Mike Lonergan
Lonergan in February, 2015
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 28, 1966 Bowie, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Catholic |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1989 | American International (Asst.) |
| 1989–1992 | Colgate (Asst.) |
| 1992–2004 | Catholic |
| 2004–2005 | Maryland (Asst.) |
| 2005–2011 | Vermont |
| 2011–2016 | George Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 474–226 (.676) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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NCAA Division III Tournament championship (2001) America East Tournament championship (2010) 2× America East regular season championship (2009, 2011) NIT championship (2016) |
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| Awards | |
| 2× America East Coach of the Year (2007, 2011) Division III National Coach of the Year (2001) |
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Michael Thomas Lonergan (born January 28, 1966) is the former head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. He replaced Karl Hobbs. 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.
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. 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. Lonergan holds a B.A. in History from CUA and an M.S. in Criminal Justice from American International College.
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. 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.
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