Mike Maker (basketball)

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Mike Maker
Mike Maker.jpg
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
Team St. Thomas
Conference Summit League
Biographical details
Born (1965-11-09) November 9, 1965 (age 59)
Salinas, California
Playing career
1984–1986 Hartnell
1986–1988 California Baptist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1990 California Baptist (assistant)
1990–1991 Hartnell (women's HC)
1991–2002 Dartmouth (assistant)
2002–2005 Samford (assistant)
2005–2007 West Virginia (assistant)
2007–2008 Creighton (assistant)
2008–2014 Williams
2014–2018 Marist
2021–present St. Thomas (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall175–129 (.576)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NESCAC regular season (2010, 2011)
NESCAC Tournament (2010)

Michael Jon Maker (born November 9, 1965) is the former head coach of Marist College men's basketball. [1] [2]

Contents

Biography

Coaching career

After a playing career at California Baptist University, Maker joined the staff of his alma mater as an assistant and junior varsity head coach, a position he held for two seasons. In 1990, he spent one season as the head women's basketball coach at Hartnell College before moving on to Dartmouth, where he served as an assistant from 1991 to 2002. Maker also had stops at Samford, West Virginia, and Creighton as an assistant before landing the men's head coaching job at Division III Williams College.

In his six seasons at Williams, Maker guided the Ephs to a 147–32 record (.821 winning percentage), and three Final Four appearances, including the title game in 2010 and 2014.

On June 17, 2014, Maker was named the 11th head coach in Marist basketball history, replacing Jeff Bower, who left to become the general manager of the NBA's Detroit Pistons. After a 28-97 record over four seasons, Maker was fired from Marist in 2018. Maker was named an assistant coach at St. Thomas on April 1, 2021 as the school transitions to Division I status for the 2021–22 season. [3]

Head coaching record

NCAA DIII

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Williams Ephs (New England Small College Athletic Conference)(2008–2014)
2008–09Williams 17–96–33rd
2009–10Williams 30–29–01st NCAA Division III Runner-up
2010–11Williams 29–39–01st NCAA Division III Final Four
2011–12Williams 17–85–5T–5th
2012–13Williams 26–59–12nd NCAA Division III Elite Eight
2013–14Williams 28–59–1T–1st NCAA Division III Runner-up
Williams:147–32 (.821)47–10 (.825)
Total:147–32 (.821)

      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

NCAA DI

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(2014–2018)
2014–15 Marist 7–255–15T–10th
2015–16 Marist 7–234–1611th
2016–17 Marist 8–245–15T–10th
2017–18 Marist 6–254–14T–10th
Marist:28–97 (.224)18–60 (.231)
Total:28–97 (.224)

      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

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References

  1. "Marist Announces Hiring of Mike Maker as Head Men's Basketball Coach - Marist College". Marist College.
  2. Martelli, A.J. (March 5, 2018). "Marist fires Mike Maker; search for men's basketball coach begins". Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, NY . Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. "Experienced Division I Coaches Join Men's Basketball Staff". University of St. Thomas Athletics. April 2021.