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DeutschMike Pollio
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1943 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1980 | Old Dominion (assistant) |
| 1980–1985 | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| 1985–1989 | VCU |
| 1989–1992 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1983 | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| 2002–2010 | Mid-South Conference (commissioner) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 233–105 |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (NIT) 13–4 (NCAA Division II) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 GLVC regular season (1983–1985) | |
Mike Pollio (born May 12, 1943) is an American former basketball coach and college athletics administrator.
Career
[edit]He was the head men's basketball coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College from 1980 to 1985, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) from 1985 to 1989, and Eastern Kentucky University from 1989 to 1992, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 233–105. At Kentucky Wesleyan, he also served as athletic director, reviving the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers football program in 1983 after a 53-year hiatus.[1] From 2002 until June 2010, he was the commissioner of the Mid-South Conference. Pollio is a graduate of Bellarmine College.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1980–1985) | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 16–12 | 7–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1981–82 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 27–5 | 9–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Third Place | ||||
| 1982–83 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 22–8 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1983–84 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 28–3 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Third Place | ||||
| 1984–85 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 24–7 | 10–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division II Third Place | ||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan: | 117–35 | 46–15 | |||||||
| VCU Rams (Sun Belt Conference) (1985–1989) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | VCU | 12–16 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1986–87 | VCU | 17–14 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1987–88 | VCU | 23–12 | 10–4 | 2nd | NIT quarterfinal | ||||
| 1988–89 | VCU | 13–15 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| VCU: | 65–57 | 32–24 | |||||||
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley Conference) (1989–1992) | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | Eastern Kentucky | 13–17 | 7–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Eastern Kentucky | 19–10 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1991–92 | Eastern Kentucky | 19–14 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
| Eastern Kentucky: | 51–42 | 25–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 233–105 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Kentucky Wesleyan College". Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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