Jelena Brooks
No. 32 – Sopron Basket
PositionPower forward
LeagueEuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989
Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian-Hungarian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2009: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2001–2002Šumadija Kragujevac
2002–2004Dubočica Leskovac
2004–2007Vojvodina
2007–2010MKB Euroleasing Sopron
2010–2012Spartak Moscow Region
2012–2013UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron
2013–2015Dynamo Kursk
2014Washington Mystics
2015–2016Orduspor
2016Beşiktaş
2016–2017Perfumerías Avenida
2017–presentSopron Basket
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2015 Hungary/Romania
Gold medal – first place2021 France/Spain
Bronze medal – third place2019 Latvia/Serbia
European U20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2008 ItalyTeam
World U19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2007 SlovakiaTeam
European U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place2007 SerbiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 SpainTeam
European U16 Championship
Silver medal – second place2004 ItalyTeam

Jelena Brooks[1] (née Milovanović; Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Брукс, née Миловановић; born 28 April 1989) is a Serbian professional women's basketball player for Sopron Basket. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), she plays at the power forward position. She also represents the Serbian national basketball team.

She formerly played for the WNBA's Washington Mystics. She was a second-leading scorer of 2012–13 EuroLeague Women.

International career

She represented Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2015 in Budapest where they won the gold medal, and qualified for the 2016 Olympics, first in the history for the Serbian team.[2]

Achievements

Personal life

Her mother is Ljubica Milovanović, former basketball player, and her brother is Nenad, basketball coach. She is married to David Brooks.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jelena BROOKS Power Forward". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Serbia women win EuroBasket title, gain first Olympics berth". espn.go.com. Associated Press. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.


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