Joe McKeown

College coach infobox
Name = Joe McKeown


DateOfBirth = May 12, 1956
Birthplace = Philadelphia, PA
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Sport = Women's college basketball
College = Northwestern
Title = Head coach
OverallRecord = 509-174
Awards = 5 Time A-10 Coach of the Year "(1991, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007)"
Championships = None
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Coach = Head Coach
CoachYears = 1986-1989
1989-2008
2008-"present"
CoachTeams = New Mexico State
George Washington
Northwestern

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.

career record

External links

*http://gwsports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mckeown_joe00.html
*http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/060908aah.html