Canisius College women's basketball coach Terry Zeh announced today that Jacey Brooks has joined the Golden Griffins' coaching staff after spending the past three years on the staff at St. Bonaventure University.

"We're excited to add Jacey to the staff. Her passion for the game and commitment to the welfare of the student-athletes is something that we really value," Zeh said. "We look forward to many positive contributions from her to our program."

Brooks moved into an assistant coach role for the 2009-10 season after spending two seasons as the director of basketball operations at St. Bonaventure. As an assistant coach, Brooks helped with the day-to-day operation of the program, travel, video exchange and program organization.

The Bonnies played in the WNIT the past two seasons, winning a combined 46 games and advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2009 WNIT. In 2008-09, St. Bonaventure qualified for the postseason for the first time in program history, won a program-record 23 games and also earned a win over No. 24/23 Michigan State.  In 2009-10, the Bonnies played in the postseason for the second consecutive season, also winning 23 games for the second straight year.

A 2006 graduate of Buffalo State College, Brooks played four years of basketball at Buffalo State, leaving as the program's fourth all-time leading scorer (1,219 points) and ninth all-time in rebounds (554). A two-time all- SUNYAC performer, Brooks helped lead the Bengals to three straight SUNYAC tournaments.

Brooks also has coached in the Empire State Games, serving as an assistant coach for the Western region in the women's open division.

Brooks takes over the open spot on the coaching staff when Jen Gwin moved to Northeast Ohio to join her fiancé. Gwin is getting married this summer and has joined the coaching staff at Youngstown State.