Dean Keener

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Dean Keener
Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	(1965-09-18) September 18, 1965 Tallmadge, Ohio
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
Head coaching record
Overall	31–85 (.267)

Dean Keener (born September 18, 1965)^[1] is the former head coach for the men's basketball team at James Madison University.^[2] Keener is a 1988 graduate of Davidson College^[1] where he served as a team captain and played on Davidson 1986 NCAA Tournament team. Keener was hired on April 1, 2004^[2] replacing seven-year Coach Sherman Dillard. Keener previously held coaching positions at Drake University, Southern California, Virginia Tech, SMU, and Georgia Tech.^[1] 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 22, 2008.^[2] After his resignation, he continued to coach for the remainder of the 2008 season.^[2] His four-year record at JMU was 31–85. During his 20-years coaching career, he coached and/or recruited 12 players that played in the NBA. Dean and his wife Meg have two children, Julia and Kyle.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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:		31–85
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Conference division champion

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dean Keener". Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "KEENER RESIGNS JMU BASKETBALL COACHING POSITION". CAA. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2010.

v t e James Madison Dukes men's basketball head coaches

No coach—club team (1947–1969) Charles Branscom (1969–1971) Dean Ehlers (1971–1972) Lou Campanelli (1972–1985) John Thurston (1985–1988) Tom McCorry # (1988) Lefty Driesell (1988–1997) Sherman Dillard (1997–2004) Dean Keener (2004–2008) Matt Brady (2008–) Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Persondata
Name	Keener, Dean
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player-coach
Date of birth	September 18, 1965
Place of birth	Tallmadge, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death

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