Delray Brooks
Delray Brooks (born October 24, 1965) is an American basketball coach and former basketball player. Brooks was an Indiana high school basketball star who was named both 1984 Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball and 1984 USA Today Player of the Year. After high school, he first attended Indiana University to play basketball for Bobby Knight. When he didn't fit into the team plans as he had hoped he transferred to play for Rick Pitino at Providence College, where the team was one of the most successful in school history. As a professional player, his career floundered in various leagues before he began coaching basketball as an assistant for Pitino at the University of Kentucky. He reached the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship final four as both a player and assistant coach. When Pitino left for the NBA, he moved on to a head coaching position at the University of Texas-Pan American. He was eventually caught up in a scandal and fired. He has since coached various high school teams. As of 20 May 2015, he is the head coach for the men's basketball team at Clay High School.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 24, 1965 |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1986 | Indiana |
| 1986–1988 | Providence |
| ?–1991 | Erie Wave |
| 1991 | Florida Jades |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1993 | Kentucky (Asst. Strgth & Cond.) |
| 1993–1997 | Kentucky (Asst.) |
| 1997–1999 | Texas–Pan American |
| 2002–2003 | Pope John Paul II HS |
| ?? | in California |
| 2005–2010 | La Lumiere School |
| 2015–present | Clay HS |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1991 | Florida Jades (V.P. of Basketball ops.) |
| 2008–2010 | La Lumiere School |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–46 (.148) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
2× NCAA Regional Champion - Final Four (1996, 1997) | |
| Awards | |
| Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball (1984) USA Today Player of the Year (1984) | |