Briana Brooks, a native of Tyler (TX), has been chosen to lead the Lady Chargers Basketball program for the upcoming season. Coach Brooks enters her 7th year of coaching, previously serving as the assistant coach at Kilgore College for the 22.23 season. Prior to Kilgore College, Coach Brooks was an assistant coach for the 2022 NJCAA National Champion, Tyler Junior College. From 2016 to 2021, Coach Brooks started her career in the high school ranks as an assistant coach at Robert E Lee HS and head coaching stops at Wichita Falls and Rusk High School.
Coach Brooks had stellar playing career. As a member of the Weatherford College (2010-2012) women’s basketball team, Coach Brooks earned NJCAA 1st Team All American honors as a freshman and a sophomore, NTJCAC Player of the year as a freshman and a sophomore, was a two time conference champion and made a National Tournament appearance. During her sophomore year, Coach Brooks was the 3rd ranked player, and number one ranked point guard, in Two Year Colleges. After her highly decorated two year college career, Coach Brooks went on to play at the University of South Florida (2014-2015) and Arkansa Tech (2015-2016) where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications.
