Kenny Brooks

Kenny Brooks
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Virginia Tech
Conference	ACC
Record	124–69 (.642)
Biographical details
Born	December 20, 1968 (age 55); 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	455–186 (.710)
Tournaments	NCAA 2–8; WNIT 20–7

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.

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

Statistics overview
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
2020–21	Virginia Tech	15–10	8–8	7th	NCAA 2nd Round
2021–22	Virginia Tech	23–10	13–5	T-3rd	NCAA 1st Round
Virginia Tech:		124–69 (.642)	48–52 (.480)
Total:		455–186 (.710)
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

^ "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.

[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 – via Highbeam (subscription required) . Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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