George Brooks serves as Assistant Men's Basketball Coach for Mississippi State University's Men's Basketball program in Starkville, Mississippi. George Brooks wrapped up his 16th season as an assistant coach with the Mississippi State basketball program in 2025-26 after a successful 13-year stint at the junior college ranks where he guided his Meridian Community College program to numerous titles. Brooks has been impactful on the recruiting trail and served as the lead recruiter to 11 players, who have garnered a combined 21 All-SEC First-Team, All-SEC Second-Team, All-SEC Third-Team, All-SEC Freshman Team and All-SEC Defensive Team accolades.
Brooks, the SEC’s longest tenured assistant coach and one of the NCAA’s longest tenured major conference assistant coaches, is in the midst of his second decade of loyal service to the Maroon and White under Chris Jans, Ben Howland, Rick Ray and Rick Stansbury. The 2025-26 season also enabled Brooks to match the longest tenured assistant coach in State history.
