Kenny Brooks
Kenny Brooks (born December 20, 1968) is the current head coach of the Virginia Tech women's basketball team.[1][2] Brooks played his collegiate basketball for the James Madison Dukes basketball program.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Virginia Tech |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 86–49 (.637) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 20, 1968 Waynesboro, Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | James Madison |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1998 | VMI (men's asst.) |
| 1998–2002 | James Madison (men's asst.) |
| 2002–2003 | James Madison (women's asst.) |
| 2003–2016 | James Madison |
| 2016–present | Virginia Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 417–166 (.715) |
| Tournaments | NCAA 1-6 WNIT 20-7 |
During the 2013–2014 season the James Madison University women's basketball team upset the 6 seed Gonzaga in the NCAA tournament. It was JMU's first NCAA tournament victory since 1991.
He was introduced as the James Madison University women's basketball head coach March 21, 2003. He served as the interim head coach for the 2002–2003 season.
Brooks is of regular season games in the women's basketball program history the winningest coach (303), surpassing Shelia Moorman (302). Brooks was the head coach when the James Madison University Women's Basketball Team became the third school in NCAA Women's Basketball history to win 1,000 program games.
He tied the school record for wins in a season with 29 (2011–2012, 2013–2014).
On February 6, 2015, Brooks beat Hofstra University, (77–68), giving him his 300th career win.
On March 28, 2016, Brooks accepted the same position at Virginia Tech.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University (Colonial Athletic Association) (2002–2016) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | James Madison | 16–10 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2003–04 | James Madison | 13–18 | 7–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2004–05 | James Madison | 18–11 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2005–06 | James Madison | 24–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2006–07 | James Madison | 27–6 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | James Madison | 24–10 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2008–09 | James Madison | 24–10 | 14–4 | 3rd | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | James Madison | 26–7 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | James Madison | 26–8 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | James Madison | 29–8 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT Runner Up | ||||
| 2012–13 | James Madison | 25–11 | 15–3 | 2nd | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2013–14 | James Madison | 29–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | James Madison | 29–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | James Madison | 27–5 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| James Madison University: | 337–122 (.734) | 193–56 (.775) | |||||||
| Virginia Tech (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Virginia Tech | 20–14 | 4–12 | T-11th | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2017–18 | Virginia Tech | 23–14 | 6–10 | T-9th | WNIT Runner Up | ||||
| 2018–19 | Virginia Tech | 22–12 | 6–10 | 10th | WNIT Third Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Virginia Tech | 21–9 | 11–7 | T-4th | Postseason cancelled | ||||
| Virginia Tech: | 86–49 (.637) | 27–39 (.409) | |||||||
| Total: | 417–166 (.715) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "James Madison University Athletics – 2014–15 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". jmusports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- Jeff Malmgremm. "Basketball coach calls Gwathmey 'as talented as anyone' at James Madison over past decade". Fauquier – via Highbeam (subscription required) . Retrieved 2 February 2015.