Mike Gillian

Mike Gillian

Biographical details
Born	(1964-07-19) July 19, 1964 (age 60) Ayer, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1989	North Adams State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1995	American International (asst.)
1996–1997	Bowling Green (asst.)
1997–2003	George Mason (asst.)
2003–2013	Longwood
2013–2018	Florida International (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall	93–214 (.303)

Mike Gillian is an American basketball coach, and formerly served as the head men's basketball coach at Longwood University from 2003 to 2013. Resigning from Longwood on March 14, 2013, he had guided the team in their transition to NCAA Division I play, and into their first season as members of the Big South Conference. ^[1] Prior to his time at Longwood, he was an assistant coach for seven years under Jim Larrañaga at Bowling Green and George Mason. ^[2]

On November 7, 2013, Gillian was announced as an assistant coach at Florida International University. ^[3] Gillian was not retained after FIU hired Jeremy Ballard as head coach in April 2018. ^[4] As of the 2018–19 season, he is providing color commentary for broadcasts on ESPN platforms. ^[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Longwood Lancers (Division II independent)(2003–2004)
2003–04	Longwood	5–22
Longwood:		5–22 (.179)
Longwood Lancers (Division I independent)(2004–2012)
2004–05	Longwood	1–30
2005–06	Longwood	10–20
2006–07	Longwood	9–22
2007–08	Longwood	9–22
2008–09	Longwood	17–14
2009–10	Longwood	12–19
2010–11	Longwood	12–19
2011–12	Longwood	10–21
Longwood:		81–167 (.327)
Longwood Lancers (Big South Conference)(2012–2013)
2012–13	Longwood	8–25	4–12
Longwood:		8–25 (.242)	4–12 (.250)
Total:		93–214 (.303)	4–12 (.250)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Gillian resigns as Longwood men's hoops coach". The Sports Network . March 14, 2013. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
2. "Mike Gillian". Longwood Athletics – Staff Directory. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
3. "Evans Adds Mike Gillian to @FIUMensBBall Staff". Florida International University Panthers. November 7, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
4. "Joey Rodriguez Rounds Out FIU Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". FIU Sports. May 15, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
5. "FAU @ Miami Game Notes" (PDF). Hurricane Sports. University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2019.