FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast men's basketball head coach Pat Chambers announced the signing of Elijah Brooks on Thursday to continue the 2026 portal class.

"Elijah Brooks is a big, strong, physical guard who plays downhill with tremendous toughness," Chambers said. "He's aggressive attacking the rim, makes plays for others, and impacts the game on both ends of the floor. Defensively, he's relentless – capable of pressuring the ball and guarding 94 feet with great intensity and effort."

Elijah Brooks | 6'3 | 195 lbs. | G | Gr. | Houston Christian | North Dakota | Topeka West HS | Topeka, Kan.

Brooks comes to FGCU from Houston Christian, where he spent two years. He played eight games for the Huskies in 2025-26 before missing the rest of the season due to injury, but averaged 12.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 30.5 minutes per game prior to his injury. Notably, he scored 17 points against ASUN opponent Bellarmine on November 25.

In 2024-25, he led HCU with 47.8% shooting from the field, and averaged 9.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He had the first two 20-point games of his career during an early four-game homestand, scoring 21 vs. Rockford on November 16 before going for a career-high 29 against Northern Arizona on November 27. He made his first 11 shots in the NAU game and added six rebounds. Brooks matched his previous career high of eight rebounds on two occasions, at UTRGV and vs. Stephen F. Austin. He was named Southland Academic All-Conference for the first time at the conclusion of the campaign.

Prior to Houston Christian, he spent two seasons at North Dakota. In his sophomore season at UND, he saw action in 22 games as a sophomore, playing 13.5 minutes per game. He shot 66.7% from the while averaging 3.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. As a freshman, he posted 14.4 minutes, 4.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game to go with 27 games played and seven starts.

The son of Peter Brooks and Kateshieus Anderson, Brooks has five younger siblings –  younger brothers Geovione and Demageo; and younger sisters, Samyah, Saniyah and A'Lajah. 

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