Kenny Brooks
| Kenny Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Women's Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | James Madison |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 310–116 (.728) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 20, 1968 Waynesboro, Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | James Madison |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1998 1998–2002 2002–2003 2003–present |
VMI (Men's asst..) James Madison (Men's asst.) James Madison (Women's asst.) James Madison |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 310–116 (.728) |
Kenny Brooks (born December 20, 1968) is the current head coach of the James Madison University women's basketball team.[1][2] 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.
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.
Coach Brooks is the winningest coach in JMU women's basketball history (303), surpassing Shelia Moorman (302). Coach 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 6th, 2015, Coach Brooks beat Hofstra University, (77-68), giving him his 300th career win.
Head Coaching Record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University (Colonial Athletic Association) (2002–present) | |||||||||
| 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 1st 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 2nd 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 | ||||
| James Madison University: | 310–116 (.728) | 176–55 (.762) | |||||||
| Total: | 310–116 (.728) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ http://jmusports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=523&path=wbball
- ↑ 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.