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Kentucky women’s basketball: Kenny Brooks ‘letting the kids win the day’ in Year 1

Kentucky women’s basketball: Kenny Brooks ‘letting the kids win the day’ in Year 1

Kentucky women’s basketball: Kenny Brooks ‘letting the kids win the day’ in Year 1Kentucky women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks talks about resilience
University of Kentucky women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks talks about how his team faced and responded to adversity.

Kentuckywomen’sbasketballcoachKennyBrooksfocusedondailyimprovementratherthansettingspecificgoalsforhisfirstseasoninLexington.BrooksledKentuckytoa22-6regular-seasonrecord,with11winsinSECplay,settingaprogramrecordforleaguevictoriesbyafirst-yearcoach.Theteam’ssuccessmarksasignificantturnaroundfromthetwopreviousseasons,whereKentuckystruggledwithacombined24-39record,losing26of32conferencecontests.Brooksemphasizesappreciatingthejourneyandcelebratingaccomplishmentswhileremainingfocusedontheultimategoal:leadingUKtoitsfirstFinalFourappearance.LEXINGTON—PriortothefirstgameoftheKentuckywomen’sbasketballprogram’s2024-25se