2021 Michigan Mr. Basketball: Detroit Douglass' Pierre Brooks II

2B | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 | DETROIT FREE PRESS THE BUZZ WHAT TO h Take notes, Spartans and Wolverines: It’s a rematch of the CFP title game this afternoon! Well, not exactly, but, just like in January, we can watch Ohio State be competitive early WATCH and Alabama act like it’s the only team on the field for the final hour. Yes, it’s spring game season, and the CFP finalists take the field starting at noon. First up, Ryan Day’s squad Detroittakes theFree field atPress the Horseshoe - 04/17/2021 in Columbus on Big Ten Network. Then, at 1 p.m. on ESPN, it’s Nick Saban’s squad’s turn in Tuscaloosa. Page : B002 THE SCHEDULE Red Wings Tigers Little Caesars Arena, Comerica Park, Detroit 2021 Michigan Mr. Basketball: Detroit VS. TIME TV VS. TIME TV Today @OAK 4:10 BSD+ Tonight CHI 7:00 BSD Sunday @OAK 4:10 BSD Monday @DAL 7:30 NBCSN Tuesday PIT 6:40 BSD Tuesday @DAL 8:30 BSD+ Wednesday PIT 6:40 BSD Detroit Douglass’ Pierre Brooks II Thursday DAL 7:30 BSD Thursday PIT 1:10 BSD April 24 DAL 7:00 BSD Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1). Radio: Games on WXYT-FM (97.1) or Michigan Mr. Basketball WWJ-AM (950). High Schools Insider BSD/BSD+ = formerly Fox through the years Sports Detroit and FSD+ Pistons Mick McCabe Little Caesars Arena, Detroit VS. TIME TV Special to Detroit Free Press Here are the 41 winners of the Hal Schram Mr. Tonight @WAS 8:00 BSD USA TODAY NETWORK Basketball Award: Follow us! Monday CLE 7:00 BSD Facebook: 2021: Pierre Brooks II, Detroit Douglass (Michigan facebook.com/freepsports Wednesday @DAL 8:30 BSD+ Twitter: @freepsports Thursday @SA 8:30 BSD+ State) Instagram: April 24 @IND 7:00 BSD+ It was Wednesday evening, four days after Instagram.com/freepsports Radio: Games on WXYT-FM (97.1), father and son had helped Detroit Douglass 2020: Carlos (Scooby) Johnson, Benton Harbor WWJ-AM (950) or WOMC-FM (Butler) (104.3). claim the Division 4 state championship when Pierre Sr. and his wife, Inger, called a 2019: Romeo Weems, New Haven (DePaul) family meeting. 2018: Foster Loyer, Clarkston (Michigan State) Pierre Brooks II and his younger brother, Joshua, 11, and sister, Laila 7, sat down in the 2017: Isaiah Livers, Kalamazoo Central (Michigan) living room and waited for their father to ad- 2016: Cassius Winston, U-D Jesuit (Michigan State) TODAY’S TV HIGHLIGHTS dress them. “You’re about to have another little sister,” 2015: Deyonta Davis, Muskegon (Michigan State) he told them. COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2014: DeShaun Thrower, Muskegon (Stony Now that caught everyone by surprise. Pierre Brooks II with the Hal Schram Mr. Brook/Ferris State) 11 a.m.: ACCN — Miami Spring Game “Pierre was pretty mad about it,” Brooks Sr. Basketball trophy on Friday at Detroit 2013: Monte Morris, Flint Beecher (Iowa State) 12 p.m.: BTN — Ohio State Spring Game said, “but my baby girl was pretty excited to Douglass High School. KIRTHMON F. 1 p.m.: ESPN — Alabama Spring Game have a little sister. Pierre probably thought he DOZIER/DETROIT FREE PRESS 2012: Matt Costello, Bay City Western (Michigan 2 p.m.: CBSSN — Patriot League Championship: State) Holy Cross at Bucknell was going to have to babysit or something.” 2:30 p.m.: NBCSN — Bayou Classic: Grambling But Pierre Sr. couldn’t keep a straight face 2011: Dwaun Anderson, Suttons Bay (Wagner) State at Southern U. for long. Count ’em up 7:30 p.m.: ESPNU — Alabama A&M at Alabama “No,” he said, laughing. “You’re Mr. Basket- 2010: Keith Appling, Detroit Pershing (Michigan State) State ball.” Here are the results of the 41st annual Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award, given by the MEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Pierre II, 6 feet 6, leapt off the couch and 2009: Derrick Nix, Detroit Pershing (Michigan State) Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. gave his father, also 6-6, an enthusiastic 2008: Brad Redford, Frankenmuth (Xavier) 8 p.m.: BTN — NCAA Championships: From Minne- chest bump that may have registered a 5.0 on Only BCAM members are permitted to vote: apolis the Richter scale. RK PLAYER SCHOOL PTS 2007: Corperryale (Manny) Harris, Detroit Redford WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS (The house suffered no apparent structur- 1 Pierre Brooks II Detroit Douglass 2,889 (Michigan) al damage.) 