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Chris Rooks

Former NBA League; Team Executive
Territory Team Leader, Rhinegeist Brewery

Christopher Rooks dedicated over a decade to the betterment of the NBA and its athletes, from the launch of the NBA G League, through various business development roles with NBA and WNBA teams along with 6+ years providing resources, services and opportunities to NBA players and their teams as a member of the League’s Player Development department. His work in community and player programs included off the court program creation and delivery, and player outreach and team counseling at NBA events including All-Star Weekend, Draft Night, Summer League, Rookie Transition Program, NBA G League Showcase, Post-Career Development boot camps, NBA Fit Clinics, Team Awareness Meetings and NBA Cares platforms.

In addition to player programs, Chris has an extensive background in sales, marketing, operations and game presentation. Prior to transitioning onto the NBA’s Community and Player Programs team, he was a member of the League’s Team Marketing and Business Operations (TMBO) in-house business development consulting team focusing on Corporate Sponsorship development after serving as a Corporate Sales Executive for the Minnesota Timberwolves/Lynx and Marketing Manager for the NBA G league.

Rooks’ additional sport administration experience includes working on the launch of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets as a client services account manager, as Director of Athletic Programming with Boston’s Scholar Athletes program and with Ohio State University Athletics Department as a Men’s Basketball Operations student manager. Student Athlete Academic Support mentor and Athletic Facilities Graduate Assistant.

He currently serves as Columbus Territory Team Leader for Rhinegeist Brewery (largest craft brewery sales operation in Ohio, 26th in the USA). Prior to attending Ohio State University for both his undergraduate and graduate school education, Chris was a student-athlete at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Chris has served on the Board of Directors for the National Pro-Am City Leagues, Inc., the Washington DC Pro-Am and he now volunteers a great deal of his time engaging in community service projects organized through his organization’s Charitble
Suds program and local nonprofit, Besa Community Inc.

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Our Vision


Anomaly is rooted in a passion to help provide critical life skills to college and professional athletes. We help athletes succeed off the field and for the rest of their lives. We give athletes the tools they need to transcend the statistics. We show them how to become an Anomaly.

Educate.


Education is the key to unlocking the unlimited potential of collegiate and professional athletes. Anomaly takes creative and thoughtful approaches to drive meaningful collaborations for comprehensive learning.

Inspire.


Lasting success can be maximized only when an athlete is inspired to take ownership of his or her learning process and is invested in personal and professional outcomes. Anomaly inspires athletes to learn and evolve by relating
concepts to their unique lives and careers.

Empower.


When athletes are presented with objective, independent knowledge and feel confident in their personal and financial decision making, their desire to live empowered lives is undeniable. Anomaly empowers athletes to own their life experiences and transcend the statistics.

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