Dean Keener

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Dean Keener
Sport	Basketball
Born	September 18, 1965 (1965-09-18) (age 42)
Place of birth	Tallmadge, Ohio
Career highlights
Overall	31-85 (.267)
Playing career
1984–1988	Davidson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1990 1990–1991 1991–1995 1995–1997 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2004 2004–2008	Drake (asst.) USC (asst.) Virginia Tech (asst.) SMU (asst.) Virginia Tech (asst.) James Madison (asst.) Georgia Tech (asst.) James Madison

Dean Keener (born September 18, 1965) is the former head coach for the men's basketball team at James Madison University. Keener is a 1988 graduate of Davidson College where he served as a team captain and played on Davidson 1986 NCAA Tournament team. Keener was hired on April 1, 2004 replacing 7 year Coach Sherman Dillard. Keener previously held various coaching positions at Drake University, University of Southern California, Virginia Tech, Southern Methodist University, and Georgia Tech. Keener played an instrumental role in recruiting and developing many of the players on the 2004 National Runner-up Georgia Tech Squad. Keener resigned from his coaching position at JMU on February 22nd, 2008. After his resignation,he continued to coach for the remainder of the 2008 season. His four year record at JMU was 31-85. Dean and his wife Meg have two children, Julia and Kyle, and a Golden Retriever named Perdant.

[edit] Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
James Madison (Colonial Athletic Association) (2004 — 2008)
2004–2005	James Madison	6-22	3-15	9th
2005–2006	James Madison	5-23	2-16	12th
2006–2007	James Madison	7-23	4-14	T-10th
2007–2008	James Madison	13-17	5-13	10th
James Madison:		31-85	14-58
Total:		31-83
National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion

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