OKLAHOMA CITY, June 26, 2025 – The Oklahoma City Thunder selected guard Brooks Barnhizer with the 44th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti.
During the 2024-25 season at Northwestern, Barnhizer appeared in 17 games and averaged 17.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.1 blocks in 36.9 minutes per game. The Indiana native became the first Big Ten player since Michael Redd to reach 1,000-plus career points, 500-plus rebounds and 200-plus assists within his first 96 games.
Barnhizer earned Big Ten All-Defensive team honors at the conclusion of his junior season and he was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team on multiple occasions.
