Brock McGinnis - Associate Head Coach - Women's Basketball Coaches

Brock McGinnis

Title:
Associate Head Coach
Email:
brock.mcginnis@ku.edu

Brock McGinnis is in his eighth season on Coach Brandon Schneider’s staff at Kansas and the 2026-27 campaign will be his first as KU's Associate Head Coach. He previously spent three seasons as an Assistant Coach for the Jayhawks after serving for four years as the Director of Player Development.

During McGinnis' tenure at Kansas, the Jayhawks have made four postseason appearances, with NCAA Tournaments in 2022 and 2024. KU also won the WNIT Championship in 2023 and advanced to the semifinals of the WBIT in 2026. KU has had a winning record in each of the past five campaigns with four 20-win seasons, including three-straight 20-win seasons from 2022-24, the longest such streak for the program since 2011-13. McGinnis was selected to participate in the 2026 Next Generation Insitute, which was hosted by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) at the Final Four in Phoenix.

The 2025-26 season saw the dynamic duo of S'Mya Nichols and Jaliya Davis lead the Jayhawks to 22 wins and a semifinal appearance in the WBIT. Both players were named All-Big 12 First Team selections, with Nichols setting the school record for free throws made for the second straight season. Davis put together one of the most memorable freshman campaigns in Big 12 history, being named a unanimous Big 12 Freshman of the Year after averaging better than 20 points per game in league play. After missing 10 games due to injury, Davis returned at the start of conference play and was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week nine consecutive times, setting a new power conference record for consecutive awards in the process.

The Jayhawks won the Paradise Jam Island Division Championship to highlight the 2024-25 campaign, which finished with a fourth-consecutive winning record of 16-14. Kansas averaged 3,682 fans per game at Allen Fieldhouse, marking the second-largest average attendance in program history, and had a 15-game winning streak that spanned nearly the entire calendar year of 2024. S'Mya Nichols earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for the second consecutive season and received All-America Honorable Mention from the WBCA, while Elle Evans (honorable mention) and Regan Williams (All-Freshman Team) also received Big 12 honors.

The 2023-24 season saw Kansas earn three wins over Top 25 opponents and two wins over Top 10 opponents, both accomplishments happening for the first time since 1999-2000. The Jayhawks finished 20-13 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. KU picked up its first win over a Top 5 opponents since 2009 with an 87-66 victory over then-No. Baylor on Jan. 10, 2024, which was also KU’s first win over the Bears since 2014.

The Jayhawks were led by four All-Big 12 honorees, including First Team selections Taiyanna Jackson and S’Mya Nichols, along with Holly Kersgieter and Zakiyah Franklin, who earned honorable mention. Jackson was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team for the third time and earned WBCA All-America Honorable Mention for the second-straight season. Following the season, she became KU’s first WNBA Draft selection since 2015 when she was picked in the second round by the Connecticut Sun.

During the 2021-22 season, McGinnis assisted Schneider – the Big 12 Coach of the Year – as the Jayhawks experienced a breakthrough campaign. Kansas finished the season with a record of 21-10, marking the program’s first 20-win season since 2010-11, and the Jayhawks had 20 wins during the regular season for the first time since 1999-2000. KU capped off the season with a berth in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, earning the No. 8 seed in the Spokane Regional and defeating Georgia Tech, 77-58, in the opening round before falling to eventual regional champion Stanford in the second round.

Before coming to Kansas, McGinnis previously worked for two years as the women’s basketball Video Coordinator at Oklahoma State. He has also worked as an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Allen Community College from 2016-2017, Assistant Video Coordinator for the Toronto Raptors from 2015-2016, and Graduate Assistant for Oklahoma State Cowboy Basketball from 2013-2015.

A native of Oskaloosa, Kansas, McGinnis attended Ottawa University and played on the basketball team for four years while receiving a bachelor’s degree in 2012. He then went to Oklahoma State for graduate school and received a master’s degree in Leisure Studies in 2015. He and his wife Megan reside in Lawrence with their daughter Kit.

THE MCGINNIS FILE
Alma Mater: Ottawa, 2012; Oklahoma State 2015
Hometown: Oskaloosa, Kan.
Wife: Megan
Daughter: Kit

COACHING EXPERIENCE
2026-Present: Kansas (Associate Head Coach)
2023-26: Kansas (Assistant Coach)
2019-23: Kansas (Director of Player Development)
2017-19: Oklahoma State (Video Coordinator)
2016-17: Allen Community College (Assistant Men's Basketball Coach)
2015-16: Toronto Raptors (Assistant Video Coordinator)
2013-15: Oklahoma State (Men's Basketball Graduate Assistant)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE
2008-12: Ottawa University