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2010-11 Statistics

PPG
10.7
RPG
1.30
APG
3.9
EFF
+ 8.47
Born: Jan 14, 1985
Height: 6-0 / 1.83
Weight: 161 lbs. / 73.0 kg.
College: Oregon
Years Pro: 3

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Background

2010-11:
Acquired at the trade deadline, averaged 9.6 ppg, 4.2 apg, 1.1 rpg, 43 FG% and 18.9 mpg in 25 games with the Suns... Made his Suns debut February 27 @ Indiana, collecting three points and one assist in 10 minutes off the bench... Increased his field-goal and free-throw shooting percentages (45 FG%, 33 3FG%) after joining Phoenix... Started five games for an injured Steve Nash and averaged 11.2 ppg and 6.8 assists... Scored 15 or more in a season-high three-straight games for the first time as a Sun (March 22-27)... Had eight double-digit scoring efforts and six efforts of 15 or more points in 25 games with Suns... Prior to the trade, averaged 11.6 ppg, 3.8 apg, 1.5 rpg, 35 FG% and 23.9 mpg in 34 games with the Rockets.

2009-10:
In his third season with Houston, won the 2009-10 NBA Most Improved Player Award presented by Kia Motors after averaging career highs of 19.6 points and 5.3 assists in a career-most 82 starts … made the biggest jump in points per game (+8.4) of any qualifying player in the NBA from 2008-09 (11.2) to 2009-10 (19.6) … among qualifying players, stood as one of just three players in the league with an increase of two assists per game (+2.3) from 2008-09 (3.0) to 2009-10 (5.3) … finished tied for 18th in the NBA in scoring average (19.6) and tied for 21st in assists per game (5.3) … topped the Rockets in scoring 34 times (including ties) and led the team in assists on 45 occasions … had a team-high 39 20-point performances (Rockets record: 23-16), 10 30-point outings and one 40-point contest, including 10 20-point games in the month of Dec. alone … became the first Rockets point guard to reach at least 20 points in 20 or more games since Steve Francis (42 in 2002-03) … marked the third time in his career to register four straight 20-point games (12/13/09-12/18/09, 1/27/10-2/2/10 and 3/1/10-3/7/10) … reached double-figure scoring in a career-high 40 consecutive outings (12/23/09-3/21/10) … notched six double-doubles and six double-digit assist games … stood first in the NBA in 3-pointers made (.398, 209-525 3FG), setting the franchise single-season record for treys (prev. mark: 192-529 3FG by Rafer Alston in 2006-07) … became just the sixth player in NBA history to make at least 200 3-pointers (209) and dish out 400 or more assists (434) in the same season … set the franchise record with 39 consecutive games (12/22/09-3/17/10) with at least one 3-pointer made (prev. mark: 37 by Luther Head from 11/4/06-1/13/07) … hit six or more shots from beyond the arc in 11 games on the season … recorded 18 points and 12 assists at Golden State (10/28/09) … poured in 33 points (11-23 FG, 5-11 3FG) at the L.A. Lakers (11/15/09) … finished with 16 points and a career-high 13 assists vs. Phoenix (11/17/09) … recorded a career-high five steals at Oklahoma City (11/29/09) … hit his first eight shots (8-8 FG, 3-3 3FG) and finished with a game-high 22 points (9-11 FG) at the L.A. Clippers (12/2/09) … made two free throws with 2.1 seconds remaining for a 111-109 win at Golden State (12/3/09) … set career highs in free throws made (12) and attempted (13) vs. Cleveland (12/9/09) … registered 23 points (10-20 FG) and 10 assists vs. Detroit (12/15/09) … scored 30 points (11-26 FG, 6-12 3FG) vs. Dallas (12/31/09) … recorded 34 points (11-22 FG, 6-12 3FG) at Phoenix (1/6/10) … netted a career-high 43 points (14-30 FG, 6-9 3FG, 9-12 FT) in leading the Rockets to a 120-114 3OT win vs. Minnesota (1/13/10), setting career bests in field goals made (14), field goals attempted (30) and minutes played (59) … matched Cuttino Mobley's franchise record of 59 minutes played (3OT on 2/22/04 vs. Atlanta) … notched 13 points and 10 assists vs. Milwaukee (1/18/10) … posted 33 points (11-21 FG, 8-10 FT) vs. Portland (1/29/10) … totaled 24 points (10-20 FG), a season-high eight rebounds and six assists vs. Golden State (2/2/10) … matched his season-high eight rebounds at Memphis (2/5/10) … netted 34 points (11-25 FG, 6-11 3FG) vs. Philadelphia (2/6/10), including a season-high, 17-point second quarter (4-4 3FG) … registered 15 points and 12 assists at Milwaukee (2/17/10), picking up 10 points (2-4 3FG) and 10 assists in the second half alone … recorded 31 points (13-23 FG) vs. San Antonio (2/26/10) … set a career high in 3-point attempts (13) vs. Sacramento (3/3/10) … racked up 31 points (11-17 FG) and nine assists vs. Denver (3/15/10), hitting a pull-up jumper with 2.9 seconds left for the deciding bucket in a 125-123 win … set both his career high in treys and the Rockets single-game record for most 3-pointers made without a miss (7-7 3FG) en route to 31 points (11-14 FG) vs. Memphis (3/17/10), which also marked the first back-to-back 30-point games of his career … finished with 11 points, 11 assists and a season-high-tying eight rebounds vs. Washington (3/30/10) … led Houston with 30 points (10-17 FG, 4-6 3FG), nine assists and three steals in a 119-114 OT win at Boston (4/2/10), including a 3-pointer with 9.0 seconds left in regulation to force OT.

