Junior (2016-17): 10 starts in 24 total appearances…Averaged 4.9 points and 4.5 rebounds in 17.1 minutes...Double-figure outings vs. UC Irvine, at Arizona and vs. Oregon….Perfect 3-3 from the field and 2-2 at the line with 7 boards in 22 minutes of action vs. South Dakota State…Career-high 15 points and a near double-double with 8 boards against UC Irvine… Season-best 9 rebounds vs. San Diego State…Injured his left knee in the Wyoming game and underwent knee surgery on Nov. 30 to miss 10 games… Returned to the lineup at No. 4 UCLA, tallying 1 minute of action…Scored 10 points in his first return to Tucson since his father’s death, his second-best scoring output of the season…Six points and three rebounds in NIT First Round game vs. CSU Bakersfield…Announced his decision to transfer following graduating in the summer of 2017 to pursue a graduate degree elsewhere
Sophomore (2015-16): One of the most improved players in the Pac-12, who averaged 3.6 ppg and 4.9 rpg while shooting 57.3 percent from the field with 28 blocks in 33 appearances… Started 10 games (Seattle through at Oregon State) and averaged 2.8 ppg and 3.9 rpg with 11 blocks as a starter…Earned his first career start vs. Seattle, finishing with 4 points, 6 rebounds and a career-best 3 blocks in 29 minutes…Averaged 7.4 rpg over 11 games from Jan. 23-March 3, including a career-high 14 boards at Washington and 12 each vs. Stanford and Oregon…Set his career scoring high with 11 points (4-5 FG, 3-5 FT) vs. Stanford and with his 12 rebounds, had his first double-double
Redshirt Sophomore (2014-15): Sustained a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left leg prior to the season which sidelined him for the entire season while he rehabilitated his leg … returned to play in all four games during Cal’s summer tour of Australia, contributing 4.3 ppg and 3.0 rpg.
Freshman (2013-14): Played in 26 of the first 28 games before ending season pre-maturely with a left foot injury … made collegiate debut in season opener against Coppin State … averaged 7.0 minutes per game … totaled 20 points, 17 rebounds in 83 minutes over final 11 games played … scored career-best eight points (6-of-6 FT) and collected two rebounds in six minutes at home against Washington State … recorded five points and three rebounds in 12 minutes of action against No. 7 Syracuse in the Maui Invitational … registered seven points and three rebounds in 13 minutes of play at home against UCLA … career-high five rebounds against UC Irvine.
High School: Named Mission Hills HS’s first ever California Interscholastic Federation Player of the year … San Diego Union-Tribune 2013 Player of the Year … also garnered First Team All-North County Conference and First-Team all-league laurels as a senior … guided the Grizzlies to their first ever California Interscholastic Federation championship his senior season … rated the 22nd-best center in the nation by ESPN.com … averaged 17.9 points, 11 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, while shooting 65 percent from the field … the Grizzlies set a school-record for wins in a season, finishing the 2012-13 campaign with a 29-5 overall record with Rooks leading the way … selected to play in the San Diego County Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game, where he scored 13 points for the north squad.
Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1995 … parents are Sean Rooks and Susanne O’Brien … has an older sister, Khayla Rooks … father was a four-year standout at Arizona before being selected with the 30th overall pick of the 1992 NBA Draft … he played 12 seasons in the NBA where he appeared in 749 games and scored nearly 5,000 points and collected nearly 3,000 rebounds
Major: Legal Studies
