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Mike Neer

  • All time University of Rochester’s leader in career wins and games coached. 
  • 14th winningest coach (total wins) in NCAA Division III history. 
  • Coached at Rochester for 34 seasons with a career record of 563-326(.633). 
  • Overall record with Rochester and 3 seasons at Hobart was 629-346(.645). 
  • At Rochester his teams won 20 or more games nine times and made 12 appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs.
  • 1990 NCAA Division III National Championship and runner up in 1992
  • His 2002 team reached the Final Four and his 2005 team was also the national runner-up. 
  • His teams won 3 UAA Championships and 10 Wendy’s Classic titles. 
  • Named National Coach of the Year in 1990 and was UAA Coaching Staff of the year 3 times. 
  • Winner of National Association of Basketball Coaches Outstanding Service Award in 2011, 6-time winner of the Sam Schoenfeld Sportsmanship Award from the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association
  • Served on the Selection Committee for the Jostens Trophy since 2015("The Jostens Trophy seeks to honor the true Division III male and female student athlete: excellence in the classroom, on the playing field and in the community." )
  • Coached 8 All-America honorees along with Six of his players ( 5 at Rochester, 1 at Hobart) named as CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.
  • Graduate of Washington & Lee University with a B.A. in Sociology
  • Standout performer where he earned All-Virginia Small College honors.
  • Had tryout with the NBA’s Cincinnati Royals. 
  • Received his naval commission after playing briefly in Europe. 
  • Served as assistant coach at Navy for 5 seasons
  • Earned a master's degree in education from Rochester in 1988. 
  • He did post-game analysis of Syracuse Basketball for Time Warner Sports Channel from 2015-17.
  • He and his wife Connie live in Rochester, NY and are the parents of 2 children, Tyler and Cary, with daughter in-law Michaela, and grandsons Dillon and Wesley.
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