Brooks McKowen

Brooks McKowen

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Fairbank, Iowa

High School:
Wapsie Valley

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 195

Position:
G

JUNIOR (2005-06) Second team All-Missouri Valley Conference Scholar Athlete... Tied career high with 24 points against Drake Jan. 21...Was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field (4-of-4 on threes) against the Bulldogs...Backed that up by scoring 18 points at Evansville Jan. 25...Hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds left to provide winning margin in 51-49 victory over Drake Jan. 28...Posted 13 points, including three three-pointers, against Missouri State Mar. 3 in the MVC quarterfinals...Grabbed career-best eight rebounds against Southern Illinois Mar. 4 in the MVC semifinals...Scored 10 points (with two three-pointers) at Missouri State Jan. 7...Tallied eight points and seven assists against Indiana State Feb. 4...Had seven points, and added six rebounds, at Wichita State Jan. 5...Had seven points, eight assists and no turnovers vs. UMKC Dec. 10...Had three points, four assists, two rebounds and one steal against W. Carolina Nov. 20...Scored seven points at Western Michigan Nov. 23...Had six points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals against #12 Iowa Dec. 6...Played career-high 40 minutes against the Hawkeyes.

SOPHOMORE (2004-05) Second team All-Missouri Valley Conference Scholar Athlete...Started first 18 games of the season at point guard before coming off the bench for three games...Back in starting lineup Feb. 2 against Evansville...Hit game-winning free throw with no time left on the clock against Drake Feb. 16 (61-60 UNI victory)...Scored season-best 13 points with six rebounds and four assists at Cincinnati Nov. 24...Played career-high 34 minutes against the Bearcats...Scored 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting in 15 minutes played against Western Michigan Feb. 19...Hit all three of his three-point attempts at Creighton Feb. 9...Scored seven points and had two assists against Evansville Feb. 2...Dished out career-best 11 assists with just three turnovers against Iowa State Dec. 1...Had eight points and three assists against Valparaiso Dec. 31...Had six assists and no turnovers against Wagner Dec. 21

FRESHMAN (2003-04) Named to 2003-04 MVC All-Freshman team...Racked up career-best 24 points versus #20 Creighton Jan. 14...Was 6-for-7 from three-point range against the Bluejays...Earned MVC Player and Newcomer of the Week Jan. 19 for his efforts that week...Also honored Jan. 19 as Dick Vitale's Diaper Dandy of the Week, and as a Freshman to Watch by ESPN.com's Andy Katz after his Creighton performance...Scored 18 points, with four three-pointers, at Missouri State Jan. 11...Scored 15 points, grabbed four rebounds and had three assists in 77-66 upset of 24th-ranked Iowa Dec. 9...Had 14 points, six rebounds and five assists against Wichita State Jan. 8...Made two or more threes in a game 10 times...Made first career start against Louisiana Tech Dec. 2, scoring eight points with two assists and three steals...Made key three-pointer late in the game against both Iowa and Illinois State to give the Panthers the lead for good in each contest.

HIGH SCHOOL State's all-time career and single-season scoring leader with 2,831 career points, including 1,002 scored as a senior...Set the record 17 seconds into the second half versus South Winneshiek in the Class 2A district semifinals...Named Iowa's "Mr. Basketball" by the Iowa Newspaper Assoc...Averaged 35.8 points, 11.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists as a senior, 27.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists as a junior, 33.7 points, 11.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists as a sophomore, and 16.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.3 assists as a freshman...Scored 36 points in the Warriors' 74-60 loss to Sioux Center in the Class 2A championship game as a senior...Made 120-of-304 three-pointers his final season while helping team to a 27-1 record...Named captain of the Class 2A all-tournament team...Three-time first team all-state selection...Also recruited by Iowa, Marquette, Iowa State, Creighton and Drake.

PERSONAL Born July 6, 1984...Son of Marty and Marti McKowen...Majoring in physical education...Member of the National Honor Society with a GPA of 3.7.

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