Mike Deane Explained

Mike Deane
Position:Guard
Birth Date:28 September 1951
Birth Place:Stony Point, New York, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:180
High School:North Rockland High School
College:SUNY Potsdam (1971–1974)
Draft Year:1974
Draft Round:9
Draft Pick:161
Draft Team:Milwaukee Bucks
Career Number:24
Coach Start:1974
Coach End:2017
Cyears1:1974–1975
Cteam1:SUNY Potsdam (assistant)
Cyears2:1975–1976
Cteam2:SUNY Plattsburgh (assistant)
Cyears3:1976–1980
Cteam3:SUNY Delhi (assistant)
Cyears4:1980–1982
Cteam4:SUNY Oswego
Cyears5:1982–1986
Cteam5:Michigan State (assistant)
Cyears6:1986–1994
Cteam6:Siena
Cyears7:1994–1999
Cteam7:Marquette
Cyears8:1999–2003
Cteam8:Lamar
Cyears9:2003–2010
Cteam9:Wagner
Cyears10:2012–2017
Cteam10:James Madison (assistant)
Highlights:
Cstats League1:NCAA overall
Cwin1:436
Closs1:334
Cstats League2:NCAA Division I tournament
Cwin2:2
Closs2:4
Cstats League3:NIT
Cwin3:12
Closs3:5

Mike Deane (born September 27, 1951) is an American college basketball coach who most recently was a men's assistant coach at James Madison University.[1] [2] He retired at the end of the 2017 basketball season. He was previously head basketball coach at Wagner College and was relieved of his duties on March 1, 2010,[3] after which he took a two-year hiatus from the game. He had also held the head coach position at Siena College, Marquette University, and Lamar University.[4]

Deane is from Rockland County, New York, and attended Potsdam State University, where he was a small college All-American[3] and began his career as a coach in 1974. He later coached at Oswego State[5] and had his first Division 1 position at Michigan State University and his first job as head coach at Siena, from 1986 to 1994.[4] He recorded his 400th career victory on December 15, 2007 against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.[5] He has coached three different Division I schools to the NCAA Tournament (Siena, Marquette, and Lamar). His Siena team upset Stanford in the 1989 NCAA Tournament in the first round of the East Region.[6]

Deane has produced two NBA products in his career (both at Marquette: Chris Crawford and Amal McCaskill).

Notes and References

  1. Mark Singelais, "Mike Deane hired as James Madison assistant", (blog) Times Union, June 12, 2012, accessed May 29, 2017.
  2. Dan Steinberg, "Why Matt Brady brought Mike Deane to JMU", (blog) The Washington Post, March 15, 2013, accessed May 29, 2017.
  3. Cormac Gordon, "Wagner College fires men's basketball coach Mike Deane", SI Live, March 1, 2010, accessed May 29, 2017.
  4. https://hoopdirt.com/mike-deane-retires-james-madison-basketball-staff/ "Mike Deane Retires from James Madison Basketball Staff"
  5. http://www.northeastconference.org/sports/2007/12/17/mbb-notes12-17-07.aspx "NEC Men Basketball Notes"
  6. Barry Jacobs, "With Fans Watching, Siena Shocks Stanford", The New York Times, March 17, 1989, accessed May 29, 2017.