Mike Leaf
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 1961 |
| Died | August 19, 2019 (aged 58) |
| Alma mater | Winona State (assistant) |
| 1998–2015 | Winona State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 382–152 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NCAA Division II tournament (2006, 2008) 6 NSIC regular season (1999, 2000, 2005–2008) 5 NSIC tournament (2001, 2006–2008, 2011) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× NABC Division II National Coach of the Year (2006, 2008) 5× NSIC Coach of the Year (2000, 2005–2008) | |
Michael P. Leaf (June 7, 1961 – August 19, 2019) was an American college basketball coach. He is known for his tenure as head coach at Winona State University, where he won two NCAA Division II National titles.
Leaf attended
Leaf was the head coach at Winona State for 17 seasons. During his time, he led the Warriors to a 382–152 record, becoming the school's winningest coach. During a three-year stretch from 2005 to 2008, Leaf's Warriors won two NCAA Division II championships (2006 and 2008) and went 105–6. In the 2007–08 season, behind NABC National Player of the Year John Smith, the Warriors went 38–1 to set a Division II single-season win record. Additionally, the team won 57 consecutive games from 2006 to 2007.[2] He resigned as head coach during the 2015 offseason following an accusation that he made a sexual advance on a player.[3][4]
Leaf died on August 19, 2019.[5]
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former Winona State men's basketball coach Mike Leaf dies at 58". Winona Daily News. August 20, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Casper Jr., John (August 23, 2015). "Winona State's Mike Leaf accused of making drunken sexual advances toward player". Winona Daily News. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Minnesota Scene: Former Winona State basketball coach Mike Leaf dies". Star Tribune. August 19, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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