Mike Deane
Mike Deane (born September 27, 1951)
Teams coached: Siena Saints, Marquette Golden Eagles, Lamar Cardinals, Wagner Seahawks
Siena record: 166-77 (.683)
Marquette record: 100-55 (.645)
Lamar record: 52-62 (.456)
Wagner record: 94-114 (.452)
Overall record^: 436-334 (.566)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1989, 1996, 1997, 2000)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1995)
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1998)
- MAAC Regular Season Champion: 1 (1991)
- America East Regular Season Champion: 2 (1988, 1989)
- Southland Tournament Champion: 1 (2000)
- Conference USA Tournament Champion: 1 (1997)
- America East Tournament Champion: 1 (1989)
Awards:
- America East Coach of the Year: 1 (1989)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2012-2017 | James Madison (asst) |
| 2003-2010 | Wagner |
| 1999-2003 | Lamar |
| 1994-1999 | Marquette |
| 1986-1994 | Siena |
| 1982-1986 | Michigan State (asst) |
| 1980-1982 | SUNY Oswego |
| 1976-1980 | SUNY Delhi (asst) |
| 1975-1976 | SUNY Plattsburgh (asst) |
| 1974-1975 | SUNY Potsdam (asst) |
Mike Deane Facts
- Michael Deane
- Born September 27, 1951
- Hometown: Stony Point, New York
- Alma Mater: State University of New York at Potsdam (BA, 1974)
- NY-native played at SUNY Potsdam; started his coaching career as an assistant at Potsdam in 1974
- After six seasons as an assistant at three different SUNY campuses, Deane was hired to be the head coach at Division III SUNY Otswego where he went 24-26 over two seasons
- Spent the next four years as an assistant at Michigan State under the late, great Jud Heathcote
- Got first Division I head coaching job in 1986 when he took over at Siena; led the Saints to one NCAA Tournament and three NITs in eight seasons as head coach
- Was head coach at Marquette for five seasons, going to two NCAATs and two NITs, including a runner-up finish in the 1995 NIT
- Spent four seasons as head coach at Lamar and seven more at Wagner
- Joined the coaching staff at James Madison in 2012 after two years out of coaching; JMU head coach Matt Brady played at Siena and was a senior when Deane took over as head coach in 1986
- After Brady’s dismissal from JMU in March 2016, Deane stayed on staff for one more season under new head coach Louis Rowe before retiring in 2017
- He and his wife, Paula, have been married since 1984
Mike Deane Coaching Tree
- Brian Barone (SIU Edwardsville)
- Bob Beyer (Siena)
- Matt Brady (James Madison, Marist)
- Bo Ellis (Chicago State)
- Rob Jeter (Western Illinois, Milwaukee)
- Shawn Postiglione (Moravian, Bridgewater)
- Mike Rice Jr. (Rutgers, Robert Morris)
- Marlon Sears (Amherst College, Montclair State)
- Brian Wardle (Bradley, Green Bay)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels
