Mike Lonergan

Mike Lonergan (born January 28, 1966) is the head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team.^[1] He replaced Karl Hobbs.^[2] He was formerly the coach of the University of Vermont Catamounts and the Catholic University of America (CUA) and before that a point guard for CUA.^[3]

Biography

Early life and education

Lonergan grew up in Bowie, Maryland and attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.. Lonergan's late mother and first coach, Maureen, was coach and athletic director at Bladensburg's Elizabeth Seton High School.^[4] His father, Jack, was a successful college baseball player, gaining national attention for pitching a one-hitter for Holy Cross in the 1952 College World Series.^[4] Lonergan holds a B.A. in History from CUA and an M.S. in Criminal Justice from American International College.^[5]

Coaching career

In 12 seasons at CUA, Lonergan guided the Cardinals to nine NCAA Tournaments, and an overall record of 251-88, a school-best .740 winning percentage. The Cardinals won seven straight regular-season conference championships (1997–2004). No other college coach in the nation during that time – at any NCAA division – accomplished that feat. Lonergan was recognized for the achievement during the 2004 NCAA Division I Final Four.^[6]

After spending the 2004-05 season as an assistant at University of Maryland, College Park under Gary Williams, where he helped the Terrapins to the NIT Semifinals, Lonergan accepted the head coaching position at the University of Vermont, replacing Tom Brennan. Lonergan coached the Catamounts for six seasons where he averaged 21 wins a year and finished with a career record of 126-68 and .649 winning percentage at UVM, which is the highest in school history among coaches with at least 100 career decisions. In the last six seasons he guided Vermont to four postseason appearances, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2010. He ranks third all-time at UVM in career wins.^[7]

Personal life

Lonergan and his wife Maggie have four children: Jack, Margaret, Michael Jr. and Robert (Moe).^[5] During his last three seasons as CUA head men's basketball coach, his wife was CUA's head women's basketball coach.^[8] Mike and Maggie met while both working at the basketball camp of legendary DeMatha Catholic High School coach Morgan Wootten.^[9] Lonergan has been involved with the Coaches vs. Cancer campaign from the beginning to help raise awareness about the devastating disease which took his mother's life.^[10]

Head coaching record

College

References

External links

• Official Page
• Twitter Account