Union City High School basketball standout Malaki Brooks has been named as a finalist for Class-1A Mr. Basketball by a statewide panel of sports media.
School Communications Director Mike Hutchens said the sharpshooting senior guard has led the Purple and Gold to a (22-5 record) and No. 3 state ranking going into Thursday nights game.
Brooks joins Jordan McCullum, of Harriman, and Jordan Allen, of Hillcrest, as finalists for this year’s prestigious award.
Brooks is averaging 27 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.7 steals per game this season. Those totals include double-figure scoring in every game, including ten contests with 30 or more.
The winner will be announced during ceremonies on March 12th at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro.
With his finalist selection, Brooks also joins Stanley Caldwell (1991, 92), Marquis Weddle (2006), M.J. Brown (2007, 08), Marcus DeBerry (2015), and Parker Stewart (2017).
Both Caldwell (AA), and Brown (A) were two-time winners of the award, while Weddle, the program’s all-time leading scorer, was chosen for the Single-A honor in the year he was a finalist.
(photos: Mike Hutchens – School Communications Director)
