Mike Lonergan
| Mike Lonergan | |
|---|---|
 Lonergan in February, 2015 | |
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | George Washington |
| Record | 69–59 (.539) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 28, 1966 Bowie, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Catholic |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1989 1989–1992 1992–2004 2004–2005 2005–2011 2011–present |
American International (Asst.) Colgate (Asst.) Catholic Maryland (Asst.) Vermont George Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 446–215 (.675) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
NCAA Division III Tournament Championship (2001) America East Tournament Championship (2010) America East Regular Season Championship (2009, 2011) | |
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Awards | |
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] The team won the 2001 Division III National Championship during that run.
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]
In May 2011, Lonergan was hired by George Washington University Athletic Director and former America East Commissioner Patrick Nero to take over as head coach of the Colonials. Early in his tenure, Lonergan highlighted his origins in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and his understanding of Colonials basketball's historical reliance on foreign-born recruits and committed to recruiting locally, nationally and internationally.[8] His first complete recruiting class boasted two players from the DC area and players from Argentina, Greece and Denmark.[9]
The Colonials struggled to consecutive losing records under Lonergan in 2011-12 an 2012-13, marking the first time in his Division I coaching career that a Lonergan-coached team failed to reach the postseason in consecutive seasons. In 2013-14, GW finished the year 24-9, finishing third in the Atlantic 10 and earning a ninth-seed in the NCAA Tournament, where the Colonials lost to Memphis.
Following the trip to the NCAAs, George Washington announced that Lonergan had signed a contract extension that keeps him at GW through the 2020-21 season.[10]
Personal life
Lonergan and his wife Maggie have five children: John (Jack), Margaret, Michael Jr., Robert (Moe) and Regina.[11] Mike and Maggie met while both working at the basketball camp of legendary DeMatha Catholic High School coach Morgan Wootten.[12] 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.[13]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Catholic University of America (Capital Athletic Conference) (1992–2004) | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Catholic University of America | 21-6 | 11-3 | 1st | NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1993–94 | Catholic University of America | 9-16 | 6-6 | N/A | |||||
| 1994–95 | Catholic University of America | 16-10 | 10-4 | N/A | |||||
| 1995–96 | Catholic University of America | 19–8 | 11-2 | N/A | NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1996–97 | Catholic University of America | 12-13 | 6-8 | N/A | |||||
| 1997–98 | Catholic University of America | 25-4 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1998–99 | Catholic University of America | 23-7 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA Division III Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1999–00 | Catholic University of America | 24-5 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA Division III Elite 8 | ||||
| 2000–01 | Catholic University of America | 28-5 | 11-3 | 1st | NCAA Division III National Champions | ||||
| 2001–02 | Catholic University of America | 26-3 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA Division III Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Catholic University of America | 24-5 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2003–04 | Catholic University of America | 24-6 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| Catholic University of America: | 251-88 (.740) | 133-33 (.801) | |||||||
| Vermont (America East Conference) (2005–2011) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Vermont | 13-17 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Vermont | 25–8 | 15-1 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Vermont | 16-15 | 9-7 | 4th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Vermont | 24-9 | 13-3 | 2nd | CBI Second Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Vermont | 25-10 | 12-4 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Vermont | 23-9 | 13-3 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| Vermont: | 126-68 (.649) | 69-27 (.719) | |||||||
| George Washington (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | George Washington | 10–21 | 5–11 | 11th | |||||
| 2012–13 | George Washington | 13–17 | 7–9 | 11th | |||||
| 2013–14 | George Washington | 24–9 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | George Washington | 22–13 | 10–8 | T–6th | NIT Second Round | ||||
| George Washington: | 69–60 (.535) | 33–33 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 446–216 (.674) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "GW to hire Lonergan as coach". csnwashington.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "Vermont's Lonergan takes George Washington job". Associated Press. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "Mike Lonergan's Biography". mikelonergan.com. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Other Side of Mike Lonergan's Gene Pool". washingtontimes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ↑ "GW names Mike Lonergan as head men's basketball coach". gwsports.com. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ http://www.cuacardinals.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/100_years_of_hoops_article
- ↑ http://uvmathletics.com/news/2011/5/6/MBB_0506112641.aspx
- ↑ http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/01/31/david-elfin-on-sports-lonergan-working-to-rebuild-gw-program/
- ↑ http://www.gwsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/043012aad.html
- ↑ http://www.gwsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032814aad.html
- ↑ http://www.mikelonergan.com/bio.asp
- ↑ "A job that provides all the comforts of home". washingtontimes.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ↑ "Lonergan Among Coaches vs. Cancer Group Honored at Yankee Stadium Wednesday". gwsports.com. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
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