Alvin Brooks

For the younger college basketball coach, see Alvin Brooks III.

Alvin Brooks

File:Alvin Brooks.jpg
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Associate head coach
Team	Houston
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Biographical details
Born	(1959-08-06) August 6, 1959
Playing career
1979–1981	Lamar
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1986	Lamar (Asst.)
1986–1993	Houston (Asst.)
1993–1998	Houston
1999–2001	Texas Tech (Asst.)
2001–2003	North Texas (Asst.)
2003–2004	UTEP (Asst.)
2004–2007	Texas A&M (Asst.)
2007–2009	Kentucky (Dir. of Ops.)
2010–present	Houston (Assoc. HC)

Alvin Brooks (born August 6, 1959) is a basketball coach and former head coach of the University of Houston's men's team. Prior to heading back to Houston, he most recently served as Director of Basketball Operations for the Kentucky Wildcats. He coached the Houston Cougars from 1993 to 1998. He also served as an assistant coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team and was at Texas A&M through the '06-'07 season.

On July 23, 2007, a Lexington, KY media outlet reported that Brooks had been hired as an assistant coach by Billy Gillispie at the Kentucky Wildcats.

His son Alvin Brooks III is also a basketball coach.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Houston Cougars (Southwest Conference) (1993–1995)
1993–94	Houston	8–19	5-9	6th
1994–95	Houston	9-19	5-9	6th
1995–96	Houston	17-10	10-3	2nd
Houston Cougars (Conference USA) (1996–1998)
1996–97	Houston	11–16	3-11	4th, White Division
1997–98	Houston	9–20	2-14	5th, National Division
Houston:		54-84
Total:		54–84
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

External links

• Profile at Houston
• Brooks 1998 article