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New NIU women’s basketball head coach Jacey Brooks speaks during her introductory press conference on Wednesday inside the Convocation Center in DeKalb. Brooks was named NIU’s 11th women’s basketball head coach on April 1 after two seasons as the associate head coach at the University at Buffalo. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

How Jacey Brooks became NIU’s Superwoman

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | April 10, 2025

DeKALB – As he sat before the audience at a press conference Wednesday afternoon introducing new women’s basketball head coach Jacey Brooks, NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean Frazier made a simple yet confident declaration: NIU had...

University at Buffalo associate head coach Jacey Brooks (left) shouts from the sideline during the Bulls' 78-60 loss to Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game on March 16, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Brooks was named the 11th head coach of NIU women's basketball on Tuesday. (Paul Hokanson | UB Athletics)

Women’s basketball names Jacey Brooks as next head coach

By Edison Miller, Sports Editor | April 1, 2025

University at Buffalo associate head coach Jacey Brooks has been hired as the next head coach of the NIU women’s basketball team, NIU Athletics announced Tuesday. “We are excited to welcome Jacey Brooks to NIU to lead the Huskie women's basketball...

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