from the EuroLeague , from the Premier Italian League –

to Maccabi Haifa “Heat”

Brooks Sales

He was starring in Villanova, one of the senior college teams in the USA.
He managed to excel in the Premier Turkish League and in the Premier Italian League.
He also gave a great season in the EuroLeague playing for the French Pau Orthez, was picked for the top five foreign players in the Premier Italian League.

And now he’s arriving to Israel – to Maccabi “Heat” Haifa.
Please welcome Brooks Sales!

Jeff Rosen: “I appreciate the excitement of basketball fans in Haifa and their constant request regarding season ticket subscription sales. The signing of Brook will only add to the hunger our fans have for season tickets. It is very important to our organization and for our fans that we build the strong team that the city of Haifa deserves. We brought Brook a Euro League player, to play next to the amazing Kozikaro. These two players give us versatility as both are capable of playing the forward and center positions. It is going to be a great combination..”

Brooks Sales is 28 years old, 2.08 m. tall, a graduate of Villanova, where he played during the years 1998-2002 with great success.
On his last season at college he has scored 10.5 pts., picked 9 rebounds and passed 2.5 assists.

On the 2002-2003 season, he went on from college to join the Premier Italian League’s wearing Lauretana Biella’s uniforms, where he played for two years (11 pts., 7.5 rebounds during the first season, 10.5 pts., 7.5 rebounds the second season).

Towards the 2004-2005 season he was signed with the Houston Rockets of the world’s best league, but was released on October 2004 and was right away “kidnapped” again to the Premier Italian League, straight to the Navigo.it Teramo Team, where he impressed with 13 pts., 9 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

On the 2005-2006 season, he played wearing Pau Orthez’s uniforms, the deluxe team of the Premier French League, which participated that season in the EuroLeague games.
While playing for Pau Orthez in league games he has scored 10.6 pts., 7.7 rebounds, while in the EuroLeague he has accumulated a balance of 9 pts. And 6 rebounds.
The success in the highest levels has brought Brooks Sales to the Turkish League, straight to the uniforms of Besiktas Istanbul on the 2006-2007 season (9.5 pts., 7 rebounds) with whom he also played at the ULEB Cup (7.3 pts., 5.7 rebounds).

On April ’07, he transfer from Turkey to Portugal, where he finished the season with Benfica Lisboa (14 pts., 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists.), with whom he has reached runner up in the League and the Playoffs’ semi-finals.

During the last season (2007-2008), he returned to the Premier Italian League, this time to Amatori Snaidero Unide Team with whom he accumulated in 34 games a statistics balance of 10.6 pts., 7.2 rebounds, plus an impressive data to a player of his position – 30% success outside the 3-points line.

Sales was picked on year 2003 to the top 5 players younger than 23 in the Premier Italian League;

He was also picked on year 2003 and on 2005 to the top five foreign players in the Premier Italian League;

He was also picked on year 2005 to the secondary top 5 in the Premier Italian League.

Avi Ashkenazi: “Brooks Sales is a complementary tall player who is great for Ido Kozikaro.
Together they will make a leading pair in the color zone.
He has plenty of experience in the most supreme leagues in Europe, and I am sure that together with him we are taking another step forward.”