2008-09:
In his second season with the Rockets, averaged 11.2 points (113-309 3FG) and 3.0 assists in 80 games (35 starts) … averaged 13.0 points and 3.7 assists in his 35 starts … DNP for one game (10/29/08) with a bone contusion in his right ankle … DND for one game (2/4/09) with flu-like symptoms … finished tied for 21st in the NBA in free throw percentage (.866, 149-172 FT) … had 10 20-point games and one 30-point outing … posted two double-doubles … reached double-figure scoring in a season-best seven consecutive contests (3/9/09-3/20/09) … registered the first consecutive 20-point games of his career (20 on 3/24/09 and 21 on 3/28/09) … recorded a stretch of 21 straight outings (2/20/09-4/1/09) with at least one 3-point field goal made … notched six points, three assists and two rebounds in 15:53 of action with the Sophomore Team in the 2009 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam held during the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix (2/13/09) … made his first NBA start at San Antonio (11/14/08), finishing with 14 points (6-17 FG), eight rebounds and three assists … registered the first double-double of his career with 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Minnesota (12/20/08) … had a season-best streak of 22 consecutive free throws made (11/30/08-12/20/08) … made his lone start of the season at shooting guard vs. Milwaukee (12/31/08) … led the Rockets with 23 points (7-14 FG) at Milwaukee (2/9/09), making a season-best five 3-pointers (5-10 3FG) … made two crucial 3-pointers in the final two minutes of a 93-86 win vs. Dallas (2/20/09) … notched 22 points (8-17 FG) and a season-best 10 assists at Minnesota (3/1/09) … scored the game-winning basket off a driving layup with 7.3 seconds remaining on his way to a season-high 30 points (11-20 FG, 4-7 3FG) in a 116-112 victory vs. Phoenix (3/6/09).

2007-08:
In his rookie season with the Rockets, averaged 5.2 points and 1.7 assists in 51 games … on the inactive list for 23 contests (10/30/07-11/9/07; 11/13/07-11/16/07; 11/21/07-11/29/07; 12/5/07-12/12/07; 3/22/08; 3/26/08-3/30/08) … DNP (CD) for eight games (11/11/07; 3/8/08; 3/12/08-3/16/08; 3/21/08; 3/24/08; 4/1/08) … finished sixth among all rookies in assists per game (1.7) … reached double-digit scoring in a season-high four consecutive games (4/3/08-4/9/08) … notched a season-high seven assists at Memphis (12/28/07) … posted a season-best 22 points (8-10 FG, 4-5 3FG) vs. New York (1/5/08), which included a 12-point (5-5 FG, 2-2 3FG) fourth quarter … led the Rockets in scoring for the first time in his career with 18 points (7-9 FG, 2-3 3FG) at the L.A. Clippers (4/6/08).

Playoffs:
Holds averages of 12.8 points and 2.5 assists in 19 playoff games (13 starts) with Houston. 2009: In his second postseason with the Rockets, averaged 16.8 points (.422, 27-64 3FG) and 3.4 assists in 13 overall playoff games (13 starts) … posted four 20-point games and one 30-point performance … averaged 15.3 points (.448, 13-29 3FG) and 4.3 assists in six games against Portland in the First Round … averaged 18.0 points (.929, 26-28 FT) and 2.6 assists in seven games against the L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals … recorded a streak of 23 straight makes from the free throw line (5/4/09-5/17/09) … had a team-high 27 points (10-17 FG, 5-8 3FG) and postseason-career-best seven assists in Game One at Portland (4/18/09) … led Houston with a playoff-career-high 34 points (12-20 FG, 4-9 3FG, 6-6 FT) in Game Four vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/10/09). 2008: In his first NBA postseason, averaged 4.2 points and 0.5 assists in six games against Utah.

International Play:
Named to the USA Basketball Men's Select Team that was chosen to help prepare the 2007 USA Senior National Team for its gold-medal run at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 … member of the 2002 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that finished with a 4-1 record and the bronze medal.

College:
Averaged 13.1 points and 4.1 assists in 115 games (110 starts) during his four-year career at the University of Oregon … finished his collegiate career as Oregon's ninth all-time leading scorer with 1,511 points, while ranking fourth in assists (471), fourth in 3-point field goals made (205), fifth in free throw percentage (.834) and sixth in steals (127) … earned Second-Team All-America honors from The Sporting News and Third-Team accolades from The Associated Press as a senior … member of the Wooden Award All-American Team and was named First-Team All-Pac-10 in his final campaign … started all 35 games in 2006-07, leading the Pac-10 in scoring (17.7) and ranking fifth in assists (4.3) … started 31 of 32 games as a junior and averaged 10.8 points … also led the Pac-10 in assists-per-turnover ratio (1.81) and finished fourth in assists per game (4.4) in 2005-06 … played in all 27 games (26 starts) as a sophomore, leading his team in scoring (14.7 ppg, 10th in Pac-10) and assists (4.6 apg, third in Pac-10) … earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors in 2004-05 … also earned Pac-10 All-Freshman recognition, averaging 7.0 points and 2.7 assists in 21 games (18 starts).

Personal

  • Born Aaron Jamal Brooks on Jan. 14, 1985, in Seattle, Washington
  • Nickname is "AB"
  • Married to Shavonne
  • Has one daughter, MiKah
  • Favorite sport other than basketball is football
  • Is an avid bowler and enjoys playing video games
  • Assisted with the Rockets relief efforts following Hurricane Ike, distributing supplies to individuals affected by the storm on Sept. 18, 2008
  • Majored in political science in college
  • Led Franklin High School to the Washington 4A State Championship as a senior
  • Was a McDonald's and Parade Third-Team All-American
  • Played in the McDonald's and EA SPORTS National All-Star Games
  • Named state's Player of the Year by GATORADE, The Associated Press, Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune in final campaign at Franklin

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