To most basketball fans in the DMV, Scott Brooks is best known as the Washington Wizards head coach. However, if you head to UC Irvine, Brooks is known as one of their all-time greats on the court.
During the Wizards’ west coast road trip, Brooks’ number was retired at UC Irvine, which is about an hour south of Los Angeles. Of course, he traveled down there for the festivities.
Brooks played for the Anteaters from 1985-87 as a transfer where played on their NIT team in the 1985-86 season. In his senior season, Brooks averaged 23.