Mike Deane sighting

[NavinRJohnson]

Assisting his former Siena PG at JMU. Playing for the chance to take out Indiana.

[Avenue Commons]

Did he have sunglasses on while indoors?

[muhoops1]

Those are Transitions bro.  They are regular glasses inside, but shades outside.  I think the bright lites of the court convert them.  Good look, unfortunately went the way of the mullet!

[Mr. Nielsen]

Looks the same.

[keefe]

Did he have sunglasses on while indoors?

I recall reading on Juno's Board years ago that Deane has Retinitis Pigemtosa. While that may or may not be specifically true, the point is that Deane wears those for an eye condition. I seriously did think it was to hide his bloodshot eyes from excessive carousing.

[Norm]

Deane didn't recruit well, but he's a good in-game coach. Would be a nice guy to have on the bench for a young coach.

[NavinRJohnson]

Looks the same.

Boy, does he ever. Must have given up the drink. Dude hasn't aged a bit.

[lurch91]

Doesn't/didn't he use a seatbelt to keep himself on the bench?


Edit: Ahhh, here's the story.

http://web.sny.tv/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080130&content_id=1449182&vkey=21&print=true

[The Lens]

He did have a serious eye issue, hence the glasses.  I don't think Mike was hiding his love of a cocktail from anyone.  The man could sure coach though.  Just didn't always have the horses.  His last class (Cordell & Co) was solid but too little, too late.

[keefe]

He did have a serious eye issue, hence the glasses.  I don't think Mike was hiding his love of a cocktail from anyone.  The man could sure coach though.  Just didn't always have the horses.  His last class (Cordell & Co) was solid but too little, too late.

I recall the story of him biting the a$$ of a woman post game in one of the bars near the BC. He was also a drinking pal of Huggins and I guess they would routinely close down places together.

[Gato78]

I have heard all sorts of salacious Mike Deane stories over the years but remarkably, never from an eyewitness. He was a funny guy and alums loved him. I just don't believe some of the crazy stories.

[Lennys Tap]

I have heard all sorts of salacious Mike Deane stories over the years but remarkably, never from an eyewitness. He was a funny guy and alums loved him. I just don't believe some of the crazy stories.

Met him at a very informal alumni gathering in Chicago. He was smart, funny and very engaging. And he drank two Buds for every one anyone in our group could polish off.

[Avenue Commons]

I have heard all sorts of salacious Mike Deane stories over the years but remarkably, never from an eyewitness. He was a funny guy and alums loved him. I just don't believe some of the crazy stories.

I kept his car keys from him once at Hegarty's in '97.

He also once said to my friend while also drinking at Heg's: "Roses are red, violets are blue, if ya got a fat ass, you go to MU." She was actually very pretty, but she still didn't find it funny. I did, however.

I liked Deane. He was very nice the handful of times I met him. And he did party and took few steps to hide it. My take on him was he was real old school and belonged a little farther down the trough than HC at MU.

[ChicosBailBonds]

He did have a serious eye issue, hence the glasses.  I don't think Mike was hiding his love of a cocktail from anyone.  The man could sure coach though.  Just didn't always have the horses.  His last class (Cordell & Co) was solid but too little, too late.

I think his last class was Krunti Hester.

Fun guy to work with...crazy man, but fun.  He does have a serious eye condition.  Was inducted into the NY State basketball hall of fame last year (along with Jim Burr and Sister Maria Pares for those that have strong memories)

I think Mike admits he was a bit naive about the jump from Siena to Marquette.

``That is great, that is fine if people want to think that,'' Deane says. ``Siena was the kind of place I wanted to coach at. People might not believe it, but I did not have as big an itch to leave as people might think.''

Of course, the money was pretty good. In his final year at Siena, Deane had a salary of $95,000. The contract at Marquette his first year paid him $300,000.

``I had hoped that Marquette would be like Siena, where (the coach has) the same concern about what the kids did in the classroom as well as what they did on the basketball floor,'' Deane says. ``As it turned out, maybe it was naive of me to think that way.''

[mu-rara]

Deano walks into the ballroom of a Charlotte hotel after UNCC 3 balls MU to death (1997 I think). Looks across a room full of Alum for about 10 seconds, not saying a word.  Breaks the silence with "Gimme a big ass Bud".  Room breaks up.

Classic Deane.  He bought our table dinner.  Friend for life, or at least until he wasn't MU's coach anymore.

