On May 5, 2021, it was announced that Penn State guard Izaiah Brockington would be transferring to Iowa State. That next season would be one of the best individual seasons in Iowa State history.
Brockington grew up in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended Archbishop Ryan High School and graduated in 2017.
In high school, Brockington was a three-star recruit, with Division I offers from just St. Bonaventure in south New York and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Brockington chose the St. Bonaventure Bonnies.
In his freshman year with the Bonnies, Brockington appeared in all 34 games but started just one, averaging 4.3 points in 11.6 minutes per game.
The Bonnies ended their 2017-18 with a 24-6 record, but lost in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to Davidson.
St. Bonaventure was chosen as one of the final four teams in the 2018 March Madness tournament, having to play UCLA in the first round.
The Bonnies won their game against the Bruins in overtime, 65-58, putting them through as one of the 64 teams in March Madness.
Unfortunately for St. Bonaventure, they’d lose their first round game to the Florida Gators 77-62.
After the season, Brockington announced he’d be leaving the program before he announced a transfer to Penn State.
Back at home, Brockington would have to sit out his first year at Penn State, as old transfer rules were much more strict.
In the 2019-20 season, Brockington played in 31 games but started none. Averaging 8.1 points per game, Brockington nearly doubled his scoring with the Nittany Lions.
Penn State had one of its best seasons in recent memory throughout the end of 2019 and the start of 2020, peaking at No. 9 in the AP Poll and ending the regular season with a 21-10 record.
The Nittany Lions never got to capitalize on their one-off season, though, with the 2020 Big 10 tournament being canceled because of COVID-19 and March Madness being canceled shortly after.
Brockington returned to Happy Valley for the 2020-21 season, with Brockington starting 24 of the 25 games.
Penn State’s incredible 2019-20 season wasn’t matched in the 2020-21 season, though, finishing 11-14 and missing March Madness.
The Nittany Lions were incredibly unlucky with their schedule, having the hardest schedule out of all 347 Division I programs.
Brockington made the most of a rough season, though, averaging 12.6 points per game on 43% shooting as well as a career high 4.9 rebounds per game.
On Apr. 22, 2021, Brockington announced he’d be transferring for the second time and just two weeks later, it was announced that the senior guard was headed to Ames
The Cyclones started their season 12-0, with wins over in-state rivals Iowa, No. 9 Memphis and No. 25 Xavier, before their first loss to No. 1 Baylor in the first game of conference play.
Iowa State finished below .500 in conference play with a record of 7-11, ending their regular season 20-11.
In his senior season, Brockington averaged 16.9 points per game, leading the Cyclones and ahead of Tyrese Hunter, who was averaging 11 points per game.
Brockington also had his career high in scoring in an 84-81 win vs. West Virginia, scoring 35 points in 37 minutes.
Iowa State and Brockington fell flat in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament, losing 72-41 to No. 14 Texas Tech in the first round, with Brockington scoring just seven points, shooting 3-16.
Despite the loss, Iowa State still made March Madness as an 11-seed, playing LSU in the first round.
Brockington and Hunter put together 42 of Iowa State’s 59 points to take down No. 6 LSU 59-54. With this victory, Iowa State moved on to play No. 3 Wisconsin in the second round.
The Cyclones put together arguably one of their best March performances ever, beating Wisconsin 54-49.
The Badgers, who were practically playing at home, struggled immensely from the field, shooting 31.9% from the field and scoring by their fewest points of the year.
Individually, Brockington didn’t have a standout performance, scoring 10 points on 4-14 shooting as well as four turnovers.
Iowa State’s great defense and a 22-point night from Gabe Kalscheur meant that the Cyclones were moving to the Sweet 16 against No. 10 Miami (FL).
Miami’s path to the Sweet 16 was somehow more absurd than Iowa State’s. After the Hurricanes beat No. 7 USC 68-66, Miami took on No. 2 Auburn and wiped the floor with them, winning 79-61.
Miami’s momentum continued, beating Iowa State 70-56 in a crushing loss for Iowa State. Brockington tried but failed to help the Cyclones move to the Elite Eight, scoring 11 points on 33.3% shooting.
With Brockington out of college eligibility, the next step was the NBA, so he declared for the NBA draft on March 28, 2022.
Brockington was mentioned in some conversations, but not in any major mock drafts or big boards. Tragedy struck for Brockington before the draft, as he tore his ACL, making sure he’d go undrafted.
Brockington signed a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on Sept. 13, 2022, before being waived two weeks later on Sept. 24, 2022.
Just under five months later, March 14, 2023, Brockington signed with the Birmingham Squadron, the G-League affiliate of the Pelicans, the same team that cut him.
Brockington only played two games with the Squadron before the season was over, but got the call-up to the Pelicans summer team for the 2023 NBA Summer League.
During the summer league, Brockington averaged 4.6 points per game in just over 12 minutes per game.
Prior to the 2023-24 season, Brockington was once again signed and then cut by the Pelicans, but this time, he returned to the Squadron for the entire season.
During the 2023-24 season, Brockington averaged 12.4 points per game on 48% shooting as well as 41% from the free-throw line, something he never even came close to in college.
On March 3, 2024, Brockington signed a 10-day two-way contract with the Pelicans, meaning for the third time in his career, he was on an NBA roster, but this time, he actually saw the court.
For the final three minutes and 34 seconds of the March 5, 2024, matchup between the Pelicans and the Toronto Raptors, Brockington was on the court.
The game was an absolute blowout, with the Pelicans eventually winning the game by 41 points, so the final minutes didn’t matter to the team, but for Brockington it did, because those minutes were his first and also his last in the NBA.
In those three minutes, Brockington put up five shots and hit on two, as well as grabbing two rebounds. He ended the game with four points, two rebounds and a +/- of +3.
The next two games of Brockington’s contract were too close for him to see the court, with one a 103-95 win for the Pelicans vs. Philadelphia and the other a 116-103 win vs. the Atlanta Hawks.
Brockington returned to the Squadron for the rest of the 2024 season. A 15-19 record meant the Squadron wasn’t going to compete in the G-League playoffs.
Before the 2024-25 season, Brockington would once again be signed and almost instantly cut from the Pelicans, and for the second time, he rejoined the Squadron.
After appearing in 23 games for the Squadron and averaging 15.3 points per game, Brockington was traded to the San Diego Clippers for the final 11 games of the 2024-25 G-League season.
The Clippers, going just 12-22, didn’t make the playoffs. Brockington signed with the Vancouver Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League on April 4, 2025, playing just eight games and averaging 10.4 points per game.
Brockington was on the Clippers’ summer league team in 2025 but struggled, appearing just twice and only scoring two points in 15 minutes vs. the Memphis Grizzlies.
Subsequently, Brockington was not re-signed by the Clippers, meaning he’d have to play overseas during the 2025-26 season.
On July 28, 2025, Brockington and the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL), Australia and New Zealand’s premier basketball league, announced that he would be heading to Auckland for the 2025-26 season.
“His skill set, athleticism, and versatility will be a huge asset to our team,” New Zealand Breakers President of Basketball Operations Dillon Boucher said about Brockington.
Brockington’s rookie season in the NBL went very well, averaging 15.9 points per game on 50% shooting, ranking third in the league.
The Breakers as a team didn’t have the most exceptional season of all time, going just 14-20. The Breakers did walk away from the 2025-26 season happy, with a victory in the 2025-26 NBL Ignite Cup, the NBL’s in-season tournament.
Brockington’s future is currently undecided, as he’s not currently under any contract for the 2026-27 season. The Breakers coaching staff and board have said that they want Brockington on the roster for the upcoming season, though.
