LaSheena Brooks

LaSheena Brooks was hired in August of 2021 as the Head Women's Basketball Coach. She enters into her fourth year in the 2024 season. Brooks came from Auburn University Montgomery where she served as Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator for two seasons.

In her first season as Head Coach for the Hawks, Brooks helped the Hawks to two conference wins against West Alabama and Auburn University at Montgomery. She also helped Tiara Lewis notch two freshman of the week awards and Jasmine Gaines was named North Georgia Player of the Year. The Hawks also averaged 5 points more than the prior year and finished top 5 in rebounds per game.

In just her first season as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator for the Warhawks in 2019-20, Brooks helped AUM add seven wins from their previous total in 2018-2019, average 10 more points per game and was named to the 2020 Women's Basketball Coaches Association's "Thirty Under 30" class.

Brooks went to AUM from Snead State Community College in Boaz, Ala., where she served as the Assistant Basketball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for two seasons. Under Brooks guidance, the Lady Parsons added 13 wins to their total in 2018-19 from 2017-18 and average 12.2 more points per game, while earning a spot in the 2019 Alabama Community College Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.

Prior to her assistant coaching position at Snead State, Brooks served as an assistant coach for the women's basketball team at G.W. Carver High School here in Montgomery, Ala. for two seasons. While at Carver, Brooks helped lead the Lady Wolverines to two area championships, a 6A Regional Championship and an appearance in the AHSAA Women's Basketball Final Four during the 2016-17 campaign.

Brooks played collegiately at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Ala. from 2009-2011, where she helped lead the Lady Lions to an Alabama Community College Conference Championship during the 2010 season. Brooks also played for two seasons at Spring Hill College, where she holds the record for most three-pointers made in a game (8). Brooks also holds the record for most three's made in a single game at Wallace State Community College (9). Brooks attended Hanceville High School in Hanceville, Ala. where she holds the school and Cullman County record for most career points scored by a female basketball player, amassing 2,715 points over her prep career.

In addition to coaching, Brooks has excelled in the field of athletic communications and public relations. As an undergraduate, intern and professional, she has gained experience in public relations, social media campaigning and analytics, fundraising, search engine optimization, website development, event planning, and grant writing. She has expertise in working in the non-profit sector, professional sports' organizations, healthcare industries and individuals' business marketing needs for various target audiences. Brooks earned her master's degree in applied technology from Alabama State University in 2017, focusing in website design and social media. She received her bachelor's degree in communication arts from Spring Hill College in 2014, focusing in public relations and advertisement. She also holds an associate degree in education from Wallace State Community College.