Partied with him very late into the night after a win over Creighton in the NIT...probably 1995??? 

Fun guy..good in game coach....don't think he realized how visible he was, or what a grind recruiting for MU would be.

[Avenue Commons]

Deane was doomed the day he said that no blue chip recruit would go to Marquette and making the tournament was an end in itself.

Deane also mockingly said after playing Santa Clara that if Santa Clara's point guard was a first round NBA draft pick, then Deane was going to add his name to the draft.

That player was Steve Nash.

[Norm]

Deane was doomed the day he said that no blue chip recruit would go to Marquette and making the tournament was an end in itself.

Deane also mockingly said after playing Santa Clara that if Santa Clara's point guard was a first round NBA draft pick, then Deane was going to add his name to the draft.

That player was Steve Nash.

I was at that game. I think MU crushed Santa Clara if I recall and Nash did not pay very well. Game was played at the Mecca.

[keefe]

I have heard all sorts of salacious Mike Deane stories over the years but remarkably, never from an eyewitness. He was a funny guy and alums loved him. I just don't believe some of the crazy stories.

Yea, I spared some of the earthier tales I heard over his tenure. I do have it on first hand authority from an unimpeachable source (not just my buddy but his wife as well) about the female lawyer a$$ biting. Deane evidently did this on a dare/bet while outrageously drunk. He was with another coach that night though I don't recall the name. My friend did relate that the buttocks in question were indeed "bite worthy" (I did not ask his wife for confirmation on that point.)

Deane was a man who craved the night life, perhaps at the expense of his recruiting responsibilities. The stories I heard are the stuff of legend and would make even a biker or fighter pilot blush. I worked in Singapore with a gent who is from the Albany area who was recruited by Deane to Siena. My colleague ended up going to Northeastern as he also played football but he knew Deane from the Albany hoops world. He commented that Deane had quite the reputation as a gent who enjoyed the company of women, however temporary that companionship might be. Deane is definitely of a different era.

That's why a guy like Buzz is great. He is not cookie cutter plastic and politically correct like most coaches today. Buzz Williams is full flavor just without the calories of a Mike Deane or the artificial bitter after taste of a Tom Crean.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Yea, I spared some of the earthier tales I heard over his tenure. I do have it on first hand authority from an unimpeachable source (not just my buddy but his wife as well) about the female lawyer a$$ biting. Deane evidently did this on a dare/bet while outrageously drunk. He was with another coach that night though I don't recall the name. My friend did relate that the buttocks in question were indeed "bite worthy" (I did not ask his wife for confirmation on that point.)

Paula would tell some very funny stories about Mike and they were definitely not PG rated.  It shouldn't surprise you that part of what they were looking for to replace Mike was someone that was a bit more conservative in some areas.  Some alum may not like it, but I can tell you working there that there were a number of higher ups weren't too happy with some of the actions. 

[Les Nessman]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/69478

All of these stories remind me a lot of this famous SNL sketch.

[keefe]

Paula would tell some very funny stories about Mike and they were definitely not PG rated.  It shouldn't surprise you that part of what they were looking for to replace Mike was someone that was a bit more conservative in some areas.  Some alum may not like it, but I can tell you working there that there were a number of higher ups weren't too happy with some of the actions. 

We met the Deanes at some function while he was coach. His wife was a very gracious woman who was professionally distinguished in her own right. I recall she was involved in mental heath work. Two years later we were at a similar function and met Deane again. My wife inquired about his wife and there was an awkward silence before he said she was back in NY for her career.

[ChicosBailBonds]

We met the Deanes at some function while he was coach. His wife was a very gracious woman who was professionally distinguished in her own right. I recall she was involved in mental heath work. Two years later we were at a similar function and met Deane again. My wife inquired about his wife and there was an awkward silence before he said she was back in NY for her career.

If I recall, she came back at the end of his MU days.  My wife and I lived on Prospect and Brady while Mike lived on Prospect a bit closer to downtown.  He had a sweet pad overlooking the water.  I remember him having us over along with Mike Rice, Sean Rivers, etc to watch the July 3rd fireworks from his place.  Paula was there and I could have sworn she had moved back in at that point.   This was 1998.  My memory is fuzzy, so could be totally wrong.  I enjoyed her...sharp lady and stood up for herself.

[77ncaachamps]

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Head coach Matt Brady welcomed Mike Deane, a veteran of 36 years of college coaching, to his JMU coaching staff on June 14, 2012.

