Rydell Brooks

Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
Buchtel HS/Niagara

Non-scholarship player ... will sit out this season after transferring from Niagara University ... one of four players on the roster that attended an Akron-area high school.

as a Freshman (2006-07 at Niagara): Started in 30 of 35 games, including a pair of NCAA tournament contests ... logged double-digit minutes in all but three games ... played a career-high 38 minutes versus Akron (Nov. 25) ... scored in double figures three times, and notched a career-best 12 points twice ... Niagara was the MAAC tournament champion.

at Buchtel High School: Helped guide team to three consecutive City Series championships ... named City Series Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... Second-Team Division II All-Ohio performer, and averaged 27.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.8 steals as a senior ... scored a career-high 47 points versus St. Vincent-St. Mary High School ... two-time First Team All-Summit County pick and was named All-Cleveland Plain Dealer twice.

Personal: Born Sept. 29, 1987 ... son of Rydell Brooks and Diane Bell ... raised by his paternal grandmother, Katherine Brooks ... has six siblings.