In this episode of the PSB Podcast, PSB Co-founder Brendan Winters sits down with former Davidson College Wildcat stand out, and current overseas professional basketball player, De’Mon Brooks. Brendan and De’Mon discuss DeMon’s career and all of the ups and downs that come with playing overseas basketball.
Brooks had an incredible run in his time at Davidson College (2010-11 through 2014-15) that included a conference championship and a tournament MVP. He was also named a freshman All-American and Southern Conference Player of the Year.
De’Mon then had the opportunity to play for the Charlotte Hornets Summer League team before he signed his first contract in Italy.
Brooks went on to play overseas in many of the top leagues such as the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He is currently playing in Japan.
In this episode of the PSB Podcast De’Mon and Brendan share the stories of their overseas careers. They provide show that it is not always as glorious as it is cut out to be.