Alvin Brooks III joined the NC State men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach in April 2026, bringing more than two decades of championship experience, recruiting success and player development to the Wolfpack.
Through his first 22 seasons in coaching, Brooks has been part of teams that have compiled a 499-245 overall record (.671), won three national championships and three Big 12 championships, made 16 postseason appearances, and advanced to 10 NCAA Tournaments. He has also coached or recruited 24 players who reached the NBA.
Brooks arrived at NC State after spending two seasons as associate head coach at Kentucky. The Wildcats went 46-26 during his two seasons, advancing to the NCAA Tournament both years. Kentucky earned a No. 3 seed and finished No. 12 in the final AP Poll in 2024-25.
Prior to Kentucky, Brooks spent eight seasons at Baylor, serving as both an assistant coach and associate head coach. The Bears compiled a 194-72 record (.729) during his tenure and developed into one of the premier programs in college basketball.
In 2019-20, Baylor won 23 consecutive games, establishing a Big 12 record that remains tied for the longest winning streak in conference history. The Bears finished 26-4, spent five weeks ranked #1 in the AP Poll and were projected to earn a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament before the postseason was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The defining moment came in 2021, when Baylor captured the first national championship in program history. The Bears finished 28-2, won the program’s first Big 12 championship, earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated previously unbeaten Gonzaga in the national championship game. The championship was part of an extended run of national success. Baylor won another Big 12 title in 2022 and earned NCAA Tournament seeds of No. 1 in 2021 and 2022 and No. 3 in 2017, 2023 and 2024. The Bears finished nationally ranked in multiple seasons during Brooks’ tenure.
Brooks established himself as one of the nation’s top recruiters and talent developers at Baylor. He served as the lead recruiter for three consecutive Big 12 Freshmen of the Year — Keyonte George, Ja’Kobe Walter and VJ Edgecombe. Edgecombe was selected No. 3 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, becoming the highest NBA Draft selection in Baylor history. Brooks also played a leading role in assembling Baylor’s 2021 recruiting class, which ESPN ranked No. 4 nationally and the highest-rated class in program history.
Baylor produced All-America guards in four consecutive seasons, including Jared Butler, Davion Mitchell, MaCio Teague, James Akinjo and Adam Flagler. Butler became Baylor’s first consensus first-team All-American and earned Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors during the 2021 national championship run, while Mitchell swept the National Defensive Player of the Year awards.
Before Baylor, Brooks spent four seasons at Kansas State, helping the Wildcats compile a 79-54 record and make two NCAA Tournament appearances. In his first season in Manhattan, Kansas State went 27-8, earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and captured the 2013 Big 12 Championship — the first Big 12 regular-season championship in school history.
Brooks previously spent two seasons at Sam Houston State and three seasons at Bradley. At Bradley, his teams made consecutive postseason appearances, finishing as the 2008 CBI runner-up and 2009 CIT runner-up.
His championship résumé began at the junior college level. Brooks spent two seasons at Arkansas-Fort Smith, where the Lions went 62-7 and captured the 2006 NJCAA Division I National Championship. He then joined Midland College for the 2006-07 season and immediately won another NJCAA Division I National Championship, giving Brooks back-to-back national titles at two different programs. His junior college teams combined for a remarkable 91-15 record (.858).
Across his career, Brooks has been part of three national championship teams (2006, 2007 and 2021) and three Big 12 championship teams (2013, 2021 and 2022). The 2013 championship was Kansas State’s first Big 12 regular-season title, while the 2021 championship was Baylor’s first Big 12 title.
A Houston native, Brooks began his collegiate playing career at Midland College before transferring to Idaho State, where he was an Academic All-Big Sky selection as a senior.
Brooks graduated from Idaho State in 2002 with a degree in finance and earned a master’s degree in athletics administration in 2003.
Brooks and his wife, Tiffany, have two sons, Alvin IV (AJ) and Austin.
PERSONAL
Birthdate: Sept. 11, 1979
Family: Wife, Tiffany; sons Alvin IV and Austin
EDUCATION
College: Midland, 2000 (Associate of Arts - General Studies)
College: Midland, 2000 (Associate of Science - General Studies)
College: Idaho State, 2002 (Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance)
College: Idaho State, 2003 (Master of Physical Education – Athletic Administration)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2004-06 Arkansas-Fort Smith, assistant coach
2006-07 Midland, assistant coach
2007-10 Bradley, assistant coach
2010-12 Sam Houston State, assistant coach
2012-16 Kansas State, assistant coach
2016-22 Baylor, assistant coach
2022-24 Baylor, associate head coach
2024-26 Kentucky, associate head coach
2026- North Carolina State, assistant coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1998-2000 Midland
2000-02 Idaho State
