Mickey Dean

Mickey Dean
Biographical details
Born (1965-11-05) November 5, 1965 (age 60)
Elkton, Virginia, U.S.
EducationElon
Playing career
1984–1987Elon
PositionPitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002Akron (asst.)
2002–2004Indiana (asst.)
2005–2006Longwood (AHC)
2007–2012Radford
2013–2017James Madison
2018–2024Auburn
Head coaching record
Overall713–302 (.702)
TournamentsNCAA: 17–20 (.459)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4× Big South Regular Season Champions (2009–2012)

2× Big South Tournament Champions (2009, 2010)
4× CAA Regular Season Champions (2014–2017)

3× CAA Tournament Champions (2014, 2016, 2017)
Awards
4× CAA Coach of the Year (2014–2017)
4× Big South Coach of the Year (2009–2012)

Mickey Dean is an American softball coach who most recently served as the head coach at Auburn.

Early life and education

Dean graduated from Elon University in 1987. Dean pitched for the Phoenix baseball team and was a four-year letter winner.

Coaching career

Radford

James Madison

Auburn

On September 14, 2017, Dean was named the head coach at Auburn, replacing Clint Myers who resigned in August 2017, amid accusations against him and his assistants. In March 2024, Dean announced he would step down following the 2024 season.

Personal life

Dean is married to his wife Liz, and they have two adult children.

Head coaching record

College

References:

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference) (2007–2012)
2007 Radford 44–279–63rd
2008 Radford 46–1513–22nd
2009 Radford 41–1516–21stNCAA Regional
2010 Radford 38–1716–21stNCAA Regional
2011 Radford 38–2114–41st
2012 Radford 34–2116–51st
Radford: 241–116 (.675)84–21 (.800)
James Madison Dukes (Colonial Athletic Association) (2013–2017)
2013 James Madison 42–1718–32ndNCAA Regional
2014 James Madison 45–1515–31stNCAA Regional
2015 James Madison 48–1019–01stNCAA Regional
2016 James Madison 50–618–11stNCAA Super Regional
2017 James Madison 52–818–21stNCAA Regional
James Madison: 237–56 (.809)88–9 (.907)
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2018–Present)
2018 Auburn 41–1711–129thNCAA Regional
2019 Auburn 39–2110–1410thNCAA Regional
2020 Auburn 16–110–3Postseason not held
2021 Auburn 27–247–1712thNCAA Regional
2022 Auburn 40–1711–1310thNCAA Regional
2023 Auburn 43–1915–93rdNCAA Regional
2024 Auburn 29–21–19–1510thNCAA Regional
Auburn: 235–130–1 (.643)63–83 (.432)
Total:713–302–1 (.702)

      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

  1. ↑ The season was not played past March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mickey Dean". AuburnTigers.com. Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Auburn hires James Madison's Mickey Dean as new softball coach". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. September 15, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ex-ASU softball coach quits Auburn after son accused of 'inappropriate relationships'". AZCentral.com. www.azcentral.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Auburn softball coach Mickey Dean to step down at conclusion of season". auburntigers.com. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Big South Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Colonial Athletic Association Softball Record Book" (PDF). CAASports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved March 4, 2019.