▁ 3 1 ▁games . ▁Under ▁the ▁ro ok ie ▁co aching ▁of ▁Australian ▁basketball ▁legend ▁Phil ▁S my th , ▁and ▁with ▁others ▁such ▁as ▁D arn ell ▁Me e , ▁team ▁captain ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Olymp ian ▁Bre tt ▁Mah er , ▁former ▁Per th ▁Wild c ats ▁championship ▁forward ▁Martin ▁C att al ini , ▁centre ▁Paul ▁Re es ▁and ▁veter an ▁forward ▁Mark ▁Davis , ▁Bro oks ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁back - to - back ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Bro oks ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁N BL ▁Grand ▁Final ▁M VP ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁during ▁the ▁ 3 6 ers ▁ 2 – 0 ▁swe ep ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁East ▁Melbourne ▁Magic , ▁aver aging ▁ 2 2 . 5 ▁points , ▁ 7 ▁reb ounds , ▁ 1 . 5 ▁blocks ▁and ▁ 1 . 5 ▁ass ists ▁over ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁With ▁largely ▁the ▁same ▁team ▁as ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Bro oks ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 6 ers ▁became ▁back ▁to ▁back ▁champions ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 ▁Grand ▁Final ▁series ▁ 2 – 1 ▁over ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Tit ans ▁( the ▁N BL ▁changed ▁from ▁a ▁winter ▁to ▁summer ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁season ). ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁season ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Bro oks ▁continued ▁his ▁good ▁form ▁aver aging ▁