Mike Deane (born September 27, 1951) is an American

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coach who most recently was a men's assistant coach at

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison Coll ...

. He retired at the end of the 2017 basketball season. He was previously head basketball coach at

Wagner College Wagner College is a private liberal arts college in Staten Island, New York City. Founded in 1883 and with an enrollment of approximately 2,200 students, Wagner is known for its academic program, The Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts. It ...

and was relieved of his duties on March 1, 2010,Cormac Gordon
"Wagner College fires men's basketball coach Mike Deane"
''SI Live'', March 1, 2010, accessed May 29, 2017. after which he took a two-year hiatus from the game. He had also held the head coach position at

Siena College Siena College is an American private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York. Siena was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937. The college was named after Bernardino of Siena, a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar and preacher. St ...

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...

, and

Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2021, th ...

."Mike Deane Retires from James Madison Basketball Staff"
''Hoop Dirt'', March 28, 2017, accessed May 29, 2017. Deane is from

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, and attended Potsdam State University, where he was a small college All-American and began his career as a coach in 1974. He later coached at Oswego State"NEC Men Basketball Notes"

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, December 17, 2007, accessed May 29, 2017. and had his first Division 1 position at

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

and his first job as head coach at Siena, from 1986 to 1994. He recorded his 400th career victory on December 15, 2007 against the

University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is a public historically black land-grant research university in Princess Anne, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High r ...

. He has coached three different Division I schools to the NCAA Tournament (Siena, Marquette, and Lamar). His Siena team upset

Stanford Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is considere ...

in the 1989 NCAA Tournament in the first round of the East Region.Barry Jacobs
"With Fans Watching, Siena Shocks Stanford"
''

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'', March 17, 1989, accessed May 29, 2017. Deane has produced two NBA products in his career (both at Marquette: Chris Crawford and

Amal McCaskill Amal Omari McCaskill (born October 28, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player, at the center position. After a four-year career at Marquette University, McCaskill was selected by the National Basketball Association's Orlando ...

Head coaching record

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