Hall of Fame

Darren Darnell Brooks graduated from Jennings Senior High School in the Spring of 2000.  Darren became an American professional basketball player. A 6’3″ 205 pound point guard / shooting guard, Darren’s professional career began in 2005–06 and has taken him to numerous countries and leagues around the world. He is best known in the United States for his collegiate career at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU), here he was the back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.   Darren played football his senior year at Jennings Senior High where he was named the conference player of the year after throwing for around 1500 yards.
Darren Brooks now coaches high school basketball at the charter school, High Point Academy and has his own basketball academy.

See the link below for more on Darren and his Hall of Fame induction into Southern Illinois University

https://siusalukis.com/news/2017/8/10/mens-basketball-darren-brooks-named-to-mvc-hall-of-fame.aspx