Notre Dame’s steady, high-IQ guard with real glue-guy value
Joey Brooks is best remembered at Notre Dame as a versatile, tough, academically driven guard who fit winning basketball more than box-score chasing; in his Notre Dame career he appeared in 80 games with 8 starts and averaged 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds, while his senior season was a redshirt year in which he practiced but did not play[6][10]. His differentiators were feel, reliability, and a team-first edge — the kind of player coaches trust to stabilize a lineup, space the floor, and keep the game organized rather than dominate usage[6][12].