"Mike Deane brings an incredibly impressive resume and great teaching skills to our basketball program here at JMU," commented Brady of his former collegiate coach at Siena College.  "I'm certainly eager to have him in our program and for our players and staff to have the opportunity to learn from him.  He has a dynamic combination of winning experience, NCAA Tournament experience, a wealth of knowledge and a long and successful history of winning basketball teams."

A March 18 inductee into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame, Deane enters JMU with an extensive resume in 36 seasons of coaching, including 30 years as a head coach and 24 with four different schools at the Division I level.  He owns a 506-365 career record in collegiate coaching.  Among coaches still active in college basketball, Deane ranks in the top 30 for career victories at four-year institutions with a mark of 437-332.

One of only 28 coaches in NCAA history to guide three different schools to the NCAA Tournament, Deane reached the Big Dance in 1988-89 with Siena, 1995-96 and 1996-97 with Marquette and 1999-2000 at Lamar.  He also made five appearances in the NIT while posting nine 20-win seasons in his 24 Division I campaigns, including three years with 25 wins.  Most recently, he led Wagner to a 23-8 ledger in 2007-08.

"I'm excited about the opportunity to come to a program like this where I hope I can help one of my former players.  That scenario doesn't unfold all that often in this business.  I have a chance now later in my career to try to come in and help Matt.  I'm really impressed with the campus at JMU.  It is the nicest campus that I've been on by far.  I'm impressed with the area and excited about the chance to be here in this kind of environment."

Deane left Wagner after the 2009-10 season and guided the Seahawks to a 95-113 ledger in seven seasons.  That followed a four-year stint at Lamar, where he went 52-62 and reached the NCAA Tournament in his first season.

His exit from Wagner left Deane five victories shy of reaching 100 career wins at three different Division I schools.  He coached Marquette for five seasons from 1994-95 through 1998-99 and compiled a 100-55 record, which still ranks as the third-best winning percentage for a coach in program history.  He guided the Golden Eagles to four 20-win seasons and four postseason appearances, highlighted by a 23-8 mark and the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 1995-96.  During a three-year run, Marquette reached the championship game of the NIT followed by consecutive NCAA trips.

Deane entered the Division I ranks as a head coach for the 1986-87 season when he opened an eight-year stay at Siena.  In his first season, he inherited a senior point guard named Matt Brady and posted a 17-12 record.  He went 166-77 during his eight-year run in Latham, N.Y. and averaged nearly 21 wins per season, including all three of his career 25-win seasons (1988-89, 1990-91 and 1993-94).  The 1988-89 Saints received a No. 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament and knocked off No. 3 Stanford 80-78.  He was selected as a December, 2012 inductee into the Siena Athletic Hall of Fame.

Boasting a long list of over 40 student-athletes who moved on to the coaching ranks or professional competition, Deane's list of protégés is highlighted by Brady, NBA head coach Scott Skiles (Michigan State) and former NBA players Kevin Willis (Michigan State), Amal McCaskill (Marquette) and Chris Crawford (Marquette).

Deane's coaching career began as an assistant for both basketball and baseball at Potsdam State in 1974-75.  He then served as assistant basketball coach and head baseball coach at Plattsburgh State for the 1975-76 academic year with the basketball team earning the distinction as the first team to be selected for the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in October of 2012.  His first basketball head coaching gig came in four seasons with a 69-33 record at Delhi A&T Junior College from 1976-80.

From there, Deane was named head coach at Division III Oswego State, where he went 24-25 in two seasons from 1980-81.  He then took his first step into Division I hoops and served as an assistant coach at Michigan State from 1982-1986, including serving as interim head coach for the start of the 1984-85 season during head coach Jud Heathcote's recovery from a heart ailment.  He worked on the Spartans' staff alongside current head coach Tom Izzo.

After three stellar seasons at Potsdam State, Deane was a 1974 ninth-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks.  At Potsdam State, he was a Small College All-American in 1973 and 1974.  He established career records for the Bears with 1,447 points and 805 assists along with records for career scoring average (18.0 points/game), points in a game (42) and assists in a game (23).  He also played second base for the Potsdam State baseball program for two seasons.

Deane is a 1974 graduate of Potsdam State with a bachelor of arts degree in economics.  A native of Stony Point, N.Y., he and his wife, Paula, have been married for 32 years.

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