Kenny Brooks
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamVirginia Tech
ConferenceACC
Record167–76 (.687)
Biographical details
Born (1968-12-20) December 20, 1968
Waynesboro, Virginia
Playing career
1988–1991James Madison
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1998VMI (men's asst.)
1998–2002James Madison (men's asst.)
2002–2003James Madison (women's asst.)
2003–2016James Madison
2016–presentVirginia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall503–197 (.719)
TournamentsNCAA 6–9
WNIT 20–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Kenny Brooks (born December 20, 1968) is the current head coach of the Virginia Tech women's basketball team.[1][2]

Career

Brooks played his collegiate basketball for the James Madison Dukes basketball program.

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.

Brooks was introduced as the James Madison University women's basketball head coach on March 21, 2003. He served as the interim head coach for the 2002–2003 season.

Brooks has the most regular season game victories in James Madison's women's basketball program history (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, James Madison beat Hofstra University, (77–68), giving Brooks his 300th career win.

On March 28, 2016, Brooks accepted the position of head coach of the Virginia Tech women's basketball team.

Final Four

In 2023, Brooks achieved two college basketball coaching milestones. He coached his first team to a thirty win season, and his team made it to the final four of the woman's basketball tournament. Viriginia Tech won their first two games in the 2023 women's basketballtournament by double digits, then faced Tennessee in the regional semi final. The Hokies had 29 wins after the first two rounds of the tournament. The game against Tennessee started very well, with Virginia Tech achieving a 13 point lead (35 – 22) at halftime, then starting the second half with five straight points to open up an 18 point lead. Tennessee responded, cutting the lead to 9 points at the end of the third quarter and continued cutting into the lead, reducing the deficit to a single point at 53–52. The Hokies fought back and extended the lead to 11 points with just over two minutes remaining in the game. Virginia Tech ended up with the win, pushing their season win total to 30 wins for the first time in Brook's career and resulting in the first time Virginia Tech has advanced to the elite eight game.[3]

The elite eight game was against the Ohio State team that knocked UConn out of their quest for a 15th consecutive Final Four. Both teams led at times in the first half, with Virginia Tech clinging to a slim three point lead at halftime 48–45. Although Ohio State would cut the lead to a single point early in the third quarter, the Hokies never relinquished the lead and ended up with the win 84–74 to advance Brooks and Virginia Tech to their first ever final four.[4][5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
James Madison University (Colonial Athletic Association) (2002–2016)
2002–03 James Madison 16–1011–74th
2003–04 James Madison 13–187–107th
2004–05 James Madison 18–1110–84th
2005–06 James Madison 24–714–42ndWNIT First Round
2006–07 James Madison 27–616–22ndNCAA First Round
2007–08 James Madison 24–1014–42ndWNIT Quarterfinals
2008–09 James Madison 24–1014–43rdWNIT Second Round
2009–10 James Madison 26–713–52ndNCAA First Round
2010–11 James Madison 26–816–21stNCAA First Round
2011–12 James Madison 29–814–42ndWNIT Runner Up
2012–13 James Madison 25–1115–32ndWNIT Quarterfinals
2013–14 James Madison 29–615–11stNCAA Second Round
2014–15 James Madison 29–417–11stNCAA First Round
2015–16 James Madison 27–517–11stNCAA First Round
James Madison University: 337–121 (.736)193–56 (.775)
Virginia Tech (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2016–present)
2016–17 Virginia Tech 20–144–12T-11thWNIT Quarterfinals
2017–18 Virginia Tech 23–146–10T-9thWNIT Runner Up
2018–19 Virginia Tech 22–126–1010thWNIT Third Round
2019–20 Virginia Tech 21–911–7T-4thPostseason cancelled
2020–21 Virginia Tech 15–108–87thNCAA Second Round
2021–22 Virginia Tech 23–1013–5T-3rdNCAA First Round
2022–23 Virginia Tech 31–514–4T-2ndNCAA Final Four
2023–24 Virginia Tech 12–23–0
Virginia Tech: 167–76 (.687)65–56 (.537)
Total:503–197 (.719)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "James Madison University Athletics – 2014–15 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". jmusports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  2. ↑ Jeff Malmgremm. "Basketball coach calls Gwathmey 'as talented as anyone' at James Madison over past decade". Fauquier. Retrieved 2 February 2015 – via Highbeam.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Tech 73-64 Tennessee (Mar 25, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Tech 84-74 Ohio State (Mar 27, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  5. ↑ "Virginia Tech 84-74 Ohio State (Mar 27, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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