Brooks Barnhizer is an American college basketball player for Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference.

Early life and high school

Barnhizer grew up in South Bend, Indiana before moving to Irvington, Alabama in 2015.[1] He began playing for the varsity basketball team at Alma Bryant High School, where his father was the head basketball coach, while in eight grade.[2] After his sophomore year, Barnhizer's family moved to Lafayette, Indiana and he transferred to Jefferson High School.[3] He averaged 20.7 points per game as a junior.[4] As a senior, Barnhizer averaged a state-high 32.7 points per game while also averaging 11.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 3.8 steals, and 2.6 blocks.[5] Barnhizer was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college basketball at Northwestern over offers from Butler, Xavier, and Western Kentucky.[6][7]

College career

Barnhizer played in 11 games during his freshman season with the Northwestern Wildcats and averaged 1.7 points per game.[8] He played in all 34 of the Wildcats' games as a sophomore as the team's sixth man and averaged 7.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.[9][10] Barnhizer was named third-team All-Big Ten Conference and to the Big Ten All-Defensive team at the end of his junior season.[11] He averaged 14.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game.[12]

References

  1. ^ "'Family affair:' Indiana native Mark Barnhizer, 2 sons putting Alma Bryant basketball on map". AL.com. January 11, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "State's leading scorer Brooks Barnhizer having monster season. 'He does this every night.'". Indianapolis Star. January 23, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "FAU's Dusty May got 'foundation of basketball' from Lafayette Jeff's Mark Barnhizer". Journal & Courier. March 31, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "2021 Indiana Mr. Basketball: These 12 players have strong cases". Indianapolis Star. January 28, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "J&C Big School Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Lafayette Jeff's Brooks Barnhizer". Journal & Courier. April 24, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lafayette Jeff's Brooks Barnhizer commits to Northwestern basketball". Journal & Courier. June 21, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Brooks Barnhizer, a top-150 basketball recruit from Indiana, commits to Northwestern's 2021 class". Chicago Tribune. June 21, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  8. ^ Ankony, Jack (October 26, 2023). "Big Ten Basketball Breakout Players For 2023-24 Season". SI.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Brooks Barnhizer lifting NCAA tournament bound Northwestern". Journal & Courier. March 14, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  10. ^ Cole, Ryan (June 8, 2024). "What would Brooks Barnhizer look like running the point for NU?". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "Can Northwestern basketball finish with a winning record in 3 straight seasons for the 1st time since 2012?". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  12. ^ Jacobs, Charlie (October 30, 2024). "2024-25 Men's Basketball Player Previews: Brooks Barnhizer". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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