Kenny Brooks is pretty good against the Big Ten. Can he continue his success against Purdue?

Kenny Brooks is 1-0 against Big Ten competition this season, but how has he fared against the other superior conference in women’s college basketball throughout the course of his career?

It turns out that Brooks is 14-10 overall against the Big Ten, winning eight of his last nine games against teams in that conference. Things were rough at James Madison considering he went 2-8 against the Big Ten in his tenure there, however, at Virginia Tech, Brooks went 10-3 against the Big Ten, including a 67-54 win over Purdue, who Kentucky will play on Saturday at their place. He is 5-4 in road games against Big Ten opponents.

Here’s a rundown of how Kenny Brooks vs. the Big Ten has gone:

James Madison

• 71-65 L vs. Maryland (2007-08)
• 86-81 OT W @ Indiana in the NIT (2007-08)
• 90-76 L @ Maryland (2008-09)
• 67-61 L vs. Iowa (2010-11)
• 80-62 L vs. Minnesota (2012-13)
• 77-67 W vs. UCLA on a neutral court (2013-14)
• 91-87 OT W vs. UCLA (2014-15)
• 80-64 L vs. Maryland on a neutral court (2014-15)
• 90-80 L vs. Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament (2014-15)
• 90-61 L @ UCLA (2015-16)

Virginia Tech

• 76-67 W vs. Nebraska (2016-17)
• 65-55 W @ Penn State in the NIT (2016-17)
• 80-62 L @ Michigan in the NIT (2016-17)
• 96-49 W @ Illinois (2017-18)
• 65-57 L @ Indiana in the NIT (2017-18)
• 67-51 W vs. Rutgers (2018-19)
• 81-73 W vs. Ohio State on a neutral court (2018-19)
• 67-54 W vs. Purdue (2019-20)
• 70-60 W @ Wisconsin (2021-22)
• 85-54 W vs.Nebraska (2022-23)
• 84-74 W vs. Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament (2022-23)
• 80-76 L vs. Iowa on a neutral court (2023-24)
• 84-59 W @ Rutgers (2023-24)

Kentucky

• 76-53 W vs. Illinois on a neutral court (2024-25)

Can Brooks maintain his success against the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday? Only time will tell.