Mike Strong, University of Scranton
Women’s Basketball Coach – 1972-2014
Mike Strong led The University of Scranton women's basketball program to the following accomplishments while the university was a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference: 1985 NCAA Division III champion; eight NCAA Final Four appearances; 21 NCAA tournament appearances; 17 Middle Atlantic Conference tournaments; four 30-or-more win seasons; and 22 20-or-more win seasons. He was named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) District 4 Coach of the Year three times (2000, 2006, 2007) and Kodak NCAA Division III Coach of the Year once (1985). Strong was named Middle Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year eight times (1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007). He coached two NCAA Division III Player of the Year selections (Deanna Kyle in 1985, Shelley Parks in 1987), 17 All-Americans, eight Middle Atlantic Conference Most Valuable Player (MVP) selections, and three Middle Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year selections. In addition, he served as the top men's basketball assistant coach when The University of Scranton won the NCAA Division III championship in 1976 under then head coach and MAC Hall of Fame selection Bob Bessoir. Strong was inducted into The University of Scranton Athletics Wall of Fame in 1987.
Mike Strong's Scranton Hall of Fame Page