Brooks McKowen

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Brooks McKowen
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Missouri Western
Conference MIAA
Record0–0
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)
2013–2025 Upper Iowa
2025–present Missouri Western
Head coaching record
Overall209–138
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Brooks McKowen is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Griffons at Missouri Western State 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] He spent 12 seasons with the Peacocks, compiling an overall record of 209–138 (149–101 conference).

On March 25, 2025, it was announced that McKowen would be named the next head coach of the Missouri Western Griffons who play in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. [1]

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)(2023–2025)
2023–24Upper Iowa 22–1015–52nd NCAA Division II Regional semifinals
2024–25Upper Iowa 21–914–63rd
Upper Iowa:209–138 (.602)149–101 (.596)
Total:209–138 (.587)

      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

References

  1. 1 2 "Brooks McKowen Named Missouri Western head men's basketball coach". gogriffons.com. St. Joseph, MO. March 25, 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  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. March 4, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  4. Budlong, Jeff (March 10, 2017). "Three with NW Iowa ties enter Hall of Fame". Sioux City Journal . Retrieved January 20, 2021.