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Mike Lonergan Sport(s) Basketball Current position Title Head coach Team George Washington Biographical details Born January 28, 1966 Place of birth 
Bowie, MarylandPlaying career 1984–1988 CUA Position(s) Point guard Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1988–1989
1989–1992
1992–2004
2004–2005
2005–2011
2011-presentAmerican International (Asst.)
Colgate (Asst.)
Catholic
Maryland (Asst.)
Vermont
George WashingtonAccomplishments and honors Championships NCAA Division III Tournament Championship (2001)
America East Tournament Championship (2010)
America East Regular Season Championship (2009, 2011)Awards America East Coach of the Year (2007, 2011)
Division III National Coach of the Year (2001)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]
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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
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason 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 12-2 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: 251-88 133-33 Vermont (America East Conference) (2005–2011) 2005-06 Vermont 13-17 7–9 6th N/A 2006-07 Vermont 25–8 15-1 1st NIT First Round 2007-08 Vermont 16-15 9-7 4th N/A 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 69-27 George Washington (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2011–present) 2011-12 George Washington N/A N/A N/A Total: 377-156 National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionReferences
- ^ "GW to hire Lonergan as coach". csnwashington.com. http://www.csnwashington.com/05/05/11/GW-to-hire-Lonergan-as-coach/landing.html?blockID=517699&feedID=9656. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Vermont's Lonergan takes George Washington job". Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jK9WKaL_o6l6k7SDHUxe3KaYwKYQ?docId=55692f54c44e4f599a6e2fbd592aa7a9. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Mike Lonergan's Biography". mikelonergan.com. http://www.mikelonergan.com/bio.asp. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b "The Other Side of Mike Lonergan's Gene Pool". washingtontimes.com. http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/daly-ot/2011/may/12/other-side-mike-lonergans-gene-pool/. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ a b "GW names Mike Lonergan as head men's basketball coach". gwsports.com. http://www.gwsports.com/genrel/050611aau.html. 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
- ^ Associated Press (May 6, 2011). "Mike Lonergan leaves Vermont for GW". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6495105. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "A job that provides all the comforts of home". washingtontimes.com. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/9/daly-a-job-that-provides-all-the-comforts-of-home/. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Lonergan Among Coaches vs. Cancer Group Honored at Yankee Stadium Wednesday". gwsports.com. http://www.gwsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051111aaa.html. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
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Vermont Catamounts men's basketball head coaches No coach (1900–1906) • Thomas E. Hayes (1906–1908) • No team (1908–1920) • P. A. Larned (1920–1921) • Tom Keady (1921–1922) • Henry Semansky # (1922–1923) • Tom Keady (1923–1925) • William McAvoy (1925–1928) • C. G. Cayward (1928–1929) • K. L. Berry (1929–1930) • H. A. Prentice (1930–1931) • John H. Burke (1931–1934) • John P. Sabo (1934–1940) • John C. Evans (1940–1943) • No team (1943–1945) • John C. Evans (1945–1965) • Arthur Loche (1965–1972) • Peter Salzberg (1972–1981) • Bill Whitmore (1981–1986) • Tom Brennan (1986–2005) • Mike Lonergan (2005–2011) • John Becker (2011– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
George Washington Colonials men's basketball head coaches J. Kramer (1906–1908) • No team (1908–1912) • Slitz Schlosser (1912–1914) • Nathan Dougherty (1914–1915) • George Colliflower (1915–1917) • Bertram Groesbeck & Murphy (1917–1918) • No team (1918–1920) • Brian Morse (1920–1923) • Jack Dailey (1923–1925) • James Lemon (1925–1927) • Maud Crum (1927–1929) • Joe Mitchell (1929–1930) • Jim Pixlee (1930–1932) • Ted O'Leary (1932–1934) • Jim Pixlee & Logan Wilson (1934–1935) • William Reinhart (1935–1942) • Otis Zahn (1942–1943) • No team (1943–1945) • Otis Zahn (1945–1947) • George Garber (1947–1949) • William Reinhart (1949–1966) • Babe McCarthy (1966–1967) • Wayne Dobbs (1967–1970) • Carl Slone (1970–1974) • Bob Tallent (1974–1981) • Gerry Gimelstob (1981–1985) • John Kuester (1985–1990) • Mike Jarvis (1990–1998) • Tom Penders (1998–2001) • Karl Hobbs (2001–2011) • Mike Lonergan (2011– )
Current men's basketball head coaches of the Atlantic 10 Conference Alan Major (Charlotte) • Archie Miller (Dayton) • Ron Everhart (Duquesne) • Tom Pecora (Fordham) • Mike Lonergan (George Washington) • John Giannini (La Salle) • Jim Baron (Rhode Island) • Chris Mooney (Richmond) • Mark Schmidt (St. Bonaventure) • Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph's) • Rick Majerus (Saint Louis) • Fran Dunphy (Temple) • Derek Kellogg (UMass) • Chris Mack (Xavier)
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