Garrison Brooks Isn't Returning To North Carolina For A Fifth Season In 2021 -2022 Because He Is Transferring

Garrison Brooks played four seasons on the hardwood for North Carolina!

During his freshman season in 2017-2018 Garrison Brooks averaged .5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game (most among the non-starters) • Averaged 12.6 minutes in the last seven games (at Duke plus the post-season) after playing 6.4 minutes in the previous five games • Was 15 of 21 from the free throw line in the last six games (had attempted 16 free throws in the previous 20 games) • Started the first 16 games at the ‘5’ • Made 65 of 123 shots (52.8 percent) from the floor • Had the second-highest FG percentage on the team among players averaging 10-plus minutes • Carolina’s defensive player of the game eight times, including the ACC championship game and the NCAA first round game (Northern Iowa, Arkansas, Michigan State, Notre Dame, NC State, at Duke, vs. Virginia, vs. Lipscomb) • Was 27 for 49 from the floor (.551) in ACC regular season and Tournament play • Second on the team with 61 offensive rebounds.

During his sophomore season in 2019-2020 Garrison Brooks Started all 36 games at the ‘5’ • Led the team in field goal percentage (.574) • Second in offensive rebounds (82) and was third in rebounding (5.6) • Had five offensive rebounds six times • Led UNC with 12 defensive player of the game awards (20 in two seasons) • Defensive player of the game in three of UNC’s five post-season games and five of the last 10 contests • Scored in double figures 12 times (UNC was 10-2 in those games) • Had 11 assists and no turnovers in 48 minutes in the two wins over NC State • Made 52 of 81 field goals (.642) in the last 16 games.

During his junior season Garrison Brooks averaged 16.8 points and a team-high 8.5 rebounds • Earned second-team All-ACC honors and was voted the ACC’s Most Improved Player • Led the ACC in scoring in conference play at 18.8 points per game and was second in rebounding (9.0) and field goal percentage (.535) • In all games, was fourth in the ACC in scoring, fifth in rebounding and second in field goal percentage • First Tar Heel to lead the ACC in scoring in league play since Tyler Hansbrough in 2008 (fifth to do so since 1988) • Scored 25 or more points in the last four regular-season games, the first Tar Heel to do that since Antawn Jamison in 1998 • Scored in double figures 25 times with 30 or more twice, 25 or more seven times and 20 or more 13 times • Scored 20 or more once in the first 13 games, 11 times in his last 19 games and in seven of the last eight games • Seven-game streak with 20 or more was the longest by a Tar Heel since Tyler Hansbrough (nine) in 2008-09 • Defensive player of the game 13 times (no other Tar Heel had more than three) • Had 12 double-doubles, including six in a row, the longest streak by a Tar Heel since 2011 • Went 49 for 61 (.803) from the free throw line in the last six games • Played a career-high 34.9 minutes per game (36.0 in league play) • Scoring increase of 8.9 points per game led all ACC players.

During his senior season in 2020-2021 Garrison Brooks averaged 10.2 points, 6.9 rebounds , 1.4 assists and shot 46.9 %

“according to https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4277908/garrison

Turns out that would be his last season of playing on the hardwood for North Carolina!

Why?

Because he has decided to play a fifth season in 2021-2022 somewhere else.

“according to an article on 247 Sports by Ross Martin