Career
He was relieved of his duties on March 1, 2010. He previously held the same position at Siena College, Marquette University, and Lamar University. Michael Deane recorded his 400th career victory on December 15, 2007 against the University of Maryland Eastern-Shore.
He has coached three different division 1 schools to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament (Siena, Marquette, Lamar).
His Siena team upset Stanford in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. Mike has produced two National Basketball Association products in his career (both at Marquette: Chris Crawford and Amal McCaskill).
Mike also recruited Dwyane Wade at Marquette, but left the program a year before Wade came to Marquette. After a two year hiatus from the game, Deane was named an assistant at James Madison in 2012.