Dean Keener
Dean Keener (born September 18, 1965)
Teams coached: James Madison Dukes
James Madison record: 31-85 (.267)
Overall record: 31z-85 (.267)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2004-2008 | James Madison |
| 2000-2004 | Georgia Tech (asst) |
| 1999-2000 | James Madison (asst) |
| 1997-1999 | Virginia Tech (asst) |
| 1995-1997 | SMU (asst) |
| 1991-1995 | Virginia Tech (asst) |
| 1990-1991 | USC (asst) |
| 1988-1990 | Drake (asst) |
Dean Keener Facts
- Dean Keener
- Born September 18, 1965
- Hometown: Tallmadge, Ohio
- Alma Mater: Davidson College (BA, 1988)
- Played basketball at Davidson for head coach Bobby Hussey; was captain in 1986 when the Wildcats went to the NCAA Tournament
- Started his coaching career with stints as an assistant at Drake (under Tom Abatemarco) and USC (under George Raveling)
- First arrived at Virginia Tech in 1991, spending four seasons working on Bill C. Foster‘s staff, and later worked there for a fifth and sixth season under his old college coach, Bobby Hussey
- In between stints at VT, he spent two seasons as an assistant under Mike Dement at SMU
- Was an assistant for one year at James Madison (under Sherman Dillard) and four seasons at Georgia Tech (under Paul Hewitt)
- Part of two NCAA Tournament appearances at GT, including the NCAA Runner-up finish in 2004
- Hired in 2004 to be the head coach back at James Madison, leading the Dukes for the next four years
- Was unable to find the winning formula during his tenure, resigning in 2008 with a 31-85 overall record
- In the years since, Keener has worked in television calling college basketball games; most recently working SoCon games
Dean Keener Coaching Tree
- Louis Rowe (James Madison)