Joe McKeown
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| Joe McKeown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Northwestern | |
| Sport | Women's college basketball | |
| Born | May 12, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 509-174 | |
| Championships | ||
| None | ||
| Awards | ||
| 5 Time A-10 Coach of the Year (1991, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007) | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1986-1989 1989-2008 2008-present |
New Mexico State George Washington Northwestern |
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Joe McKeown (born May 12, 1956), is the head women's basketball coach at Northwestern. He is widely recognized as one of the top college coaches in the game, and has 500 wins as of February 4th, 2007. He has won the Atlantic 10 conference's coach of the year award a record 5 times during his tenure at George Washington. He remains by a big margin, George Washington's all time leading coach in terms of wins and winning percentage. His teams have reached the postseason 18 times.
In the 1991-1992 season, he led the Colonials to a national ranking of 6th, which is the program's highest ranking ever. From 1991 to 1998, the team posted eight consecutive 20 win seasons including 5 Atlantic 10 titles. In 2007, he led the team to a 28-4 record, breaking school records for wins and winning percentage. He previously served as an assistant coach at Kent State, and Oklahoma.
In 1986, he was named head women's basketball coach at New Mexico State. He posted a 68-20 record over there. He was a star basketball player at Kent State, and was named co-captain during his senior season. He holds the school record for assists in a game with 15.
McKeown left George Washington after the 2007-2008 season to become the head women's basketball coach at Northwestern University.
[edit] career record
| School | Season | Wins | Losses | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State | 1986-87 | 23 | 7 | NCAA |
| New Mexico State | 1987-88 | 26 | 3 | NCAA |
| New Mexico State | 1988-89 | 19 | 10 | none |
| George Washington | 1989-90 | 14 | 14 | none |
| George Washington | 1990-91 | 23 | 7 | NCAA |
| George Washington | 1991-92 | 25 | 7 | NCAA |
| George Washington | 1992-93 | 20 | 11 | WNIT |
| George Washington | 1993-94 | 23 | 8 | NCAA |
| George Washington | 1994-95 | 26 | 6 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| George Washington | 1995-96 | 26 | 7 | NCAA |
| George Washington | 1996-97 | 28 | 6 | NCAA Elite 8 |
| George Washington | 1997-98 | 20 | 10 | NCAA |
| George Washington | 1998-99 | 19 | 9 | WNIT |
| George Washington | 1999-00 | 26 | 6 | NCAA |
| George Washington | 2000-01 | 22 | 10 | NCAA |
| George Washington | 2001-02 | 21 | 9 | WNIT |
| George Washington | 2002-03 | 25 | 7 | NCAA 2nd round |
| George Washington | 2003-04 | 22 | 8 | NCAA 1st round |
| George Washington | 2004-05 | 23 | 9 | NCAA 2nd round |
| George Washington | 2005-06 | 23 | 9 | NCAA 2nd round |
| George Washington | 2006-07 | 28 | 4 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| George Washington | 2007-08 | 27 | 7 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| Career | Totals | 509 | 174 |
