Medaille Sports

Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Mike MacDonald (4th Year)
Phone #: (716) 880-2347
Email: msm72@medaille.edu

Coach Mike MacDonald enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Mavericks. In the 2008-2009 season the Mavs made history as they won their first ever AMCC Regular Season and Tournament Championships and made the programs first NCAA Tournament appearance. The Mavs finished the year with a program best record of (21-7) overall and (14-4) AMCC mark. He was named the AMCC Coach of the Year for the second straight season.

He led the Canisius College (Division I) men’s basketball program for nine seasons, and reached the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) finals in the 2000-01 season. For his work that season, MacDonald was named the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Co-Coach of the Year. MacDonald has also coached the Western Region Open Squad in the Empire State Games for six seasons, leading his teams to three gold medals (1994, 1995, 1997), one silver medal (1996) and one bronze medal (1998).

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Assistant Coach Sean Mahany enters his first season with the Medaille Men’s Varsity program after serving as the Junior Varsity Head Coach last season. A native of Fredonia, NY, Coach Mahany attended Niagara University earning a degree in Sports Management in 2006. While at Niagara, he was a 4-year basketball manager for the Purple Eagles, who during this time, participated in the NIT and NCAA tournament for the 1^st time in 35 years. Mahany is currently enrolled at Medaille as a graduate student, working towards his Masters in Education. Mahany’s responsibilities with the Mavs will be film exchange, recruiting, scouting, overseeing academic achievement, as well as on the floor coaching duties. Sean currently lives in Buffalo. Click here to contact Coach Mahany.