By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
Spending the past five years as the Great Bend High School boys basketball coach, Tim Brooks officially announced his retirement March 5.
Brooks posted a 38-59 record in his time as the Panther head coach including a 4-15 record this past season. Brooks' career coaching record is 165-173.
Brooks best season was last year (2019-2020) when the Panthers finished with a record of 17-5, won the Bluestem Classic in El Dorado and shared the Western Athletic Conference title with Hays. The Panthers lost to Hays in the Sub-State Championship game at the Panther Fieldhouse.
Brooks came to Great Bend after a year leading Cimarron High School. Prior to his time with the Bluejays, Brooks spent 10 years as the coach at Manhattan High School where he posted a 115-92 record and led the Indians to the state tournament twice.
Brooks started his coaching career as an assistant at Montezuma High School in 1987 and then spent 16 years as an assistant to Dennis Hamilton at Dodge City High School.
Brooks replaced Chris Battin as Great Bend’s coach following Battin’s resignation in 2016.