Izaiah Brockington

Izaiah Antoine Brockington (born July 12, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies and the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Izaiah Brockington
Brockington with Penn State in 2021
No. 1 – Iowa State Cyclones
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-07-12) July 12, 1999
Towson, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Ryan
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College

High school career

Brockington played basketball for Archbishop Ryan High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He entered the starting lineup as a sophomore.[1] In his senior season, Brockington averaged 18.6 points per game and led his team to its first Class 6A semifinals appearance. He finished his high school career with 1,242 career points, becoming the third 1,000-point scorer in program history.[2] Brockington originally committed to playing college basketball for NJIT in August 2016, before announcing he would do a prep year at Woodstock Academy in Woodstock, Connecticut. In August 2017, he instead signed with St. Bonaventure.[3][2]

College career

As a freshman at St. Bonaventure, Brockington averaged 4.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. He transferred to Penn State for his sophomore season.[4] Brockington sat out for one season due to NCAA transfer rules. He assumed a sixth man role as a sophomore, averaging 8.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.[5] In his junior year, Brockington became a regular starter, and averaged 12.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He scored a season-high 24 points against Virginia Tech and had 18 double-figure scoring performances. For his senior season, Brockington transferred to Iowa State.[6] He entered the 2021 NBA draft before withdrawing his name.[7] On November 24, 2021, Brockington scored a career-high 30 points in an 82–70 win against Xavier.[8]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 St. Bonaventure 34111.6.441.415.5381.2.9.4.14.3
2018–19 Penn State
Redshirt
2019–20 Penn State 31020.8.445.267.7032.71.1.8.18.1
2020–21 Penn State 252429.7.430.279.8414.91.71.0.212.6
Career 902519.8.438.326.7282.81.2.7.27.9

Personal life

Brockington's father, Antoine, was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year during his college basketball career at Coppin State, before playing professionally.[9]

References
  1. Gallen, Daniel (March 22, 2017). "After putting Archbishop Ryan 'on the map' with historic season, Izaiah Brockington and his fellow seniors move on". The Patriot-News. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. Gallen, Daniel (April 28, 2018). "Transfer Izaiah Brockington, a Philly native, announces commitment to Penn State". The Patriot-News. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. Carter, Aaron (August 8, 2017). "Archbishop Ryan grad Izaiah Brockington to play hoops at St. Bonaventure". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. Hunt, Donald (May 18, 2018). "Sports Notes: Ex-Archbishop Ryan star Izaiah Brockington transfers to Penn State". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. Stepien, Garrett (April 22, 2021). "Penn State guard Izaiah Brockington re-enters NCAA transfer portal". 247Sports. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. "Iowa State Cyclones add versatile Izaiah Brockington from Penn State Nittany Lions". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  7. Swain, Michael (July 1, 2021). "Izaiah Brockington reportedly withdraws from 2021 NBA Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  8. "Brockington scores 30, Iowa State beats No. 25 Xavier 82-70". ESPN. Associated Press. November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  9. Jones, David (March 19, 2020). "Penn State's Izaiah Brockington would love an NCAA tournament like his dad and Coppin State had in '97". The Patriot-News. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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