2 Foster Wonders Iron Mountain 2,573 2006: David Kool, Grand Rapids South Christian 3:30 p.m.: ABC — NCAA Championships: Final, Fort 3 Kobe Bufkin Grand Rapids 2,143 Worth, Texas “We shared a lot of emotion,” Brooks II (Western Michigan) said. “It feels like the state has recognized me Christian 4 Julian Roper II Orchard Lake St. 1,668 2005: Wilson Chandler, Benton Harbor (DePaul) COLLEGE SOFTBALL in a great way. We were both amazed.” Mary’s 2004: Drew Neitzel, Wyoming Park (Michigan State) 2 p.m.: BTN — Maryland at Michigan Brooks was introduced Friday as the 41st 5 Legend Geeter River Rouge 1,410 winner of the Hall Schram Mr. Basketball 2003: Dion Harris, Detroit Redford (Michigan) GOLF award, given annually to the state’s top senior Votes are awarded on a 5-3-1 basis. 2002: Paul Davis, Rochester (Michigan State) 1 p.m.: GOLF — PGA Tour: The RBC Heritage, Third by the Basketball Coaches Association of Round, Hilton Head, S.C. Michigan. 2001: Kelvin Torbert, Flint Northwestern (Michigan 3 p.m.: CBS — PGA Tour: The RBC Heritage, Third A Michigan State signee, Brooks compiled that we wanted to succeed on the Nike circuit. State) Round, Hilton Head, S.C. 2,889 points, edging Iron Mountain’s Foster The highest level was important, so going back 3 p.m.: GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Chubb 2000: Marcus Taylor, Lansing Waverly (Michigan Classic, Second Round, , Naples, Fla. Wonders (2,573 points), Kobe Bufkin of to the Family and not giving up was the best State) 7 p.m.: GOLF — LPGA Tour: The LOTTE Champi- Grand Rapids Christian (2,143), Julian Roper option.” 1999: Jason Richardson, Saginaw Arthur Hill onship, Final Round,Kapolei, Hawaii II of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (1,668) and River Brooks made the Family team that year and (Michigan State) Rouge’s Legend Geeter (1,410). he has been a big-time player ever since, giving MLB Of the 1,187 votes cast before the semifi- his father the idea that he may be coaching a 1998: Dane Fife, Clarkston (Indiana) 1 p.m.: MLBN — Tampa Bay at NY Yankees OR nals, Brooks accumulated 383 first-place future Mr. Basketball. 1997: Shane Battier, Birmingham Detroit Country Arizona at Washington votes and Wonders had 339. “I want to say we thought he’d have shot at it Day (Duke) 4 p.m.: BSD — Detroit at Oakland In a spectacular senior season, Brooks av- in his ninth-grade year,” his father said. “It was 4 p.m.: FS1 — Chicago White Sox at Boston eraged 33.1 points and 9.3 rebounds in leading based on his playing AAU with all of the top 1996: Winfred Walton, Detroit Pershing 7 p.m.: MLBN — San Francisco at Miami (joined in (Syracuse/Fresno State) progress) Douglass to the state title. players who were on that team. He always kind 9 p.m.: FS1 — Minnesota at LA Angels He began the season ranked the No. 1 play- of established himself as one of the top players 1995: Robert Traylor, Detroit Murray-Wright er in the state, but a few years ago it would once he got to school.” (Michigan) NBA have been difficult for anyone to watch But there are a lot of players who mature 1994: Willie Mitchell, Detroit Pershing 4:45 p.m.: ESPN — Utah at LA Lakers Brooks play and imagine they were looking at early and are phenoms as freshmen and soph- (Michigan/UAB) 8 p.m.: BSD — Detroit at Washington a future Mr. Basketball. omores. More often than not, they eventually 8:30 p.m.: ABC — Golden State at Boston And the younger Brooks would have hit a plateau in their improvement and are 1993: Jon Garavaglia, Southgate Aquinas (Michigan State) NHL agreed with them. caught by other players in their class. “Here’s the thing,” he said, cutting to the That never happened with Brooks, whose 1992: Kenyon Murray, Battle Creek Central (Iowa) 12:30 p.m.: NHLN — Washington at Philadelphia 3 p.m.: NBC — Pittsburgh at Buffalo chase. “My sixth grade year I wasn’t really development has been steady throughout high 1991: Chris Webber, Birmingham Detroit Country 7 p.m.: BSD+ — Chicago at Detroit good. I was more of a strictly shooter. All I did school. Day (Michigan) 10 p.m.: NHLN — Edmonton at Winnipeg was shoot the basketball. I didn’t really have “His level of improvement every year, he got any physical tools.” better at something each year,” his father said. 1990: Anthony Miller, Benton Harbor (Michigan MEN’S SOCCER Brooks was playing for the Family at the “His ninth-grade year, he was a little immature State) 7:30 a.m.: NBCSN — Premier League: West Ham time, the highest profile AAU team in the on the basketball court and would get frustrat- 1989: Michael Talley, Detroit Cooley (Michigan) United at Newcastle United state. ed real easy. We really worked on that in terms 11:55 a.m.: ESPN2 — Serie A: Fiorentina at Sassuolo 1988: Matt Steigenga, Grand Rapids South Christian During the tryout phase, one coach was of being mentally tough, mentally strong and (Michigan State) 6 p.m.: FOX — MLS: Austin FC at LA FC blunt with Brooks. taking coaching.

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