Breaking news; Kenny Brooks announce exit from Kentucky to elevate UK women’s basketball…….
Kenny Brooks hasn’t had much time to rest since his arrival in Lexington at the end of March. After eight seasons leading Virginia Tech women’s basketball, Brooks opted to make the jump to UK and the Southeastern Conference — a move that made Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart and Big Blue Nation hopeful for the future of a
program whose ceiling, up until this point, has stopped short of an NCAA Final Four appearance. From the moment his hiring was official, Brooks has embraced any and all opportunities to lay the foundation for UK to one day become what he and Barnhart see as a real possibility — a consistently successful program on par with the tradition of basketball excellence that’s long been associated with UK men’s basketball. An overwhelming thought to many, but Brooks told the Herald-Leader he’s taking things day-by-day. “I’ve got all kinds of emotions depending on what day it is,” Brooks said. “I think that comes with the territory when it’s new. When you’re somewhere and you understand everything, you’ve been through it before, you put it on autopilot. You know when to ramp up, you know your emotions this way or that way, but when it’s new … I’m experiencing so many different things right now, still as a first, and so it keeps you on your toes.” For Brooks and his staff, that groundwork looks like touching base with high-level prospects (high schoolers and transfers), recruiting trips (global and domestic) and a near-complete roster overhaul, among other tasks pertaining to schedule building and staff changes. After building respected programs at James Madison and Virginia Tech, Brooks understands that the path to winning is built step-by-step. “You have to just ke
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