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Kenny Brooks was named the seventh head women’s basketball coach
at Virginia Tech on March 28, 2016.
Brooks joined the Hokies after an impressive 14-season stint as head
coach at James Madison University where he compiled a record of 337-
122 (.756), making him the winningest coach in that school’s history.
Brooks guided the Dukes to 11 consecutive postseason appearances,
including six NCAA bids and five trips to the WNIT. Under his direction
in 2015-16, JMU compiled a 27-6 record, including a 17-1 mark in
conference play, as the Dukes made a third straight trip to the NCAA
tournament.
Over 11 seasons at JMU, Brooks’ squads never won fewer than 24
games, averaging 26.3 wins per year over that span. The Dukes won
three consecutive (2014, 2015, 2016) Colonial Athletic Association
championships under Brooks’ tutelage and captured five conference titles
over a seven season span. He was named CAA Coach of the Year for
a fourth time in 2015-16, while his student-athletes also garnered CAA
Player and Rookie of the Year honors.
Brooks registered winning campaigns in 13 of his 14 seasons in
Harrisonburg, ascending to No. 23 in the AP Top 25 and No. 21 in the USA
Today Coaches Poll in 2014-15 as his squad tied a school record with
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29 victories. In 2013-14, he led the Dukes
to their first NCAA Tournament victory since
1991 when his 11th-seeded Dukes knocked
off sixth-seeded Gonzaga 72-63 in the first
round. In 2007, the Dukes earned an at-large
bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking only
the second time a CAA team had received
an at-large berth.
Under Brooks, James Madison tallied six
CAA Players of the Year, three Rookies of the
Year and two Defensive Players of the Year.
The Dukes also earned 31 All-CAA selections,
11 Defensive team and 10 All-Rookie team
selections during his tenure.
The Waynesboro, Virginia, native has coached three WNBA Draft picks,
including first-round pick Tamera Young and most recently (April 2016)
second-round selection Jazmon Gwathmey, in addition to three other
players who have signed professional contracts.
A 1992 graduate of James Madison, he played three seasons under
legendary coach Lefty Driesell and made two NIT appearances while
earning a degree in business
management. He began his
coaching career as a part-time
assistant for the 1993-94 JMU
men’s squad that won the CAA
Tournament and advanced to
the NCAA tournament.
After four seasons as an
assistant for the men’s program
at VMI (1994-98), he moved
back to his alma mater as a
men’s assistant from 1998-
2002. He was named interim
women’s head coach on Dec.
6, 2002 before taking over
those duties on a full-time basis
on March 21, 2003.
Brooks and his wife the
former Chrissy Stewart have
four children: Kendyl, Chloe,
Gabby and Nicholas.