Education
Brust attended John Hersey High School his freshman year in 2006-2007, before transferring to Mundelein High School for his sophomore, junior and senior years.
Brust attended John Hersey High School his freshman year in 2006-2007, before transferring to Mundelein High School for his sophomore, junior and senior years.
He played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and holds the all-time Wisconsin record for most three-pointers made (235) in a career. As a senior, he averaged 24.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.1 steals per game during senior season, topping the 40-point mark on four occasions. Brust originally committed to University of Iowa, but after a coaching change he reopened his options on where to play, and he ultimately chose the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Brust began his collegiate career playing under Bo Ryan"s Wisconsin Badgers in 2010.
During the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons, Brust came off the bench. In his sophomore year in 2011-2012, he averaged the 6th most minutes and the 5th most points per game on the team
He also averaged 1.6 three pointers game per game, which ranked 13th in the Big Ten. During the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 seasons, Brust started all of the Badgers" games.
In his junior year in 2012-2013, he led the team in minutes and assist-to-turnover ratio with a 2.0, and led the team in scoring for the Big Ten conference games.
In his senior year in 2013-2014, he averaged 13 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 89 total three pointers through the team"s first 35 games. He also has the most three pointers in a career at Wisconsin
After going undrafted in the 2014 National Basketball Association draft, Brust joined the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League. On October 11, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Pieno žvaigždės of the Lithuanian Basketball League.