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'''Mike DeGeorge''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|47|2017|1|8|noage=1}})<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/144180476/|newspaper=[[The Commercial Appeal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=January 8, 2017|page=25, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/144180536/ 30]|title=Radical New Era|author=Calkins, Geoff}} {{Open access}}</ref> is an American [[basketball]] coach who is the current head coach of the [[Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball|Cal Poly Mustangs]]. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Monmouth Hawks men's basketball|Monmouth Hawks]] and has previously coached the [[Beloit Buccaneers men's basketball|Beloit Buccaneers]], [[Lawrence Vikings men's basketball|Lawrence Vikings]], [[Grinnell Pioneers men's basketball|Grinnell Pioneers]], [[Eureka Red Devils men's basketball|Eureka Red Devils]], [[Cornell Rams men's basketball|Cornell]], [[Rhodes Lynx men's basketball|Rhodes Lynx]] and [[Colorado Mesa Mavericks men's basketball|Colorado Mesa Mavericks]].
'''Mike DeGeorge''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|47|2017|1|8|noage=1}})<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/144180476/|newspaper=[[The Commercial Appeal]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=January 8, 2017|page=25, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/144180536/ 30]|title=Radical New Era|author=Calkins, Geoff}} {{Open access}}</ref> is an American [[basketball]] coach who is the current head coach of the [[Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball|Cal Poly Mustangs]]. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Monmouth College|Monmouth Fighting Scots]] and has previously coached the [[Beloit Buccaneers men's basketball|Beloit Buccaneers]], [[Lawrence Vikings men's basketball|Lawrence Vikings]], [[Grinnell Pioneers men's basketball|Grinnell Pioneers]], [[Eureka Red Devils men's basketball|Eureka Red Devils]], [[Cornell Rams men's basketball|Cornell]], [[Rhodes Lynx men's basketball|Rhodes Lynx]] and [[Colorado Mesa Mavericks men's basketball|Colorado Mesa Mavericks]].


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 03:59, 27 March 2024

Mike DeGeorge
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCal Poly
ConferenceBig West
Biographical details
Born1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1989–1992Monmouth College
Golf
1991–1992Monmouth College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1993–1994Beloit (assistant)
1994–1999Lawrence (assistant)
1999–2000Grinnell (assistant)
2000–2004Eureka
2004–2009Cornell (IA)
2010–2018Rhodes
2018–2024Colorado Mesa
2024–presentCal Poly

Mike DeGeorge (born 1969 or 1970)[1] is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs. He played college basketball for the Monmouth Fighting Scots and has previously coached the Beloit Buccaneers, Lawrence Vikings, Grinnell Pioneers, Eureka Red Devils, Cornell, Rhodes Lynx and Colorado Mesa Mavericks.

Early life

DeGeorge was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the son of coach Ed DeGeorge.[2] He grew up in Wisconsin.[1] DeGeorge attended Monmouth College in Illinois where he played four years of basketball and two years of golf, helping the basketball team win two conference championships with two NCAA Division III tournament appearances.[3][4] He received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Monmouth in 1992 and later received a master's degree from Viterbo University in 1999.[5] Prior to his coaching career, DeGeorge spent two years as a teacher, first at Marmion Academy in 1992, and then at Durand High School in 1993, both schools in Illinois.[6]

Coaching career

DeGeorge began his coaching career as an assistant to Bill Knowlton with the Beloit College basketball team in the 1993–94 season.[4] He subsequently was an assistant for the Lawrence Vikings from 1994 to 1999 and for the Grinnell Pioneers from 1999 to 2000.[4] He was the recruiting coordinator at Grinnell and learned the run-and-gun playstyle there, which he utilized later in his career as a head coach.[1]

DeGeorge received his first head coaching job with the Division III Eureka Red Devils in 2000, serving four seasons in the position.[2] He brought the team from having had a mere two wins the year before he arrived to 17 wins by his final season, which was their best record in over 10 years.[2] DeGeorge then was hired by the Cornell Rams and served with the team from 2004 to 2009, helping them have their first NCAA tournament appearance.[2] He helped the 2008–09 Cornell team win the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) championship, with DeGeorge being chosen the IIAC's Coach of the Year.[7]

DeGeorge was hired as the head coach of the Rhodes Lynx in 2010.[7] He served in the position for eight seasons, coming in after the team had recorded 10 straight losing seasons.[5] He helped them share the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) championship in 2012–13 and repeated in 2014–15.[5] He was named the SAA Coach of the Year for the 2016–17 season, in which his team were the national leaders in assists, won the SAA championship, and made their first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 24 years.[5]

In 2018, DeGeorge became the head coach of the Division II Colorado Mesa Mavericks.[8] They had won 19 games total in the two seasons before his arrival, but he led them to 19 wins in his first season there.[4] He then helped them win consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) championships in his second and third seasons, which were the first RMAC titles in school history.[5][9] He ultimately served six seasons with the Mavericks and reached five NCAA tournaments while having an average of 23 wins per season; DeGeorge was the RMAC and NCAA West Region Coach of the Year in 2020–21 (when he helped Colorado Mesa finish the regular season ranked first nationally) and received the RMAC Coach of the Year award a second time for the 2022–23 season.[4][5]

In March 2024, DeGeorge received his first Division I coaching job, being named the head coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Calkins, Geoff (January 8, 2017). "Radical New Era". The Commercial Appeal. p. 25, 30 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d Arnold, Patti (May 8, 2018). "Mavericks' new coach coming back to his roots". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. p. 9, 12 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Ho, Matthew (March 26, 2024). "Cal Poly announces Colorado Mesa's Mike DeGeorge as new men's basketball coach". The Tribune.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Cal Poly Names Mike DeGeorge Men's Basketball Head Coach". Cal Poly Mustangs. March 26, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Mike DeGeorge". Colorado Mesa Mavericks.
  6. ^ "Mike DeGeorge". The Volunteer. September 2, 1993. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ a b "Mike DeGeorge named Rhodes Head Men's Basketball Coach". Rhodes Lynx. May 18, 2010.
  8. ^ Arnold, Patti (October 16, 2018). "Culture Change At CMU". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. p. 9, 11 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Arnold, Patti (March 13, 2021). "Follow the leader". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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