Background
Rooks was born in New York, New York and attended Fontana High School in Fontana, California.
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Rooks was born in New York, New York and attended Fontana High School in Fontana, California.
Fontana High School.
He played professionally in the National Basketball Association from 1992 to 2004. Rooks is an assistant for player development of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (National Basketball Association). He played college basketball at the University of Arizona with Brian Williams and Editor Stokes.
Rooks was an All-American honorable mention.
The 6"10" center was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (30th overall pick) in the 1992 National Basketball Association Draft. He was a starter for the Mavericks in his rookie season and then again in 1995 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He also played for the Atlanta Hawks, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers, the New Orleans Hornets, and the Orlando Magic. Rooks played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association before retiring in 2004.
After retiring, Rooks moved into coaching and served as an assistant coach in the National Basketball Association Development League for the Bakersfield Jam (2007–2008), the New Mexico Thunderbirds (2010–2011) and the Sioux Falls Skyforce (from March 2012).
In 2012, Rooks joined the Phoenix Suns" player development staff He resigned from the staff in January 2013 to taking a coaching position overseas.