Brooks McKowen

Last updated
Brooks McKowen
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Upper Iowa
Conference NSIC
Record190–129
Playing career
2003–2007 Northern Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2009 Northern Iowa (GA)
2009–2010 Northern Iowa (assistant)
2010–2011 Des Moines Area CC (assistant)
2011–2013 SMSU (assistant)
2013–present Upper Iowa
Head coaching record
Overall190–129
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Brooks McKowen is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Peacocks at Upper Iowa University. [1]

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He had a successful career at Wapsie Valley High School in his hometown of Fairbank, Iowa, finishing as the state's all-time scoring leader and winning Iowa Mr. Basketball honors in 2003. [2] McKowen then played basketball at Northern Iowa under Greg McDermott and Ben Jacobson. After his playing days were over, he stayed at Northern Iowa as a graduate assistant, then as a video coordinator. In 2010, he left and spent one season as an assistant coach at Des Moines Area Community College. Afterwards, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Southwest Minnesota State University under head coach Brad Bigler. While there, the Mustangs won their first ever Northern Sun men's basketball tournament championship in 2012. [3]

In 2013, McKowen was hired as the head coach of the Upper Iowa Peacocks. [2] Through seven seasons, the Peacocks have gone 190–129 (135–95 conference).

He was inducted into the IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of its 2017 class. [4]

Head Coaching Record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Upper Iowa (NSIC)(2013–2023)
2013–14Upper Iowa 16–1413–9T-7th
2014–15Upper Iowa 17–1312–10T-7th
2015–16Upper Iowa 16–1711–11T-7th
2016–17Upper Iowa 22–1116–6T-4th NCAA DII First Round
2017–18Upper Iowa 17–1510–12T-8th
2018–19Upper Iowa 7–224–18T-15th
2019–20Upper Iowa 19–1115–7T-3rd
2020–21Upper Iowa 10–78–44th
2021–22Upper Iowa 26–618–42nd NCAA Division II Regional semifinals
2022–23Upper Iowa 16–1313–9T-4th
Upper Iowa (GLVC)(2023–present)
2023–24Upper Iowa 22–1015–52nd NCAA Division II Regional semifinals
2024–25Upper Iowa 2–00–0
Upper Iowa:190–129 (.596)135–95 (.587)
Total:190–129 (.596)

      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

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References

  1. "Brooks McKowen". UIU Athletics. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 Sullivan, Jim (July 30, 2013). "Brooks McKowen formally named Upper Iowa basketball coach". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. "Mustangs Win NSIC Tournament Championship! West Named Tournament MVP". SMSU Athletics. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. Budlong, Jeff (March 10, 2017). "Three with NW Iowa ties enter Hall of Fame". Sioux City Journal . Retrieved January 20, 2021.