including 22 at New Mexico (11/12) • First double-double (14 pts, 11 reb) of the year came on the road against Milwaukee (11/17) • Became the 43rd 1,000-point scorer in program history when he reached the milestone against UNCG (1/5) • Also tallied 10-point, 10-rebound efforts versus conference foes Appalachian State (1/26) and Furman (2/20) • Finished with 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting in Davidson’s home win over Samford (1/31) • Helped the Wildcats to a BracketBusters win over Montana (2/23) with 18 points and eight rebounds, while going 8-of-13 from the floor • Capped the regular season with 20 points and seven boards in 25 minutes against Georgia Southern (3/2) • Shot 59.3 percent and averaged 17 points and 6.3 rebounds in the Southern Conference Tournament • Led the Wildcats to their second straight title with 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting and eight rebounds in the championship against College of Charleston (3/11).
2011-12: Selected AP All-America Honorable Mention • Named SoCon Player of the Year by the league’s coaches • Also selected Conference Player of the Year by CollegeHoops.net, CollegeSportsMadness.com and Netscoutbasketball.com • Voted SoCon Tournament MVP • First-team All-SoCon by media and coaches • Along with leading the ‘Cats, ranked among SoCon leaders in scoring (15.7 / 4th), rebounding (6.2 / 10th) and field-goal percentage (.530 / 7th) • In conference play, averaged 16.6 points and 6.6 rebounds while shooting 51.9 percent from 3-point range • Scored in double figures 27 times • Hit the 20-point plateau 10 times • Recorded a pair of double-doubles • Grabbed seven or more rebounds in a contest 14 times • Led the team in scoring 10 times and rebounding 15 times as a sophomore • Hit double figures in 12 of his first 14 games, including 20-point efforts against Guilford (11/11), at Wofford (12/1), Vanderbilt (12/7), at UMass (12/22) and Georgia Southern (1/7) • Scored a career-high 26 points (8-9 FGs) to go along with nine rebounds in Davidson’s win at The Citadel (2/9) • Backed performance against the Bulldogs with 25 points and nine more rebounds at College of Charleston (2/11) • Second double-double of the season came in a 25-point (11-20 FG), 10-rebound performance at home against Elon (2/23) • Averaged 18.6 points and 6.3 rebounds in SoCon Tournament wins over Furman (3/3), Elon (3/4) and Western Carolina (3/5).
2010-11: Named Mid-Major Freshman All-America by College Insider.com • Averaged nine points and five rebounds in 31 games off the bench • Shot 53 percent from the floor, 36 percent from 3-point range and 68 percent from the charity stripe • Played 18.6 minutes a contest • Scored in double figures in 15 games and tallied double-figure rebounds in two contests • Led the ‘Cats in rebounding 13 times and in scoring twice • Scored in double figures in the first four games of his Wildcat career, including a 15-point, seven-rebound performance vs. West Virginia • Capped the season with 21 points and nine rebounds at Creighton • Posted 16 points and seven boards at Furman (2/12) • Tallied 11 points and 12 boards at Western Carolina (1/8).
Before Davidson: Averaged 20 points and 10.2 rebounds as a senior for coach Eric Davis at Hopewell High School • Recorded 15 double-doubles and was named the I-Meck 4A Conference Player of the Year • Also was named All-Charlotte Observer, All-Mecklenburg County and all-area • Scored 24 points for the East All-Stars and earned Co-MVP honors in the 2010 Charlotte Pro Am All-Star Classic • Also participated in Dave Telep’s Carolina Challenge • Led Hopewell to a 52-4 record and two conference championships in the last two years; Downing is also a freshman at Davidson • Owns school single-game record with 22 rebounds.
Personal: Born May 28, 1992, in Georgia • Nickname is Bootz • The son of Elyshia Brooks • Plans to major in economics.
