in high school, brody led his team, the prince rupert rainmakers, to an 'aa' provincial championship in 2000-2001 and went on to play for the under-17 provincial team. following his high school graduation, he left to play juco basketball at gogebic community college in michigan and then returned to canada, where he attended laurentian university in ontario, starting at point guard for each of his four years. in his final season at laurentian, he averaged 15.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3 assists per game.